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Old 06-20-2013 at 06:02 PM   #1
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Hi i am going into first year physical sciences and hope to switch to health science next year!
i would love some feedback on my timetable and if it would be a good one.
i have two options. one with life sciences math and one with regular math
i have attached the best pictures i could and will post the urls after 5 posts

love some advice before i have to actually register!! thanks
Old 06-20-2013 at 06:19 PM   #2
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if you have no plans to go into physics, dont do 1ba3 physics. you can easily change that after 1st term once you see if you like physics or not. 1st term looks fine. make sure to get as high gpa as possible. getting into health sci is unlikely but there are better/actual science programs out there anyways. its also better for you to take math 1ls3. if your goal is to go in health sci, i assume you want to go to some type of professional school. no need to take 1a03 math then since it is harder, but more valuable for those who go into programs that are more math/physics heavy.

1st term take bio, chem, math 1ls3, psych 1x03, physics 1b03. if you do well and enjoy math 1ls3 and physics 1b03 then id take 1lt3 math and 1bb3 physics. there is no need to take them unless required by 2nd year programs, which you will find out more about during the school year

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Old 06-20-2013 at 07:25 PM   #3
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Thanks a lot thats a great help!
Old 06-20-2013 at 07:28 PM   #4
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i would suggest don't even take physics 1b03, that's a course you can take later on too. you can take it in the summer after your first year. people tend not to do well in 1b03 during the year, if you want to increase your chances of getting into health sci then i would suggest taking an easy elective instead of physics 1b03.

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Old 06-21-2013 at 12:31 PM   #5
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thank a lot ! but being in physical science I have to have 6 units of physics :( so sadly I'm stuck with that course
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Hey!
Im a HealthSci Transfer, if you have any questions about transferring, there are tons of threads on here. Important is that you take Chem 1A03/1AA3 and Bio 1A03/1M03 and have a 10.0 GPA to transfer. Keep in mind that transferring is extremely competitive, so keep your options open. I don't mean that to be discouraging, just realistically it's something you have to keep in mind. All the best!
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Old 06-21-2013 at 03:45 PM   #7
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Thanks so much! Just wondering if you would recommend the life sic math or the normal one in the case of trying to transfer?
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Well unless you really like math or plan on minoring in math or physics, just take 1LS3, it's much easier
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