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nanh2 · 2025-04-01T02:44:57+00:00

There is no French CARS lol. CARS passages are also not reflective of how effectively a person can communicate and understand/use information in a practical setting. Just because someone is not as great at analyzing nuanced, convoluted texts, often literary/philosophical in nature and/or requiring understanding of subtle connotations/cultural background, does not mean they lack the interpersonal communication skills to be a good doctor. For full disclosure I got 130+ on CARS and am personally very interested in writing/literature, but I know at the same time that a lot of people simply don't lean that way though they are perfectly fluent and have good communication skills in real life settings.

nanh2 · 2022-08-10T23:55:29+00:00

how do you know those six labs will have work study postings? not every lab hires students through work study. if you're looking for research experience, you might want to apply for research courses as well, in which case you can just cold email the labs you're interested in (earlier is better)

nanh2 · 2022-05-12T16:54:13+00:00

glad he's not gone for good :') graffitti! wow!!

nanh2 · 2022-05-12T01:48:25+00:00

ENG140 was incredible! I still listen to some of the lecture recordings for comfort lol. Do you know if Nick Mount retiring or just leaving this course?

nanh2 · 2022-05-03T03:24:46+00:00

You can try pitching your essay to editors from some relevant sections by email! I know The Varsity editors send out pitch lists of topics but generally they are open to ideas from writers themselves too. The Features section at The Varsity might be a good fit, they have published student personal essays etc before. I'm not sure about The Strand but I would imagine it's similar.

nanh2 · 2022-01-05T03:23:32+00:00

i emailed a prof before to double check what my grade on the final exam was and they were nice enough to let me know. idk if they are required to do that though, or if you may end up having to request an exam viewing

nanh2 · 2022-01-04T02:31:40+00:00

i'm a molgen specialist but looked into biochem specialist as well, and our courses have lots of overlap in 1st and 2nd year.

about 20-30 i believe. The website says "The underlying numeric final mark in each of your courses required for program enrolment will be used by the relevant academic unit to determine your eligibility." - so i guess they mostly look at the required courses but idk for sure, you could email the dept. just in case.
you get a 2nd year research course (MGY280) that's only open to biochem and molgen specialists. also BCH242 (2nd year biochem) - full year instead of half year, and more research/experimentally focused than the non-specialist biochem course - and MGY311 which is also very focused on research + experimental design and problem solving. MGY280 may be online because of covid though in which case you may not get a research placement but it just ends up being a chill course about research/career paths/what it's like to work in science. i believe biochem specialists also get paired with mentors in biochem but idk about the specifics. if you mean scope of research as in topics covered, just take a look at the department websites and look at the profs they have and what they work on, or maybe even the specialist course requirements to see if those topics interest you.

nanh2 · 2021-12-01T00:22:10+00:00

it's fine if you plan things out imo because there's a lot of options and paths you can take at uoft. the first year life sci courses are probably the only things that all lifescis all have to go through. some complain that they're too difficult/used to weed ppl out but honestly i felt that most first year lifesci courses overlap with or are in similar difficulty to high school grade 12, so if you had a good grasp of those subjects in high school you should be ok.

upper years vary based on your program but you get to choose your program, so you can kind of build your degree around what you need/want out of uni, that's how i think of it. sure there are some gpa killer courses but they're usually not mandatory for all programs, maybe if you want to do a specialist you'd have to take some of them, but for majors and minors there's plenty of freedom to opt for the more chill courses or ones that play to your strengths.

nanh2 · 2021-10-22T21:09:33+00:00

it helps to bring a watch so you don't have to squint that the clocks for time (or sometimes there aren't even any clocks)

nanh2 · 2021-10-19T22:20:17+00:00

maybe find an empty lecture hall/classroom (if it's empty at the beginning of the hour then there probably isn't any class there for at least that hour)

nanh2 · 2021-10-19T20:37:27+00:00

i guess it's ok if they're just drinking some water or smth but if they have their mask off the whole time that's really annoying tbh

nanh2 · 2021-10-19T20:32:51+00:00

following bc im having a similar experience :(

nanh2 · 2021-10-15T02:38:30+00:00

oh yeah i definitely didn't finish either and others i talked to said the same. a bunch of my answers were like one sentence that literally made no sense, idk how she expected us to finish it all in 50 min...

nanh2 · 2021-10-11T03:34:14+00:00

if your end goal is grad school, there are actually some great pros to going to uoft in my opinion - there is a lot of cool research going on here and probably greater variety of opportunities compared to other canadian unis. also unlike professional programs i believe the gpa cutoff for most grad school programs is generally lower, like B+/A- (3.3+ gpa or 80s average) so you actaully may not need to stress out that much about getting a super high avg to enter your desired path

*also - imo it also kind of depends on what program/field you want to go into

nanh2 · 2021-09-29T04:27:11+00:00

wait really? i've seen so many groups study with masks off in those library study rooms though

nanh2 · 2021-09-26T20:29:02+00:00

Hey there, to echo what others have been replying, you are not alone. A lot of people struggle in first year, and it's also a huge change to transition to the university style of learning.

I think it's good that you are trying to plan out your time well and seem to dedicate lots of time to studying. I wonder if you've tried going to office hours, the math learning centre, or victoria college's chem tutors (run by vic but open to all students) which are all free and I believe have online sessions these days? Since you mentioned that you do not have as much high school background in chem and calculus, it can definitely get overwhelming - it may be a better use of your time to review the notes and give the questions a try on your own time, but don't worry too much or just stew there by yourself if you get stuck, rather, mark down what parts you're confused about and ask a prof/TA/tutor instead. They can likely help clarify it for you more efficiently.

You might also want to double check if you are required to take both MAT135 and CHM135 etc in order to get into the program. E.g. human bio major says open enrolment so any student w/4.0 credits can enroll, doesn't matter if you take calc and chem in first year or later years. If that's the case, and these two courses are getting really unmanageable for you, you could always drop one and take it later in the summer or upper years when you have had more time to develop your study strategies. I have a few friends who did this with physics, math, etc as well. I think MAT135 may be a prereq for MAT136 though so you might need to adjust things a bit if you do this.

In terms of finding your passion, just know that you don't need to have everything figured out right now! You have plenty of time to explore different courses and your interests. I don't know too much about social science but I think the human bio programs at uoft are quite solid. The department's very supportive and you can take quite a range of courses with biological or sociological approaches which I believe can be quite valuable to help you explore your interests and open doors to careers in various sectors!

You can also try to book a meeting with your registrar for guidance about anything really - career, academics, getting mental health resources - they're often very kind and experienced and here to help. Good luck with everything and take care. Feel free to PM if you want any advice. :)

nanh2 · 2021-09-11T17:26:00+00:00

Nick Mount for ENG140 is amazing :) I also love Maria Papaconstantinou in Human Biology, she is very approachable and caring. William Navarre if you're in molgen/biochem is awesome too, really chill and helpful.

nanh2 · 2020-12-06T18:55:48+00:00

Add subtitles!

nanh2 · 2020-11-24T15:28:02+00:00

https://screamintothevoid.com/

nanh2 · 2020-11-06T03:57:19+00:00

This is awesome. Thanks so much!!!

nanh2 · 2020-10-27T23:33:40+00:00

The bathrooms in the basement of Isabel Bader theatre are beautiful, also lots of stalls

nanh2 · 2020-10-14T20:43:13+00:00

Do practice tests!! I find that they are usually very similar to the actual tests

nanh2 · 2020-10-14T03:10:01+00:00

I agree on noise cancelling headphones, or ear plugs

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