UCLA Psychobiology Transfer willing to give advice

SnYpaJY
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:18:35 +0000

TO ioi:

Physics classes are like math classes. The more you practice, the better your grade. I’m not going to sit here and tell you that Physics is easy. But I’m also not going to tell you it’s super hard. If you want an A in Physics, you have to work for it. When I mean work, I mean study effectively. My study habits are probably different than yours, but what I do works well for Physics/Math classes:

I go to every lecture and take good notes. I read the book on any topic the teacher covered. I talk about the concepts with my friends/peers to make sure I have a solid grasp of the concept. I then do every homework problem twice before a midterm and one more time before a final.

Keep in mind, the more times you do the homework, the faster you will be. Speed is crucial at UCLA, because you have only 50 mins per midterm. 50 mins is almost nothing for a midterm of this caliber. You will most likely have 4 questions that you have never seen before with multiple parts. Each question is worth 25 points, so imagine if your stuck on question 3 and never even look at question 4. Your simply screwed.

Anyone can get an A in any class if they really want it. I never took physics prior to entering UCLA, and I got a A+ in 6A, an A+ in 6B, and an A in 6C.

For your second question, don’t take more than two science classes a quarter. Any more and you are going to have a really hard time keeping up. I think two science classes, and one or two non-science classes is good. But make sure at least one of those two non-science classes are not time consuming.

Let me know if that didn’t answer your question or if you have any other questions.