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Electives in UCD?

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  • 27-08-2015 11:23pm
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    smellyandy
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi everyone, first year science student in UCD here.

    Just had a question about electives: I have the option to choose two electives outside of my degree area and was wondering if anyone could advise me. I love french, and have a good grasp of the language, so I was thinking of choosing both in French. However I've heard of many people choosing an easy elective as it boosts your GPA. Any thoughts on this? I would love to continue my studies in French and gain a high competency in the language but I would also like a high GPA..


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    Maldesu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    smellyandy wrote: »
    Hi everyone, first year science student in UCD here.

    Just had a question about electives: I have the option to choose two electives outside of my degree area and was wondering if anyone could advise me. I love french, and have a good grasp of the language, so I was thinking of choosing both in French. However I've heard of many people choosing an easy elective as it boosts your GPA. Any thoughts on this? I would love to continue my studies in French and gain a high competency in the language but I would also like a high GPA..

    Take the language then. In science I believe that most of their degrees take the GPA from the last 2 years (of 4), weighing it at a 70/30 ratio in many cases. This can vary, but 1st year does not usually go to the final result.


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    nerd95
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭nerd95


    smellyandy wrote: »
    Hi everyone, first year science student in UCD here.

    Just had a question about electives: I have the option to choose two electives outside of my degree area and was wondering if anyone could advise me. I love french, and have a good grasp of the language, so I was thinking of choosing both in French. However I've heard of many people choosing an easy elective as it boosts your GPA. Any thoughts on this? I would love to continue my studies in French and gain a high competency in the language but I would also like a high GPA..

    I am currently studying science in UCD too :-) As Maldesu mentioned, your GPA in first and second year does not count towards your degree at all (during the 4 year programme). Last year, I chose electives outside of science and I'd strongly recommend it- it just gives you a taste for other subjects and I greatly enjoyed it! What area in science are you hoping to do?


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