011235813 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Bruhh, which Personality class were you in last semester? We were probably in the same class! Social Psychology is supposed to be easy with Kawakami, but I haven't heard much about the other professors. I heard Evolutionary is really tough, though. Have you taken any classes with Valoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Bruhh, which Personality class were you in last semester? We were probably in the same class! Social Psychology is supposed to be easy with Kawakami, but I haven't heard much about the other professors. I heard Evolutionary is really tough, though. Have you taken any classes with Valoo?Haha it's possible. I had personality Wednesday nights with krista Phillips, how about you? I really wanted to take Psychology of Women with Valoo but it conflicts with my other lectures I have heard her tests are extemely straightforward. I'm taking Psych of Women with Noreen Stuckless instead. I had the first lecture today and the course seems very boring, it has nothing to do with the Psychology of women, or how women differ from men. It's just a course on feminism and how equal woman are to men. (Not that im against any of that but it's not what I thought the course would be about) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011235813 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Haha! I was in the Wednesday night class also. I wanted Psych of Women with Valoo also, but couldn't get in, so I have Abnormal Psychology with her instead. I was warned not to take it with Stuckless, who supposedly puts INSANELY long answer questions on the tests and final. Supposedly, the final took 3 hours and 15 minutes to write last semester. What's your major? What other classes are you taking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 There is a group of people dancing on the second floor of LSB. I hope it isn't one of you lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 There is a group of people dancing on the second floor of LSB. I hope it isn't one of you lot! sorry guyz sometimes a guy just needs to twerk ya kno Falling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 So, Joel Shore is awful, right? I may skip Genetics and just work through the textbook on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Had to take advanced biochem. kine 2475 had a practical coaching assessment, and the prof said that numerical grades do not translate to letter grades (whatever the hell that means). Going to be a rough semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Haha! I was in the Wednesday night class also. I wanted Psych of Women with Valoo also, but couldn't get in, so I have Abnormal Psychology with her instead. I was warned not to take it with Stuckless, who supposedly puts INSANELY long answer questions on the tests and final. Supposedly, the final took 3 hours and 15 minutes to write last semester. What's your major? What other classes are you taking? Now I really want to drop psych of women with Stuckless. I'll PM you my schedule and major now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decaf Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I took Personality with Phillips last semester. It was quite easy. Final is only 3 chapters, I literally only studied the night before the final and did well. Tests are mostly from text (about 80% from text 20% lecture). Also, you can take Evolutionary Psychology (3rd year course though) with Irwin Silverman. He's very monotone and hard to hear (it is literally impossible to hear him if you sit in the back). But he bell curves A LOT. Everyone got a 3% increase on their final Grades. So if you have an 87, practically it's an A+. Tests are easy but very detailed, research findings show up a lot and there is many pages to read. Mostly text based. Biological Basis is an easy course, regardless of the prof you take. It's like bio dumbed down for psyc kids. pretty detailed but A+ is very achievable. Social Psychology is also easy but lecture materials do show up quite often (at least with Ward Struthers who I had). The midterms are a piece of cake. Final is killer, lots of lecture stuff and detailed based questions from text. I wouldn't recommend it unless you like lectures lol. there are many other psyc courses I've taken. These are some of the easiest ones. Psyc 1010 Is obviously the hallmark of the easiest so I didn't get into details. Edit: I am taking motivation with Pauline Charlton this semester. She's a terrible prof. I won't go into details but a friend of mine learned nothing in her bio basis class, BUT she ended up with a 97 in it. So I guess I'll find out by the end of winter how it all goes down with her for motivation. I took motivation in the Fall with Charlon, who was really odd and seem to know very little about the content. It's mainly textbook with her annoying filler videos and she tries to make up her own questions for ~ 100 MC with a few bonuses bc the average was constantly low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard08 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Did anyone take Kine 4450 Advanced Exercise Phys: Cardiovascular w/ Birot or Psyc 3490 Adult Development and Aging w/ Laurie McNelles? Which one is the easier A? b/c I have to drop one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I'm seriously considering writing to the uni president about how stupid not having A-s is. An 89 is worth the same as an 80. Very unfair to high achieving students, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I'm seriously considering writing to the uni president about how stupid not having A-s is. An 89 is worth the same as an 80. Very unfair to high achieving students, IMO.Yeah it's a little annoying because having an 85 is actually a good mark for most other unis but it's only a 3.8 here. On the other hand, other uni's get a 3.7 for 80-84 so it kinda evens it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Every A i've gotten at York has been over 87%. It is so perturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Yeah it's a little annoying because having an 85 is actually a good mark for most other unis but it's only a 3.8 here. On the other hand, other uni's get a 3.7 for 80-84 so it kinda evens it out. Maybe this is me being condescending but I feel like the university should have a system that benefits the top students as opposed to the lower ranked ones. If York really wants to keep a 9 point system, maybe move the 9.999 point letter grade jump to the C or D range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aang Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 If you drop a course before the deadline to drop without receiving a grade (not the financial refund deadline), does it show up on transcripts as withdrawals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011235813 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011235813 Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 It only appears on your transcript if you drop after the drop date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 It only appears on your transcript if you drop after the drop date. So if you petitioned a mark off, it appears as a W? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011235813 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I don't think so. I don't know anyone who has successfully petitioned a mark off, but as far as I know, it's as if you never took the course. I think you get a W if you drop AFTER the drop date. I know for sure that if you drop before the drop date, there is nothing on your transcript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyawesome Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I don't think so. I don't know anyone who has successfully petitioned a mark off, but as far as I know, it's as if you never took the course. I think you get a W if you drop AFTER the drop date. I know for sure that if you drop before the drop date, there is nothing on your transcript. On the petition, you select 'drop a course after the drop date' though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aang Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just found out York transcripts also show class averages. What are typical class averages at York? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just found out York transcripts also show class averages. What are typical class averages at York? They do? where on the transcript have you found these averages. I don't find them on my degree progress report or the unofficial semester transcript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xkittens Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 What the actual fuck ... I got 91 in a 4th year bio course and the prof said that 31% of the class had A/A+ and he had to take it to a committee and they made a "decision". Ended up with an A... I would imagine that in a class of 40 people that one extra person that had an A would be bumped down, not the only fucking person in the class with an A+ Who's face do I rip off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decaf Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 They do? where on the transcript have you found these averages. I don't find them on my degree progress report or the unofficial semester transcript. I think the averages come along with the official transcript, not the ones viewable online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decaf Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 What the actual fuck ... I got 91 in a 4th year bio course and the prof said that 31% of the class had A/A+ and he had to take it to a committee and they made a "decision". Ended up with an A... I would imagine that in a class of 40 people that one extra person that had an A would be bumped down, not the only fucking person in the class with an A+ Who's face do I rip off? Damn, that's bs. I'd try the undergraduate program director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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