Hey everyone!

Im in first-year engineering ( )here at Mac, and I'm thinking about dropping the 1C03 course and r-taking it in the summer, as it's offered as a 6-week course in May (I'm nearly failing that class). The thing is, I'm getting 75+ on every assignment/test in the other courses (~9-11). Those aren't a problem...yet. Though, I feel like if I keep the 1C03 class, I'll probably get around a 1.0-2.0 by the end of the year...which would destroy my CA, and ruin my chances of getting into any of the Level II programs that I'm interested in (preferably biomed or mechanical, which are very competitive).

I was wondering if there would be any negative implications from dropping a course and retaking it in the summer. Would I have trouble getting into my Level II program? And when do they start accepting students into Level II programs? Has anyone else in engineering done this before, as well?


Thanks a lot!

I would speak to an academic advisor ASAP. I believe Sally Williams is the person to talk to. The last day to drop a term 1 course without failure by default is Nov 12. You also probably won't get refunded any of the money for taking a course now.

For level 2 programs, no one gets accepted until final marks are in. For science courses, you can still get accepted to a level 2 program if you're missing a prereq (as long as you take the course in the summer), but I'm not sure if the same thing applies to engineering.

im thinking of doing that too for c03... i have like a 50-60

Is 1C03 really that hard this year? Last year It was a bird course for most people. Easy 10-12's. What's changed?

yeah people are saying the marking scheme is brutal
i have 1D04 this term instead and heard about atleast 40 people who are dropping it

Most of the people I've talked to said it's not stupidly hard, but definitely not as easy as all the people saying it's a bird course is. That, and they arguably spend the most time doing work for that class more than any others.

I wouldnt say 1c03 is hard, but it is time-consuming. Having wasted so much time, I dont not want to drop it but i feel like im in the same boat trying to get into biomed, where i did atrocious on the phys 1d03 midterm

The last day to drop a course without academic penality I believe is the 12th so I would reccomend dropping in to see Sally during the afternoons(bc you don't an appointment then).
As for dropping the course, haha I did probably for the same reasons as you :p
Talk to sally for sure though, she can give you some valuable insight

I don't know how much this might apply to the "what's changed Q" but they moved from Solid edge to inventor and maplesim4. I personally dont think its a "bird course", evident from the fact im taking it during the summer, b'c well it takes me super long to grasp the key concepts of how to do basic stuff, far less for all the complicated things we should be able to do by now