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I'm currently pursuing a BSc at UofT. I've been dying to ask someone's advice about my academic situation -- please tell me what your advice would be.
Due to a combination of personal reasons (family pressure, an intimidating teacher who was suspended for punching a student), I completely switched disciplines in my final year of HS. I switched from Math & Computer Science to...Life Sciences.
However, I was never remotely interested in Life Sciences.
My marks went way down in Grade 12, and I ended up with a 90% average (on the dot).
But I still took some math courses (Caclulus 91%, Algebra 87%), so it wasn't all bad...
Things became worse at UofT. My first mark was 50% in organic chemistry -- hardly an great start to university.
This year was my second year, and I 'started over' in Computer Science. My marks were much better -- 91, 89, 88, 98...
This more advanced course reaquainted me with my true passion: *math and logic*. As a result, I have decided to pursue a math specialist.
I spoke with a Computer Science professor, and he told me that he wouldn't consider me as seriously for Grad School if I took an extra year.
There is a way to speed things up -- I can go straight to the more advanced second-year Analysis II, without having taken Analysis I.
Should I do this? Or should I simply take 6 years to finish my BSc, and make sure I have a solid background?
I am very willing to take a heavy courseload, and work hard -- I just need to develop a proper mathematical background.
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Tasaio
Due to a combination of personal reasons (family pressure, an intimidating teacher who was suspended for punching a student), I completely switched disciplines in my final year of HS. I switched from Math & Computer Science to...Life Sciences.
However, I was never remotely interested in Life Sciences.
My marks went way down in Grade 12, and I ended up with a 90% average (on the dot).
But I still took some math courses (Caclulus 91%, Algebra 87%), so it wasn't all bad...
Things became worse at UofT. My first mark was 50% in organic chemistry -- hardly an great start to university.
This year was my second year, and I 'started over' in Computer Science. My marks were much better -- 91, 89, 88, 98...
This more advanced course reaquainted me with my true passion: *math and logic*. As a result, I have decided to pursue a math specialist.
I spoke with a Computer Science professor, and he told me that he wouldn't consider me as seriously for Grad School if I took an extra year.
There is a way to speed things up -- I can go straight to the more advanced second-year Analysis II, without having taken Analysis I.
Should I do this? Or should I simply take 6 years to finish my BSc, and make sure I have a solid background?
I am very willing to take a heavy courseload, and work hard -- I just need to develop a proper mathematical background.
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Tasaio
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