JohnGrisham Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Has anyone taken this course and can comment on it?http://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/chem/chem301.htmMay need to take a 2nd term of Biochemistry if offered an interview at UBC Med. I could also take their 2nd term course of BIOC 302. But would like to avoid having to commute back to undergrad if necessary, as it would conflict with work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokiki Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I heard from someone who took it it was hard to motivate himself to study this heavy stuff on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I heard from someone who took it it was hard to motivate himself to study this heavy stuff on his own. I can sympathize with that! Definitely hard to do, but i've done hard science courses online before and was able to manage. I figure once medical school becomes a reality, you're working way harder and with more voluminous material anyways. Aside from that UBC BIOC 302 is all full, with 30 people on the wait list, so in case i dont make it off the waitlist I need a back up. Then again, it is just as likely I won't get an interview with UBC anyways, thus wont need to take biochem 2 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthvader Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 dont know if this helps but i took phys 102 at athabasca since U of A doesn't take phys 100 from UBC. what I can say is yes, you need to motivate yourself, but I know some other people who have taken upper level courses at AU and they said it was fine, the tutors are nice and usually mark pretty forgiving. it is crazy expensive (i had to pay $900 to take that one physics course, plus the exam fees every time you write an exam at an invigilation centre) but I ended up getting an A-. I was also working a full time job and I finished the course in like 8 weeks. not sure if this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokiki Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I did do all my Orgo through Athabasca and got A+ in both terms. It's pretty straightforward if you are prepared to work for it. There's really no-one you can ask questions of though (tutors are OK, but I find in-person talks are better), but really if you are on campus anyways go find a prof on campus and hit up their office hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks for the advice everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Bump, it's a reality( a good one) and looking to see if anyone has recently taken it and can provide some general insights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I'm sorry that this won't help you about your question. I have never taken courses through Athabasca, but I do have a question myself. If I take courses during the summer at Athabasca, they would be considered summer courses like they would be at any university, right? And if I take them during the year they would be considered a regular addition to my academic term courseload, correct? Im looking to take chem301 as well next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bclionsfan Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I'm sorry that this won't help you about your question. I have never taken courses through Athabasca, but I do have a question myself. If I take courses during the summer at Athabasca, they would be considered summer courses like they would be at any university, right? And if I take them during the year they would be considered a regular addition to my academic term courseload, correct? Im looking to take chem301 as well next summer. that is correct Best bet is to form a study group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 If you take it during the year, you'll have to be a bit strict with the academic course load stuff (ensure its done by specific dates) for the schools your looking at. If you decide to take it sooner let me know! I'm likely going to start it March 1st and then complete by April 15th, april 30th mad as the deadline for UBC Med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruhh Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 If you take it during the year, you'll have to be a bit strict with the academic course load stuff (ensure its done by specific dates) for the schools your looking at. If you decide to take it sooner let me know! I'm likely going to start it March 1st and then complete by April 15th, april 30th mad as the deadline for UBC Med. Thanks. I will definitely let you know if i decide to take it before next summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokiki Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Watch out for deadlines to get the course done by, and scheduling your final exam for the course. Also note that it can take a few days (or weeks) to get the exam marked and therefore be awarded a final grade for the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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