should i take
math 1a03 or 1ls3
whats the difference between the two courses? difficulty wise

enviro sci 1ao3 or 1bo3?

chem 1ao3 or 1r03?

phyiscs 1bo3 or 1lo3?

sorry its alot of course questiosn but im jsut curious which one i shoudl take

i am a med school student hopeful

Originally Posted by jitnikovi

should i take
math 1a03 or 1ls3
whats the difference between the two courses? difficulty wise

enviro sci 1ao3 or 1bo3?

chem 1ao3 or 1r03?

phyiscs 1bo3 or 1lo3?

sorry its alot of course questiosn but im jsut curious which one i shoudl take

i am a med school student hopeful

haha aren't we all hoping for that lol

but to answer your questions: I have taken 1LS3 (it was ridiculosly easy when I took it couple years ago but I heard they made it difficult last year)...envir sci 1a03 is more interesting than 1b03 (learn a lot of about climate and weather) but difficult wise I'd say they are the same..
Never heard to 1r03 so cant help you on that one (you need to take chem 1a03 though) and for physics it depends on your strength but 1B03 is def. much harder! gl

Originally Posted by jitnikovi

should i take
math 1a03 or 1ls3
whats the difference between the two courses? difficulty wise

enviro sci 1ao3 or 1bo3?

chem 1ao3 or 1r03?

phyiscs 1bo3 or 1lo3?

sorry its alot of course questiosn but im jsut curious which one i shoudl take

i am a med school student hopeful

dont take math 1a03 unless you need it. you will need chem 1a03. physics 1b03 is hard but you will have to take it sometime. env sci 1a03 is easy.

If you are considering medical school I would advise taking physics 1B03 because the level of difficulty on the MCAT essentially requires 1B03. You also need Chem 1A03 and 1AA3 as the level of difficulty is similar to these courses.

I think it'll all depend on what level II program you plan to apply to. Taking the more advanced courses might further your knowledge base for MCAT too.

Chem 1R03 is good if you only don't remember a lot of chemistry basics from high school. I took it because I needed to refresh everything about chemistry before I went into Chem 1A03.

Chem 1R03 doesn't have labs, while Chem 1A03 does. Chem 1A03 I would say is your starting university chemistry (although it does touch on a few things from highschool)

Chem 1R03 is a great refresher course, thats about it.

Math 1LS3 vs 1A03
In 1A03 you only have a few weeks before you start learning about integration and such, you go much deeper into integration vs 1LS3. We only did integration for about 2 weeks and so it really was not in great detail. Unless you find that you are really good @ math or you might pursue it, stick with 1LS3. It's a lot easier for a GPA boost specially for med school. I've only taken 1LS3 but from what my friends tell me about 1A03 its reasonably more difficult.

Chem 1A03 vs 1R03
Unless you need a refresh of chemistry, skip 1R03. I'm pretty sure its for people who haven't taken high school chem. You will find that just about all first years in science are in 1A03. I haven't taken 1R03 and don't know anyone who did. 1A03 is the way to go without a doubt.

I don't know about the enviro courses.

Physics 1B03 vs 1L03
If you have grade 12 physics under your belt, 1B03. If you have only grade 11, then take 1L03. However without a doubt you will eventually need 1B03, and tbh I found that the CAPA questions for 1L03 were actually more difficult then 1B03, not all but there were some questions in 1L03 that were difficult. But it really comes down to your knowledge of physics from HS.

Enviro Sci 1A03 deals with climate and weather. You will gain a rudimentary understanding of weather patterns but focus mainly on the atmosphere and other related topics. Very interesting course if you inclined to such topics.

Enviro Sci 1B03 deals with soils and organic matter as well as pollution. This course is more biology based and is also very interesting. However you don't need a biology background to do well in this course.

Both courses are taught by excellent profs and are (at least I believe) very interesting.

Good luck in your choices!

wow thx alot guys, i think im ganna take chem 1a03, physics 1l03 (i only have gr 11 physics), math 1ls3, and enviro science 1a03

ALSO, has anybody taken french 1z06? if so, can i get some feedback on the course?

Originally Posted by jitnikovi

wow thx alot guys, i think im ganna take chem 1a03, physics 1l03 (i only have gr 11 physics), math 1ls3, and enviro science 1a03

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