smallfry Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hi guys, found out today that i can't take anatomy 3319 due to missing cell biology 2382 prerequisite. i called the department office and they refused to give me sp permission i have a few choices at this point, please advise me on what i should take instead! note: im aiming for 90's, i dont care what i have to take 2 get it! CHOICE A: Biochem 3381a + Biochem 3382b - heard that they are both really hard CHOICE B: Pharmacology 3620 (got sp permission for this) - only 2 lecture hours a week - no textbook - no december midterm! - seems high volume CHOICE C: Medical Biophysics 3501f + Pharm 2060b - medical biophysics is apparently a very easy course... apparently 90% of everyone thought they would get an A last year - pharm 2nd year would be easier than pharm 3rd year - BIG DISADVANTAGE: i will only be taking 2.5/5 3rd year courses in my 3rd year, this might look bad at U of T CHOICE D: Histology (ACB) 3309 - Labs every week + lab tests... it's like you're studying for 2 courses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonamebrand Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 CHOICE D. 3309 and 3319 are both very simple and easy to get 90's in. go to class, memorize things and ace exams. Labs are more like tutorials that aim to help you do well in class. Cheers. I took 3319 and not 3309 but I have only heard good things from 3309. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 CHOICE D.3309 and 3319 are both very simple and easy to get 90's in. go to class, memorize things and ace exams. Labs are more like tutorials that aim to help you do well in class. Cheers. I took 3319 and not 3309 but I have only heard good things from 3309. i heard there are bell-ringers where they bring around laboratory slides and you only have a minute to say what they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdawso23 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 i heard there are bell-ringers where they bring around laboratory slides and you only have a minute to say what they are! I have to admit I have also never taken 3309, but I also heard it was a pretty easy mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 i've also heard that you should 3381 and 3382 if possible. i took 3620 and enjoyed it, but wouldn't say it's a bird; whereas i have heard that some biophysics courses are. i only put that qualifier in there because i'm not sure whether or not the one you listed is one of them, although the way you describe it makes me think that it is. i don't know much about pharm 2060. and, i want to avoid talking out of my arse, so i'll stop wrt that. i've heard both things about histo: "it's ridiculously easy" and "i have friends who've taken it and they all said it was kinda hard". oh the trials and tribulations of anecdotal evidence.... lolz. but that's a fitting last note: take this with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGo1990 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 pharm 2060b is supposed to be easy but there's a new prof this year. I'm taking it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcapt Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi guys, found out today that i can't take anatomy 3319 due to missing cell biology 2382 prerequisite. i called the department office and they refused to give me sp permission i have a few choices at this point, please advise me on what i should take instead! note: im aiming for 90's, i dont care what i have to take 2 get it! CHOICE A: Biochem 3381a + Biochem 3382b - heard that they are both really hard CHOICE B: Pharmacology 3620 (got sp permission for this) - only 2 lecture hours a week - no textbook - no december midterm! - seems high volume CHOICE C: Medical Biophysics 3501f + Pharm 2060b - medical biophysics is apparently a very easy course... apparently 90% of everyone thought they would get an A last year - pharm 2nd year would be easier than pharm 3rd year - BIG DISADVANTAGE: i will only be taking 2.5/5 3rd year courses in my 3rd year, this might look bad at U of T CHOICE D: Histology (ACB) 3309 - Labs every week + lab tests... it's like you're studying for 2 courses! do you know who is teaching Pharmacology 3620 this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonamebrand Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 do you know who is teaching Pharmacology 3620 this year? a bunch of prof taught this course tirona urquhart poulter dagnino borradaile cook karmazyn not sure if i missed any. they all teach different subjects of the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knw11 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 i heard there are bell-ringers where they bring around laboratory slides and you only have a minute to say what they are! Nope! The lab is actually really chill. You have an assignment each week that consists of some drawing and answering questions but are really easy. The TAs themselves say it's basically impossible not to get perfect in that section of the course especially because at the end of each semester they give you the option of doing an extra assignment for bonus marks in case you messed up a few of the assignments. Most people in the class by the 3rd lab didn't even bother getting their microscopes out and just used either the online slide box or their textbook. The lab is 3 hours but the people at my bench finished their assignments in normally an hour. The only time it took longer was if the prelab talk was on the longer side or it was a week with a lab quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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