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Auckland OLY1 chat - archive

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italianopalo said:
Hmm no wonder many say that oly1 is just slightly more difficult than hsfy.
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Be a little careful with statements like that: Don't forget that in HSFY all of the papers count, so you have to aim for an A+ in all of them and put in corresponding workloads. Plus most HSFY students do 8 papers anyway, so the semester 2 contact hours don't drop a huge amount.
 
italianopalo said:
Hmm no wonder many say that oly1 is just slightly more difficult than hsfy.
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I wonder how they know that, given that so few people have done both... ;) (note: even if someone *had* done both, 'hardness' is subjective, lol).
But seriously, like greenglacier said, you need a similar average, over a greater number of papers, in HSFY compared to OLY1. So even if the course content was 'easier' (which I doubt it is) in HSFY, there's different hurdles to jump.
The two courses are really not as directly comparable as you'd think, there only being 4 'core' papers in OLY1 means that study strategies between the two would be pretty different.
Also, I find it odd that you'd suggest that fewer contact hours (in semester two only, and only for the few who don't take a GPA-boosting 8th paper)--> easier course.
 
Nogeat said:
do our first labs of the semester actually count for the final grade?
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Yes they do, all labs count for a certain percentage of your final lab grade, which in turn counts towards your final course grade.

EDIT: This is based on experience from the BHSc OLY1, not the BSc OLY1. Labs for BIOSCI 101 may be different
 
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Satmo said:
Yes they do, all labs count for a certain percentage of your final lab grade, which in turn counts towards your final course grade.

EDIT: This is based on experience from the BHSc OLY1, not the BSc OLY1. Labs for BIOSCI 101 may be different
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If I remember right the first 101 lab doesn't count. But don't quote me on that!
 
I just bought the lecture guides for biosci 101 and 107 yesterday! It seems that they may be available online too? They are much thicker than I thought they would be.. Are we supposed to carry them around/have them in lectures? or are they just for leaving at home/referencing??

Also, from what i can tell the first lab for 101 is 'lab 1 enzymology' - consisting of prelab questions and online questions (delna?). lab 1 together with lab 2 contributes 4% to your final mark. Or so it says in the book.
 
ChocolateSunshine said:
I just bought the lecture guides for biosci 101 and 107 yesterday! It seems that they may be available online too? They are much thicker than I thought they would be.. Are we supposed to carry them around/have them in lectures? or are they just for leaving at home/referencing??

Also, from what i can tell the first lab for 101 is 'lab 1 enzymology' - consisting of prelab questions and online questions (delna?). lab 1 together with lab 2 contributes 4% to your final mark. Or so it says in the book.
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How much were the lecture guides?
 
Start reading BIOSCI 107 it's good to get as familiar with it asap!!! You guys might have 4 tests in a row before the mid semester break or 4 tests after the break. Last year it was before the break. It is probably one of the hardest times i think in OLY1.



ChocolateSunshine said:
I just bought the lecture guides for biosci 101 and 107 yesterday! It seems that they may be available online too? They are much thicker than I thought they would be.. Are we supposed to carry them around/have them in lectures? or are they just for leaving at home/referencing??

Also, from what i can tell the first lab for 101 is 'lab 1 enzymology' - consisting of prelab questions and online questions (delna?). lab 1 together with lab 2 contributes 4% to your final mark. Or so it says in the book.
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Yeah same with BIOSCI 107 not with the other non-BIOSCI courses though.*

4everAlone said:
If I remember right the first 101 lab doesn't count. But don't quote me on that!
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So...let me get this right...
BIOSCI course books are available in UBS; chem and pophlth course books can be collected from each department (?) or somewhere near lecture room?
What abt the orientation booklet? Where can I get that?:unsure:
 
Tupac4life said:
Start reading BIOSCI 107 it's good to get as familiar with it asap!!! You guys might have 4 tests in a row before the mid semester break or 4 tests after the break. Last year it was before the break. It is probably one of the hardest times i think in OLY1.
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Do you just mean 4 tests in a row for biosci 107 or for other papers too? Also does in a row mean...day after day? or week after week?

and how do i 'get familiar' with it? should i just start reading the lecture book? isn't it better to wait till the lecture so I have a better idea of what the lecturer is looking for/wants us to know?
 
leiladian said:
So...let me get this right...
BIOSCI course books are available in UBS; chem and pophlth course books can be collected from each department (?) or somewhere near lecture room?
What abt the orientation booklet? Where can I get that?:unsure:
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Yes to what you say about course books. not sure what you mean by orientation booklet? I got sent a booklet about orientation week by UoA if you are talking about that one..
 
A normal school leaver student shouldn't need to start reading any material before classes start. Seriously. Enjoy the rest of your holidays.

BUT, IF you haven't done:
chemistry in a while (as in a few years) - the chem department offer a 2-3 day jump start course in mid-late february. It doesn't necessarily "teach" you new things (as it is very fast paced) - instead it refreshes/reminds you of what you previously learnt. (it's basically 7th form chem in 3 days). For a graduate student I highly recommend it.
biology in a while (e.g. haven't done it since 5th form) then I would recommend reading through the first few chapters of the textbook biology by Campbell et al (it's the course text)... you can get it from the library. If you don't do this you'll find the first 6 weeks incredibly tough. I'd start this now.


For semester 1, BIOSCI 107 is arguably the hardest paper (in my opinion it's the hardest in the year), I would recommend not to get stressed out in the first few lectures as they will be fairly fast paced, with a decent wad of content. Don't fall behind, but don't stress too much, most people feel the same (even if they don't reveal it). If you master biosci107 then you'll have a great foundation for its sequel, Medsci 142 in semester 2.
 
It depends on from year to year. Last year our first test was POPLHLTH 111 which was on the 31st March Wednesday 2011. The following Monday was CHEM 110, the day after Tuesday was BIOSCI 107 and BIOSCI 101 was Thursday two days after. Right now to you it may seem like a lot of time in between but actually it isn't and I say this from past experience.

I don't know that's your choice really. True you need to fully attend lectures to grasp all the material thoroughly but viewing through it ahead not memorising it [because you can't at the moment, you need the lecture slides on CECIL as well] will most likely give you confidence when it comes to revision meaning you can probably manage your time more efficiently. That's just some advice. It doesn't work for all people but I'm saying it can be helpful for many people.

ChocolateSunshine said:
Do you just mean 4 tests in a row for biosci 107 or for other papers too? Also does in a row mean...day after day? or week after week?

and how do i 'get familiar' with it? should i just start reading the lecture book? isn't it better to wait till the lecture so I have a better idea of what the lecturer is looking for/wants us to know?
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qbob said:
A normal school leaver student shouldn't need to start reading any material before classes start. Seriously. Enjoy the rest of your holidays.
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As much as they shouldn't need to, I can't see it doing any harm.

Yes enjoy the rest of your holidays, but if you get stuck with a spare hour or two (lets face it, we all run out of things to do in the holidays!) just read through some of the courseguides (particularly 107) to see where you'll be heading. To me there is a big difference between studying in the holidays (which I'm very much against) and reading through things (not for memorization/learning but familiarization).
 
I thought I might ask here, since there isn't a dedicated thread for Auckland Halls of Residence... Are there any other OLY1ers on here that are living in University Hall?
 
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