Taking UC Berkeley Extension Genetics - Any way to study for the final well?

[DocSherman]

Hello.

I'm currently taking the UC Berkeley Extension Genetics course under Professor Placyk. I'll be getting ready to take my final soon...and I'm frankly a bit lost.

As you guys know, genetics is a very large subject and I'm frankly feeling a bit overwhelmed, especially since you have to get above 70% on the final to get a salvageable grade.

To those who have taken the class, I have a few questions:

-How is the final in terms of difficulty?

-What are some helpful study materials (official and unofficial) that can help with getting a good grade on the final?

-Is there a way to abridge the textbook in order to pinpoint what is needed to do well on the final? It's very wordy as a textbook and the online notes are very minimal (as he mentioned).

Thanks!

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[frosted2]

How did you final go?? I am interested in UC Berkeley post-bacc extension @stardocscream .

 

[DocSherman]

How did you final go?? I am interested in UC Berkeley post-bacc extension @stardocscream .

Oh! The final went fine. If you follow Professor Placyk's assignments and quizzes, they pretty much follow what he wants. It's not a bad system, but I would also look at UC San Diego's genetics program. You do have to learn a lot by yourself if you're with Professor Placyk, but he's gracious in his emails and its not as time sensitive as the UC San Diego Extension courses.

 

[frosted2]

Oh! The final went fine. If you follow Professor Placyk's assignments and quizzes, they pretty much follow what he wants. It's not a bad system, but I would also look at UC San Diego's genetics program. You do have to learn a lot by yourself if you're with Professor Placyk, but he's gracious in his emails and its not as time sensitive as the UC San Diego Extension courses.

I did not know about UCSD having extension courses. Seems like people enjoy those a lot more!

 

[DocSherman]

I did not know about UCSD having extension courses. Seems like people enjoy those a lot more!

They seem to have more attentive teachers and the coursework is more online. However, they're on a time crunch, unlike the UC Berkeley system.