Cassidy Review at Dalhousie University [DAL], Halifax | Collegedunia

Dalhousie 101 - A mix between Arts and Sciences

8.0
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Academic
9.0
Accommodation
7.0
Faculty
9.0
Infrastructure
9.0
Social Life
7.0
Placement
7.0
Cassidy
Dalhousie University, Neuroscience and Theatre
Reviewed on Mar 26, 2019

I received the most money in scholarships at Dalhousie. I was also interested in the medical science program which I got accepted to. It was close to home so I would still be close to my family which was a plus.

Course Curriculum

9

The medical science program was very hard and the curriculum forced us to take some of the worst classes at dal. I switched to neuroscience and this program has been a lot better. The courses are interesting and not too hard. Theatre courses are very fun and engaging.

Faculty

9

The neuroscience professors are very nice and genuinely care about the well being and success of their students. The professors also organize a lot of extra activities such as guest speakers and journal clubs to engage the students in. The theatre profs are some of the nicest I have ever had and gone above and beyond to make university enjoyable.

Accommodation

7

Fees

Each class runs around $1000 a class with art classes being slightly less than science class. Typically my science classes have labs which makes them more expensive.

Scholarship

I received renewable entrance scholarships and bursaries of which I need to maintain an A- average to renew over my four years.

Examination Structure

Many of the neuroscience exams are multiple choice and true or false due to the large class sizes (100-200+). In upper years (3rd and 4th) I have started to have some short answer questions on my exam as well as some fill in the blank. Theatre classes don't all have exams; mainly essays and hands-on work. My theatre class that did have exams had short answer questions, picture identification questions, and essay questions.