@anonfor4 I have just finished a degree, and I took ECON151G as one of my geneds.
I found it relatively easy to do well in when compared to the other papers I was taking that year (2 stage 2 medscis and compsci 111). Lecture content is quite straightforward at level 1/2/3 NCEA but will get harder as you approach the end of the course. The best thing about it is that there is only 1 test and 1 exam. This is very very very nice by the end of your degree when you have may have potentially up to 5 things due in one week along with umat or something. Everything is in the course guides provided with little reading required. The lecture was great and passionate and set relatively nice questions. Questions are also repeated from year to year, while previous exam answers may seem daunting and complex, I really felt like they rewarded me with marks with very simple answers in the actual test and exam when i did them. I also did PHIL105 and would agree with
@robbieg93 but i remember only scoring 60 and 80% in the assignments but somehow still got an A in 2014, i guess its not too bad? Content was straightforward, lecturers were a bit crazy tho. Quizzes were easily googleable and very easy to get full marks in.
Other geneds include, that my friends have done:
- FINEARTS201G can be done in summer school. Great for GPA boost and buffer into stage 2/3... however you must be able to write good essays and love abstract art.
- INTBUS151G similar to economics151g difficulty i suppose. There are weekly quizzes worth 40% of the total course and is very easy. Exam is a bit hard to do very well in but doable for A+. Lecturer apparently gives massive hints.
Otherwise you can always check this link out for different geneds and various reviews (not too reliable tho!)
Student Course Review
Remember, you can take as many stage 1s to boost your GPA, though i dont really advise it as i know alot of people who have taken
10 papers per year for grad entry. I've only really seen this work out well for people who got Bs for a couple of their papers, but if you are sitting on A-s/As its probably not worth the stress. Otherwise, either they burn out (which has both negative short term and long term effects on mental health), or just under perform when it comes to say, 5 exams in 2 weeks.