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The Hardest 8 Courses at UVIC and Tips to Succeed in them

The Hardest 8 Courses at UVIC and Tips to Succeed in Them

The University of Victoria in Victoria, BC is routinely ranked as one of Canada's top universities. In both domestic and international rankings, UVIC is considered one of the best places for students to study and be prepared for post-graduation careers in a variety of fields.

Not only that, but UVIC is located in a beautiful setting, and has some of the best spots on campus to eat and enjoy student life.

That said, along the way, there are some particularly tough first and second year university courses (freshmen and sophomore for the American students who make their home at UVIC) that can trip students up.

Studying for these courses in Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Accounting in order to be successful and get good grades can be hard. There's so much to learn, and often the courses are designed to weed out weaker students. 

The only problem is that you might not actually be a "weaker student," you just might need help to study better or study smarter, or you might not be great at exams.

The following are our key study guides and help for these particularly tough courses at UVic:

Life Sciences or pre-Med type courses:
BIOL186: Physiology and Cell Biology is a foundational course for those who want to go on in medical related fields. We have online resources made just for this course by our PhD instructor whose finishing her dissertation at UCLA. You can get on-demand resources whenever you need help!
CHEM231: Introduction to Organic Chem is a really tough course, which is why for this course, not only do we have our custom on-demand resources which include video lessons on all topics broken down into easy to digest chunks, but we also offer Live Exam Prep sessions before midterms and finals. These live sessions are via zoom with expert instructors who go over everything you need to know for the exam. 
MATH102: Calculus for Social and Biological Sciences gathers together those of us who might not be Math or Calculus lovers and walks us through the fundamentals of Calculus. The lessons are on-demand and taught by one of our best instructors. Go ahead and read Jess's reviews!
Chemistry courses:
CHEM101: Fundamentals of Chemistry is one of those courses where you can succeed if you practice. The more practice questions you do, the better grade you will get. That's why this is one of the courses that we have on-demand resources made just for you whenever you might need a boost in the term, but we also offer Live Exam Prep for this course too before midterms and finals.
CHEM102: Environmental & Physical Chemistry is a really tough course that is often taught by a prof who makes things overly complicated. Our extra resources for this course take that difficulty into account and offer easy-to-understand video lessons and practice, all taught by Avneet, who I'm sure you'll love!
Accounting and Business courses:
STAT252: Statistics for Business is one of those gateway courses that you need to be successful in the rest of your business courses. It's fundamental for data analysis and being able to work in a whole host of analytical fields. Our on-demand resources - video lessons, notes, practice problems, etc. - make this material super engaging and easy to follow.
COM315: Financial Accounting at UVIC can be a straightforward course, but you need to put in the work to be successful. Our resources specifically made for this course basically guarantee you a good grade. 
ECON103: Principles of Microeconomics is another one of those courses with a lot of details to practice and memorize. For this course, we offer not only our on-demand video lessons, but we also offer Live Exam Prep for midterms and finals. So click the link and let us help you get the confidence you need.
If you are taking other courses at UVIC and don't see them in our curated list of the top 8 toughies, please check all of our course-specific resources at UVIC, because our aim and goal is to help you be confident, be successful, and get good grades.

Good luck this exam season!

  