Ling Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 What? People actually do this?! Seems seriously unfair for the rest of us who suck it up and take the grade we earned. I rarely hear people getting bumped to the next letter grade if they are not at least 0.5% away from it. Yeah it is unfair I guess but the York school system itself is pretty messed up. How is an 80 the same letter grade as 85-89? The only way I got a bump in letter grade was when my instructor reviewed my exam and awarded marks where necessary. This is my logic, if you get a high 80 final mark, you might as well ask the instructor to check over your assignment or exams to see if you can get more marks or if the TA marked harshly (in my case). Even if they deduct marks, the likelihood that you drop a letter grade (since 80-89 is A) is unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpa_freak Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I rarely hear people getting bumped to the next letter grade if they are not at least 0.5% away from it. Yeah it is unfair I guess but the York school system itself is pretty messed up. How is an 80 the same letter grade as 85-89? The only way I got a bump in letter grade was when my instructor reviewed my exam and awarded marks where necessary. This is my logic, if you get a high 80 final mark, you might as well ask the instructor to check over your assignment or exams to see if you can get more marks or if the TA marked harshly (in my case). Even if they deduct marks, the likelihood that you drop a letter grade (since 80-89 is A) is unlikely. No that just annoys your professor, they don't want to deal with 0.5 mark differences and such. Profs will remark and take marks off else where because you are annoying them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheerDoc Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 No that just annoys your professor, they don't want to deal with 0.5 mark differences and such. Profs will remark and take marks off else where because you are annoying them. +1 This has been my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mig174 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 guys, stop worrying about York grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ling Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 No that just annoys your professor, they don't want to deal with 0.5 mark differences and such. Profs will remark and take marks off else where because you are annoying them. I never had that experience so I guess it depends haha. That sucks though I either get no grade changed or a bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 What? People actually do this?! Seems seriously unfair for the rest of us who suck it up and take the grade we earned. lolol this^ All my As have been 87/88/89s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Just to be clear, I only approached professors for a bump when I really felt I deserved a higher grade. I would not randomly walk in their office and ask for them to raise my mark for no reason. We would review tests/exams together and I would make valid points. When they felt my arguments had some merit, they'd award me the extra 1-2%. Ironically though the one professor that did not agree to bump my mark (Hempstead); I had an 89.3% and I was graded pretty harshly by some TA on the final for CHEM 1001. Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Question. If someone's grade is 0.5 away from a letter grade, will you automatically be rounded to the upper letter grade? Ex: If I get 89.5 in a course, do I get rounded automatically to a 90? And does that happen in all courses? Also, has anyone ever got an 89 or 88 in a course, and asked the course instructor for you to be rounded up? Have they done it? They don't have to at all and most won't. It's not fair if they only raise your mark. As far as I know from the classes that I took, 89.5 got rounded, 89s sometimes get rounded and 88s occasionally get rounded (in 4th year courses). It's all based on how many students already obtained A+s Agreed with doctorfresh on this one - most 88s don't get bumped up. I've had a couple 79s/89s bumped up by the prof (not just to me, to everyone in the class) but these were, in my experience, only in upper year courses. If you land on a 0.5, most profs will for sure bump you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheerDoc Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Little bit of a change in discussion... Any fellow York students with interviews? Looking for some people to practice MMI and possibly panel interviews with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2520 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Has anyone or is anyone currently taking biol 4061 with Mcdermott? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmhs12345 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 On the ottawa website it says Do you accept summer courses? Summer courses are accepted for the credit value but the grades obtained will not count in the calculation of the WGPA. Prerequisites courses can be taken during summer sessions but not during the summer session immediately preceding admission in medicine. So does that mean if I want to apply in the beginning of my 3rd year, I can't take orgo in the summer? Can someone explain? Also, does KINE nutrition count as biochem prereq for ottawa? I read that it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 On the ottawa website it says Do you accept summer courses? Summer courses are accepted for the credit value but the grades obtained will not count in the calculation of the WGPA. Prerequisites courses can be taken during summer sessions but not during the summer session immediately preceding admission in medicine. So does that mean if I want to apply in the beginning of my 3rd year, I can't take orgo in the summer? Can someone explain? Also, does KINE nutrition count as biochem prereq for ottawa? I read that it does. Yes you can take orgo this summer. Ottawa is saying that you can't satisfy a prerequisite the summer before STARTING med school (if you