TRU1243 3 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Hello all, I am trying to decide what is the best route to take my English requirements to be eligible to apply for UBC med. I have to choose between TRU, Athabasca or UBC. I am a masters student so I could technically do my full year of English during the year but I have some other courses I am interested in and I hear that English can be annoyingly difficult to get a good mark in so I would rather just focus on that in the summer. TRU Open learning is only $900 to take the two English courses, Athabasca is close to $2,000 (yikes). Has anyone taken these courses and how possible is it to get over an ~%85, or is ~%80 more realistic? Also, how would I find the averages for these courses? I am also planning on applying to other schools in Canada and if people know how a summer course impacts things that would be great. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SweetNothing 11 Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 I took ENG211& ENG255 through Athabasca this year. It was $1200ish for both. I got around 90% in both, which translated to an A in one and an A+ in the other. I didn’t find either very challenging and finished them each in around 6 weeks while working full-time. However, my undergrad was partially liberal arts so I have previous reading/writing training. They are annoying courses but you could get them done very quickly over the summer. I have no idea if Athabasca publishes averages for courses but they have great customer service if you phone to ask questions. I’d recommend giving them a call to find out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keener12345 79 Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Did English 255! Got 80% and honestly didn’t even try lol. I was in a course based masters and had 8 courses plus 3 interviews to prep for, so ya - wasn’t top of my priority list. But the course itself was really a joke and the exam lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRU1243 3 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Thanks for your replies! Has anyone had a good experience from TRU open learning? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRU1243 3 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Also, does it matter if you finish the course for Athabasca in 4 months or 6 months for Med applications? Or as long as you get it done it doesn't matter? theevilsloth 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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