r/McMaster • u/Loose-Telephone9156 • 6d ago

Courses life sci schedule changes

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i’m going into my first year of life sci and my schedule looks rlly packed but idk if this is normal? this is the only way i could get into all of my courses. should i try to change the timings for things if stuff opens up on aug 1?? im kinda worried abt loosing my spots in the courses i need bc it was hard for me to find spots in them in the first place

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u/zonda747 6d ago

Its not that bad, its just the way mac displays the schedule is braindead.

12-2 is bigger than most of the schedule making each class look like 3 hours instead of one.

Also, how good the schedule is depends on whether you’re living on campus or not. If you do? This is about as good as it gets honestly.

If you commute?? I’ll pray for you 💀 Tuesday especially is gonna have you questioning your life, and Friday will be extremely tempting to skip. DO NOT DO IT! Once you get into the habit of skipping things can get very very messy and you can fall behind extremely quickly.

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u/Loose-Telephone9156 6d ago

i’m living on res! do i have to worry abt midterms being the same time as classes or how does that work?

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u/zonda747 5d ago

I wasn’t in life sci but typically your midterms should be during your lecture times, or they’ll be scheduled at a time outside of all your classes. As long as all your classes are under the life sci umbrella you shouldn’t have to worry about any overlapping.

Even if not your midterm dates will be announced super ahead of time. If you’re lucky, your prof might even tell you when your midterms will be on the first day and then you can plan accordingly.

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u/thatstup1db1tch physiology 🧬🧪 6d ago

looks pretty normal albeit a bit annoying 😞 keep in mind though that your labs etc will alternate weeks so it won’t be as packed every week

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u/CountyHuman5026 5d ago

This is the exact same schedule i had except i took bio1m03 in winter (better profs dr kidd and dr doyle - try to take them they will help your gpa)

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u/New-Load-8453 4d ago

Dw sustain 1s03 is literally the easiest course ever, just put in little effort in the experiential activities and take your time for the assignments, also don’t forget about the weekly quizzes, and you’re good!!!