get accepted). Not sure about the second question but I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorfresh Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Actually, Kine Nutrition (Kine 4020) does count as a biochemistry requirement for Ottawa, and ONLY Ottawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Is anyone else on here taking BIOL 3071 Pharmaceutical Discovery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mmhs12345 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Has anyone here ever failed a pkin? Does it look bad on a transcriPt if you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Is anyone else on here taking BIOL 3071 Pharmaceutical Discovery? Not I but just the name sounds pretty darn interesting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Not I but just the name sounds pretty darn interesting ! It is one of the most interesting courses I've ever taken. I find it fascinating, but it's also the most difficult course I've ever taken. I posted that the night after the brutal midterm to see if anyone on here shared my experience. He released the marks today. Class average was 50%..but he bell curved and raised everyone's mark by 15%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixKiDD Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Just wondering about some final exams. HLST 2030 - Health Management - Peter Tsasis HLST 2040 - Health Informatics - Serban Dinca-Pantanescu HLST 3010 - Social Determinants - Dennis Raphael If anyone took these with the same profs, how were the final exams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Have any of you done one of those summer research courses? I was trying to pick up the 1000 level research practicum for the summer, but it said spots reserved. Its offered by the Biology department, and I'm a Chemistry major (most likely going to switch to biochemistry by Fall). I've emailed the course director, hope it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Have any of you done one of those summer research courses? I was trying to pick up the 1000 level research practicum for the summer, but it said spots reserved. Its offered by the Biology department, and I'm a Chemistry major (most likely going to switch to biochemistry by Fall). I've emailed the course director, hope it works. I did the research practicum course last summer. You have to email a prof and ask if you can work in their lab as a practicum student over the summer. Most will either ignore you or say no. It took me about 20 emails until a prof finally agreed to take me. Make sure you attach a resume and transcript in your email and express interest in their research. Don't make one generic email for all the profs. Once a prof agrees, then you speak with the practicum course director (Dr. Pat) and she'll sort everything out. Here's a list of the biology department faculty members. Email the profs whose research interests you! http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/ Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I did the research practicum course last summer. You have to email a prof and ask if you can work in their lab as a practicum student over the summer. Most will either ignore you or say no. It took me about 20 emails until a prof finally agreed to take me. Make sure you attach a resume and transcript in your email and express interest in their research. Don't make one generic email for all the profs. Once a prof agrees, then you speak with the practicum course director (Dr. Pat) and she'll sort everything out. Here's a list of the biology department faculty members. Email the profs whose research interests you! http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/ Good luck! Thanks! I'll probably have some difficulty because I'm a first year at York. I have a BsC in Statistics and Math. Hoping that will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I did the research practicum course last summer. You have to email a prof and ask if you can work in their lab as a practicum student over the summer. Most will either ignore you or say no. It took me about 20 emails until a prof finally agreed to take me. Make sure you attach a resume and transcript in your email and express interest in their research. Don't make one generic email for all the profs. Once a prof agrees, then you speak with the practicum course director (Dr. Pat) and she'll sort everything out. Here's a list of the biology department faculty members. Email the profs whose research interests you! http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/ Good luck! Are you allowed to do it with people that do biologically related research but are not in the biology department? *psych department neuroscientists/faculty of health people* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goku Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Are you allowed to do it with people that do biologically related research but are not in the biology department? *psych department neuroscientists/faculty of health people* I did mine with Dr. DeSouza, a psych prof who is affiliated with both the bio and psych departments because of his neuroscience research. So I think those are allowed yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I did mine with Dr. DeSouza, a psych prof who is affiliated with both the bio and psych departments because of his neuroscience research. So I think those are allowed yes. Ah gotcha, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronjw Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hopefully Yorkies see this... Does anyone know of other study rooms at York that have whiteboards that are actually decent? William Small Centre is the one I usually use because their whiteboards are double the size of those in Scott but they are not open on weekends. I need a facility with good whiteboards that are open on weekends. Hell i'll take a classroom too if they have a whiteboard bit mostly chalk boards still and I can't handle writing on them Anything? Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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