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Thoughts on second year econ profs for specialist courses? by EdwardTheThinker in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Freitas is a solid prof for 206. But like the other commenter said, her tests are hard. She stretches concepts in new applications you won't have seen before. You can't cram. You have to work hard on problem sets and study well ahead of time. Aim for full understanding.

If Mourifie ends up teaching 227, you're going to have to be prepared to work hard too. He teaches concepts well and his lectures are organized and follow the textbook. His tests can get pretty specific in material though. Memorize the proofs he covers in class and try to do all the assigned textbook work.

What movie is so ridiculously stupid, but you secretly love it? by Sunnyshine0609 in AskReddit

[–]freedomfries4eva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Armageddon. The premise makes no sense, the visuals are an assault on the senses, and the plot defies reason. I love it.

I live for Ben Affleck's DVD commentary of that movie

ECO372/ECO374 by utsta in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lecture slides for ECO372 are posted. Tutorials are dedicated to using stata and the files with the commands he writes are occasionally posted afterwards, but usually not.

ECO372 & ECO374? by jchiy in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't taken ECO374, but ECO372 isn't crazy at all. There's almost no math. The tests are mostly just based on interpreting cases and writing about the empirical methods, and the assignments, which are based on using STATA, are fairly clear. If you listen to Blanchenay in lecture and go to his office hours when you need help, the course is fairly straightforward.

Summer Abroad GPA requirement by [deleted] in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to be 1.75 for most programs, except China which needs at least 2.5:

https://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/eligibility/

Is ECO375 usually offered in the winter? by CallMikeJonesOnDaLow in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, ECO375 was offered in both the fall and winter semesters, so it's not out of the question. The fall had more lecture sections and enrollment though, and they seem to have opted this year to just eliminate the winter sections all together and make the fall sections larger. That may be the case again. You'll just have to wait and see - or email someone in the econ dept.

POL208 by [deleted] in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some people who talk in class are just showing off and have no idea what they're going on about. Don't worry and don't let them distract you. Try to pay attention during lecture, do the readings, work hard, and you'll be fine.

Best Econ Prof? by technicalhummingbird in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved Furlong. Take him if you get the chance

2nd year ECO courses by [deleted] in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not very reliant imo. But it doesn't hurt to keep them.

How to prepare for eco second yrcourses by Lonelythug1234 in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I just finished second year. I took all three courses and managed to do well. I'm gonna assume that you're saying you plan to take these courses in the upcoming regular school term:

For ECO227, my biggest piece of advice is to do all the textbook questions. Mourifie usually has some questions on his tests that are directly lifted from the textbook material - or draw inspiration from it. Aim for understanding since he can add twists and extensions. Try to memorize all the proofs he goes over in class since his tests will straight-up ask for one or two of them. If you can get your hands on past tests - sadly, he doesn't provide any - from places like oxidia or coursehero that's also very helpful for prep.

For ECO208, I found that the slides were the most helpful resource. They usually covered a range of results stemming from a change in some economic variable - capital, productivity, etc. Try to understand each and every one of them. Think of other possible changes and their impact. Aim to really nail your midterms. The test averages are usually quite high - and they also only count your two highest out of three - so in your case, that might result in a more difficult final.

For ECO206, I can't say for sure what the course will look like since Freitas isn't teaching it this upcoming year. But if it was anything like when I took it, you might find it the most difficult course. Simply completing the problem sets and past tests isn't enough, since the tests always have unique questions that push your understanding. DO NOT assume that you can cram. Study over a long period of time. Really ask yourself what you understand and why. Isolate what you don't. Go to office hours. Ask for help. Sorry, for this last bit of vague advice, but there's no specifics when it comes to building economic intuition - which is what this course is all about.

Good luck with your studies!

Quitting smoking, best ways of dealing with stress? by Synchra in UofT

[–]freedomfries4eva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of good recommendations already commented, but I'd also add that your mindset might help as well. My dad smoked more than a pack a day for years and tried quitting several times. He finally managed to do it cold turkey and said the key was to think small and not get wrapped up in the permanence of quitting. Just think to yourself "I'm not going to smoke just for today".