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Old 05-13-2012 at 03:59 PM   #1
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What Electives to Take For First Year Life Sciences
Hi guys,

I am going to be attending McMaster university next year for life sciences, and I was wondering what some easy electives were, which could help boost my GPA.

Thanks,

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Old 05-13-2012 at 05:16 PM   #2
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My friend took linguistics and was pretty easy. He didn't know the stuff after midterm 2 and that was 25% of the exam and still came out with a 90.
For myself I took double economics. Econ 1B03 is easy (a bit harder now), and just took macro on top of that.
Old 05-13-2012 at 05:19 PM   #3
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the easiest electives are those you will enjoy...

That said micro and macro econ are pretty good mark boosters
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Old 05-13-2012 at 05:21 PM   #4
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The econs are good! I also took Enviro Sci 1A03 and it was pretty straightforward.
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Old 05-13-2012 at 05:46 PM   #5
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I took both econs and found them quite easy. But I would have to agree with previous poster in that you'll do well in courses that you have an interest in.
Old 05-13-2012 at 05:55 PM   #6
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Music and Art History!
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ECON 1B03, 1BB3
GEOG 1HB3
ENVIR SC 1A03

At the end of the day, like the others have said..it depends on you and what you genuinely find interesting.
Old 05-13-2012 at 09:01 PM   #8
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Econ is boring. My mark dropped to 70 after I stopped going to the lectured because of that

I would suggest some language you've studied before and peace studies.
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Econ is boring. My mark dropped to 70 after I stopped going to the lectured because of that

I would suggest some language you've studied before and peace studies.
It's only boring if you find it boring (obvious). I found it interesting and the assessments were easy.
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take what you like. trust me. you like the environment? take an enviro class. you like history? take a history class. you like space? take astro. you will get more out of a class you like. i wouldnt waste money on a class i dont have an interest in unless im forced to take it.
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Although it does depend on what you like, if you have a slight interest in something that's easy it will usually work out (Econ/Enviro for example). But linguistics or peace studies or something would be the death of me just because I would honestly not be able to read a single page of that stuff, no matter how easy the material is.
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