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GGnoRE · 06-04-2012, 10:34 AM

If its bio 121, take it while you work. Its not going to be easy, but if your not aiming for A+ on it, its totally do-able.

Bio 121 is a lot of conceptual understanding, and requires minimal memorizations. You will learn things like natural selection, how genetics are crossed, etc.. but it won't be a lot of memorizations like Bio 112 (i.e. memorizing different bacteria). It was one of the courses that taught me, time & effort spent on memorizations doesn't equal marks. Your comment about low averages directly reflects this; tons of high-school students come into first year with weak critical thinking skills and they just get pwned in this course because their biggest strength is memorization. When I was in this course 3 years back, a lot of sophomore Arts students, taking this as an elective, were pwning the first year science students lol. I myself spent about 10 hours for entire course and walked away with a B. In retrospect, I think I could have gotten much better if I wasn't so into drinking and partying.

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GGnoRE RS controls my life! Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 768 Thanked 562 Times in 245 Posts Failed 62 Times in 18 Posts	If its bio 121, take it while you work. Its not going to be easy, but if your not aiming for A+ on it, its totally do-able. Bio 121 is a lot of conceptual understanding, and requires minimal memorizations. You will learn things like natural selection, how genetics are crossed, etc.. but it won't be a lot of memorizations like Bio 112 (i.e. memorizing different bacteria). It was one of the courses that taught me, time & effort spent on memorizations doesn't equal marks. Your comment about low averages directly reflects this; tons of high-school students come into first year with weak critical thinking skills and they just get pwned in this course because their biggest strength is memorization. When I was in this course 3 years back, a lot of sophomore Arts students, taking this as an elective, were pwning the first year science students lol. I myself spent about 10 hours for entire course and walked away with a B. In retrospect, I think I could have gotten much better if I wasn't so into drinking and partying. Last edited by GGnoRE; 06-04-2012 at 10:43 AM.