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Most intimidating course you took?

randomuser
edited December 2007 in General
I took midieval history I never felt so lost in my life...there was so much material and so many names. Im so bad with memorizing names, I was sure I was going to fail, I was actually happy with marks like a C cause it was not a D or and F

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  • Insatiable
    edited December 2007
    Crim 321 and Crim 330 were quite intimidating at first. Crim 321 (Qualitative Research Methods) had us undertake a qualitative study and write about it. Not only did we have to choose a fairly original topic, but we had to design the method of data-gathering ourselves and had to write about it in a 5,000-word essay (around 20 pages). I had no idea what I would do, let alone how I'd conduct my study; somehow I ended up with an A- though.

    Crim 330 (Criminal Procedure and Evidence) was really a bullshit course. Every major has to take. The readings are no laughing matter (around 100+ pages weekly of the most convoluted judicial rhetoric) and the final exam and midterm was peppered with trickery. I ended up with a B+ but really felt I deserved more because of the unfair nature of many of the questions.
  • imelting
    edited December 2007
    i wouldnt call any of my classes thus far 'intimidating'

    but buec 333 was definitely one i was really lost in.. coming to class everyday at least 2 chapters behind, prof goin over topic after topic that i have no idea about

    my final grade certainly did not reflect my level of knowledge on the topic
  • Student0667
    edited December 2007
    I took Canadian Studies 210 and the course was a total waste of my time. The professor does not know how to mark essays and the content of the course has nothing to do with Canadian, the worst part is that the idiot doesn't even have a Ph.D. The "professor" who taught the course should be lynched and our tuition refunded.

    On a second thought, that course is not intimidating at all. The idiot that taught the course was just a moron, that's all. A genius taking a course taught by a moron = big problem.
    randomuser;19677 said:
    I took midieval history I never felt so lost in my life...there was so much material and so many names. Im so bad with memorizing names, I was sure I was going to fail, I was actually happy with marks like a C cause it was not a D or and F
    Where you in HIST-220 with Prof. O'Brien? If so...

    Geeze, thanks for glogging up space in that course! You should have dropped out and let a history pro like myself tackle the course!
  • NukeChem
    edited December 2007
    Quantum Electrodynamics. (PHYS 485)
  • Kevin M.Kevin M.
    edited December 2007
    Calculus! Once I put in the work it wasn't that hard, but the 8:30 time and the amount of practice it takes to do well were significant barriers which intimidated me. I actually had to re-do both 151 and 152 before I finally faced my fears and passed.
  • IVTIVT
    edited December 2007
    Macm 101, Macm 201 (Spring '08), Math 152 (Spring '08)
  • Ether
    edited December 2007
    If you thought Macm 101 was hard... oh no.

    And you're taking Calc 2 and Macm 201 at the same time?

    I'm sorry, but ... what were you thinking?
  • Insatiable
    edited December 2007
    NukeChem;20072 said:
    Quantum Electrodynamics. (PHYS 485)
    The mere name of the course sends chills down my spine :omg:
  • NukeChem
    edited December 2007
    Kevin M.;20082 said:
    Calculus! Once I put in the work it wasn't that hard, but the 8:30 time and the amount of practice it takes to do well were significant barriers which intimidated me. I actually had to re-do both 151 and 152 before I finally faced my fears and passed.
    Oh, tell me about it. I ended up doing calculus at Langara College where the math profs aren't interested in showing off how many big words and levels of incomprehensibility they can render the course in. Armed with Math 151 and 152 equivalency, I was able to go in and do 232, 251, 252 and 310.

    But gah, it was a long haul.

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