A review of my first year of CS at UofT Mississauga

April 19, 2025 by Josh Villas

I’m writing this as I procrastinate studying for my final exam of year 1. I tell people time passed really quickly, but to be honest, my first year has been a long one. The POSt system at UTM makes sure you feel that way, because at UTM, you aren’t directly admitted to CS; you must make some arbitrary grades cutoff in MAT102 and CSC148.

Fortunately for the future generations, this will change in 2026/2027. So I thought I would write my review as an archive of sorts-to show how it used to be.

I finished with A+ in both MAT102 and CSC148 (90, 93 respectively), and …

MAT102: Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

Overhated course. Placeholder text…

CSC148: Introduction to Computer Science

Nothingburger course. Placeholder text…

My plans going forward

I’m taking MAT223 and CSC207 at St. George this summer. It’s gonna be fun.

Cutoffs in May 2025

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