Hey guys, so I have gotten a lot of feedback about my topics on getting super grades. \u00a0It’s awesome to see that there are people amped for first year at UBC, and maintaining high school grades like I was :). \u00a0First of all, I’m going to answer some q’s i’ve been asked, and some people may want to know!<\/p>\n
1. \u00a0How do you find all your resources?<\/p>\n
I hunt! \u00a0The internet is a beautiful thing!<\/p>\n
2. \u00a0How much did your GPA drop?<\/p>\n
Why make assumptions that it dropped from high school? \u00a0Haha joking, for my yearround average, it dropped like 15-20% from high school :\\ \u00a0I can say that it went up between 1st and 2nd semester tremendously..:)<\/p>\n
3. \u00a0Why are you interested in online courses?<\/p>\n
Because they require you not leaving your room \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0And it still counts for credits, why not1<\/p>\n
4. \u00a0What would you choose if you didn’t choose science?<\/p>\n
Computer science 10000%!! \u00a0And a minor in theatre. \u00a0These are things I’m interested in, but wouldn’t want to focus on 100% independently. \u00a0If it was possible to pull of a Honors in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Minor in CS, that’d be awesome. But that would also involve having no life aside work.<\/p>\n
5. How was living in residence first year?<\/p>\n
I lived in Vanier, in Mawdsley House. \u00a0It was definitely fun! \u00a0Being 10 minutes away from classes certainly had its benefits. \u00a0But don’t count yourself out if you are a commuter, I found that those commuter students at the library between breaks and not in their rooms sleeping or being random(me) accomplished so much more, and definitely made up for that commuting time.<\/p>\n
6. \u00a0What was your favorite class this year?<\/p>\n
Math 103. \u00a0Seems random, and I suffered through it, but it felt better because EVERYONE suffered through it, and I suffered less than the majority of the class haha. \u00a0My best grade tied with English. \u00a0But mostly because I could listen to music while studying\/doing homework, which makes it so much better \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
7. \u00a0What was your least favorite class this year?<\/p>\n
Biol 121 and Biol 140. \u00a0Hated these with a passion. \u00a0Bio 121 with Greg Bole was just ridiculous. \u00a0I actually thought I was solid with the material, did well on all the quizzes, did the reading, but bombed the midterms. \u00a0The fact that my family came to visit the weekend before the midterm affected me, but that’s not good enough as an excuse. \u00a0I think the stingy TA’s contributed as well. \u00a0You could write a page of work, and get like 3\/10, and its just frustrating when you word it differently and they don’t give you credit for it. \u00a0Long story short, I just hate this course. \u00a0Bio 112 is harder but more organized and straight forward. \u00a0Others think differently, it is what it is.<\/p>\n
8. \u00a0Favorite place to study at UBC?<\/p>\n
Irving! \u00a0Why oh why did I only discover this place around finals..?<\/p>\n
9. \u00a0What are your thoughts on 8am classes?<\/p>\n
Just because you could handle it in high school means nothing. \u00a0Trust me when i say you will feel the effects of 8am classes ESPECIALLY around midterms, but that’s just me.<\/p>\n
10. \u00a0Am I taking the right courses for first year?<\/p>\n
I love UBC but they really need to be more informative to first year students. \u00a0Many students in first year don’t even know about the online UBC calendar, that you can explore different specializations within your faculty. \u00a0So if you see a specialization you feel you want to apply for at the end of 1st year then check out that calendar<\/a> to make sure that you are taking the right courses first year. \u00a0Everyone generally follows the same specialization.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n Besides from that, this has been really horrible week in the news. \u00a0RIP To all the victims of the Norway attack, and Amy Winehouse, an unbelievably talented singer. \u00a0Just one of my favorite songs.<\/p>\n