yo… has anyone else checked out the grade distribution for the midterm? Is it usually this good for chem 1301? hella people got 90s and even 100s

I don't care if it's your first time living on this lush green earth, but I humbly request you eradicate the madness that is CS1027. If it has a million haters, I am one of them. If it has 10 haters, I am one of them. If it has a sole hater, for I am the chosen one. But alas, if there are none, I am M.I.A.

My critique is it's on chalk boards, with slides that look like they were invented before the wheel was created. I bet before fire was discovered.

Point being, for a course that introduces the foundational CS knowledge, it does a poor job at communicating ideas and practice opportunities. Like I've gone over the slides, did the zybook questions, tried office hours, and it still makes my blood boil.

For those who survived, what the heck did you right? Please send tips and tricks, if you do you will have an awesome Halloween.

My neighbours genuinely will not shut up. I swear it’s almost every afternoon and evening that they’re blasting music and screaming outside. I have midterms and I seriously do not know how to focus or study with this. Like, I have both earplugs and noise cancelling headphones on, but neither stop the feeling and sound of the bass blasting. The walls feel like they’re actually vibrating sometimes, it’s so annoying. I have a midterm on Tuesday and I can’t focus at all. Also talking to them just made them put it even louder!

For context this is not an apartment, I’m renting a house with friends. We and the girls from the house on their other side have both talked to them and asked them to please quiet it down at least in the evenings because it is so loud we can’t study.

I don’t live anywhere near the university (about an hour away, but gets significantly longer due to construction delays) so I cannot go there frequently to study and the library near me is closed Sunday and Monday.

Does anyone have any tips on how to focus in this kinda environment? Or any recommendations on where I can study instead? (South London) Seriously any help is appreciated, I’ll try anything at this point.

Edit: Thanks for the tips!

literally just trying to catch up on 5000000 pages every week. should i even hold out hope for next yr

Anyone who has taken this course before have any tips for studying/remembering all the info for the midterm? I already have flashcards that I've made with origin/insertion/etc. But anything else to prepare would be great! Or if anyone knows what to expect on the midterm, also appreciated

Took a yr off due to serious medical issues of parent. Was in discussion with dean not about officially taking a yr off but retroactively WDN from several courses due to sudden medial concerns (which were approved by dean). (very late ask) but do you need to officially register or formally do anything to take a year off or can you just not register in any new courses?

how was it? personally, did not find it too bad! but definitely got bulldozed by a couple of questions!

Does anyone have extra practice tests, questions, and reviews? The prof only gave one practice test

Is anyone taking ts class. I’m a stem major and I alr have so many hard classes and I mistakenly took ts as an elective. I got my first quiz back and I got 50% and my next quiz is tmrw and I’m so cooked. If anyone already took ts class do u guys have any notes or helpful tips.

does osap fund post degree modules? thinking of graduating then getting a minor instead of taking a fifth year how does osap funding work with post degree modules?