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Rank: Frosh
Joined: 7/10/2012
Posts: 1
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Hey, I just signed up for advanced functions through ILC (Independent Learning Centre) and I was wondering if there was anyone here who could answer some of my questions about ILC in general, or even specific courses:
How hard is it? Easier than regular school, the same, or harder? Is the exam's difficulty proportional to the course work or is it significantly easier or harder?
How long did it take to complete? How much did you work each day?
Do universities (York in particular) consider ILC courses the same as they do regular courses?
Did mailing back and forth take really long?
Any tips/feedback from ILC alumni would be much appreciated, thanks! If you don't mind, if you could post your mark, which course(s) you did, and how hard you worked, that would be great! :)
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Rank: Frosh
Joined: 9/29/2011
Posts: 1
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Advanced Functions via correspondence is very easy compared regular school. You have the benefit of working at your own pace. The exam is relatively easy, if you put in good effort. When you finish all your units, you are given a practice exam which is identical to the actual exam.
It took me roughly 3 week to finish, including the time to get my work marked. I put in about 4 to 6 hours each day, but i did slack off a bit.
Yes York considers the ILC course as a regular course taken during day school. Be advised some universities like U of T or Waterloo prefer courses NOT to be repeated, but contact the undergraduate department at your desired university for more info.
Your work is to be submitted online through the ILC website and within 3 to 4 business days you get your results.
Hope this helps ! Cheers
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Rank: Frosh
Joined: 7/26/2012
Posts: 8
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I'm taking Calculus through the ILC right now.
I feel it's probably on par in terms of difficulty of material with day-school - but there's significantly less work involved.
I haven't quite finished the coursework yet, (I've finished 2/4 units so far), so I can't comment about the difficulty of the exam. Though they do give you a practice exam to study from, which I imagine will be helpful.
You can complete the course fairly quickly. On average, I finish a unit a week if I put in a few hours a day at it. I think you could realistically finish the course in a month and a half, or two months if you're committed. When you complete the first unit, you have to wait for the teacher to mark it before you receive the work for Unit 2. But after that every time you submit a unit the next unit's work is immediately available - which is really convenient. This is all assuming the Advanced Functions is all online - I assume it would be, as Calculus is. The online aspect really cuts down the time between submitting work and getting your marks back. I wait no longer than 5 business days to get my marks.
The one drawback to taking maths through the ILC is that they require you submit your work electronically on MS Word. So typing out the equations becomes a bit tedious.
It's set up in a way that makes it very easy to do exceedingly well if you are committed and actually read the material and put work into answering the questions.
I think that answers all your questions. Let me know if you wanna know anything else!
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