I also got accepted but I dont know if Ill accept it or not tbh.

One thing to keep in mind about child health is that, since its a brand new program, odds are they will be a little more lenient with marks since there asking the students to help shape the program with them. On the flip side, as far as I know, Margaret who was a facilitator for an inquiry class last year is spearheading the program, and while she is nice, she is also a relatively tough marker.

Either way, good luck if you decide to accept! Bet it feels damn good after the rejection last year and subsequent hell that was first year life sci : p

Wow... Tons of support here, lots of advice, thanks!

And Bulfon, what are you thinking instead?

Originally Posted by abbymaybee

i havent found anything online about the child health specialization.. does anyone have any more information on this?

Are you a transfer too?

yes i am !

Originally Posted by Philipp31

Wow... Tons of support here, lots of advice, thanks!

And Bulfon, what are you thinking instead?

Tbh, Im considering Biochemistry because it gives me many more options later on, though it is a tougher program (i.e. lower marks and free time) so Im kinda stuck.

If I do choose health sci though I guess well be suffering through inquiry together come September :p

Btw, PM me if you wanna talk or have questions. I was in life sci and all but three of my friends were in health sci (including my girlfriend) so I can give you a pretty unbiased view of health sci that you may not get from someone already in the program : )

I see, what about doing biomed?
and I PMed

Originally Posted by Bulfon

Tbh, Im considering Biochemistry because it gives me many more options later on, though it is a tougher program (i.e. lower marks and free time) so Im kinda stuck.

If I do choose health sci though I guess well be suffering through inquiry together come September :p

Btw, PM me if you wanna talk or have questions. I was in life sci and all but three of my friends were in health sci (including my girlfriend) so I can give you a pretty unbiased view of health sci that you may not get from someone already in the program : )

Not sure how your opinion is unbiased, if anything it's just a different bias but anyways..

First year health sci is very different from second year, especially the schedule that second-year transfers will have. Just something to keep in mind.

Originally Posted by Bulfon

Tbh, [Biochemistry] though it is a tougher program (i.e. lower marks and free time) so Im kinda stuck.

This is not true. Biochem is a manageable program and it is definitely possible to do really well.

Originally Posted by Bulfon

Tbh, Im considering Biochemistry because it gives me many more options later on, though it is a tougher program (i.e. lower marks and free time) so Im kinda stuck.

If I do choose health sci though I guess well be suffering through inquiry together come September :p

Btw, PM me if you wanna talk or have questions. I was in life sci and all but three of my friends were in health sci (including my girlfriend) so I can give you a pretty unbiased view of health sci that you may not get from someone already in the program : )

Biochem has a lot of inquiry to it as well I don't think they have an inquiry-specific course, but most of the core biochem courses involve inquiry. I have no idea how it compares to health sci inquiry since I've never done that, but I wouldn't pick based on how much you want to suffer through inquiry

Originally Posted by RememberTwce

Not sure how your opinion is unbiased, if anything it's just a different bias but anyways..

First year health sci is very different from second year, especially the schedule that second-year transfers will have. Just something to keep in mind.

Well unbiased in that I im neither a hater nor directly involved with the program, where as most people in the debate are either a member or hate health sci :p

Originally Posted by Philipp31

I see, what about doing biomed?
and I PMed

I looked at the course outline breifly and from what I saw, it really is kinda pathetic compared to regular biochem. But ill get back to you on that once I take a better look at it!

Originally Posted by Mohit

This is not true. Biochem is a manageable program and it is definitely possible to do really well.

Every program is manageable, but some are tougher than others and some require more work than others. For instance, Biochem has Orgo as a core course which is arguably one of the hardest courses ( or so Ive heard)

Originally Posted by Bulfon

Every program is manageable, but some are tougher than others and some require more work than others. For instance, Biochem has Orgo as a core course which is arguably one of the hardest courses ( or so Ive heard)

Orgo might be one of the hardest courses in some programs, but definitely not all of them...
It wasn't super easy or anything, but not even close to one of the hardest courses in my program...I'd suspect it's not one of the hardest in biochem either, though I haven't taken any of the biochem courses that would really be considered hard, so this is more based on me talking to people than personal experience

Originally Posted by Bulfon

I looked at the course outline breifly and from what I saw, it really is kinda pathetic compared to regular biochem. But ill get back to you on that once I take a better look at it!

Kinda harsh to call another program pathetic, no?

Originally Posted by RememberTwce

Kinda harsh to call another program pathetic, no?

Not in that context...you could also say that core biochem is kind of pathetic compared to one of the specializations. You can argue about the appropriateness of the word "pathetic" and whether or not another word might fit better, but it is what it is.