Course load question

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Hello lads, I am wondering if I should add a class because the course load is light or is it fine.

classes for fall 2012:

Bio 1= 4 credits
Chem 1= 4 credits
Neurobiology= 3 credits
Medical sociology= 3 credits

Should I add 1 more class?

If you're going to take another class, I would take a social science elective or art course elective that you have a good chance in doing well in to boost your GPA (ask around your campus, and look up professors on rateyourprof and such), simply because neurobiology may be harder than you'd expect, and you should concentrate heavily on getting good grades in that, bio and chem (aim for B and above).

Originally Posted by nirvikalpa

If you're going to take another class, I would take a social science elective or art course elective that you have a good chance in doing well in to boost your GPA (ask around your campus, and look up professors on rateyourprof and such), simply because neurobiology may be harder than you'd expect, and you should concentrate heavily on getting good grades in that, bio and chem (aim for B and above).

so add a class that I will most likely get an A in? alright fair enough, I can take spanish 1.

I remember my advisor always stated that you need to take at least 15hrs to show medical schools that you can handel the workload, but now looking back on that I disagree (especially during your first two years of university). I think people who take less hours and getting a higher GPA have a better chance to getting into medical school than those who take many more hours and will end up getting Bs or Cs.

That is why I originally chose just 4. I rather have all A's than a b or c's

Originally Posted by UCF

Hello lads, I am wondering if I should add a class because the course load is light or is it fine.

classes for fall 2012:

Bio 1= 4 credits
Chem 1= 4 credits
Neurobiology= 3 credits
Medical sociology= 3 credits

Should I add 1 more class?

Take something that is light and easy to offset these monstrosities.

Originally Posted by cabinbuilder

Take something that is light and easy to offset these monstrosities.

+1 definitely add a light class for the rest of this class load

alright maybe spinning class lol. Thanks guy.

depends on ur gpa and how well you been doing with a heavy courseload. I'm currently taking 20 credits in which I might get a 3.8gpa (All A's except one) for this semester thanks to one class....
physics 2 w/lab
chem 2 w/lab: Screw chem
neuropharm
neurobio of pain
upper level english
pathophysiology




Next semester I registered for 22 credits. So it can be done if you choose the right professors, and focus.

damn 20 credits, that is boss. If I had money to pay for that I would but I don't. 14 credits at a time for now.

Originally Posted by UCF

damn 20 credits, that is boss. If I had money to pay for that I would but I don't. 14 credits at a time for now.

at my school anything above 15 credits is the same price. It caps at 15

So if you took 25 credits it would cost as much as 15 credits

Originally Posted by torshi

at my school anything above 15 credits is the same price. It caps at 15

So if you took 25 credits it would cost as much as 15 credits

wow luckyyyyy. 210 dollars per credit at my school . every semester 3,000 dollars off my pocket.

Originally Posted by UCF

wow luckyyyyy. 210 dollars per credit at my school . every semester 3,000 dollars off my pocket.

Hehe yea, and I'll be paying as much as you or even less for 22 credits. Grant + scholarship ftw

Bio 1/Chem I??? Mixed with Neuroscience? That doesn't make much sense to me. I don't really know how you can take an upper level without taking a foundational course but I'm sure your institution does things differently than mine. I wouldn't suggest it. Are you a freshman or is this your second year? either way I would take bio 1/ and chem 1. Take these courses seriously and do well because they will get you ready for the MCAT. No need to go overboard and see how much you can handle if you haven't even taken the regular prereq courses that weed most people out. 14 credits at your regular state school isn't incredibly horrible but 14 points at a top school is not easy, by any means. If you don't have to than I would stick with what you got and try to do extremely well in them. No need to rush things, especially since you don't know how hard they will be.

Originally Posted by macho07

Bio 1/Chem I??? Mixed with Neuroscience? That doesn't make much sense to me. I don't really know how you can take an upper level without taking a foundational course but I'm sure your institution does things differently than mine. I wouldn't suggest it. Are you a freshman or is this your second year? either way I would take bio 1/ and chem 1. Take these courses seriously and do well because they will get you ready for the MCAT. No need to go overboard and see how much you can handle if you haven't even taken the regular prereq courses that weed most people out. 14 credits at your regular state school isn't incredibly horrible but 14 points at a top school is not easy, by any means. If you don't have to than I would stick with what you got and try to do extremely well in them. No need to rush things, especially since you don't know how hard they will be.

Bio 1 and chem 1 are a walk in the park for me. AP classes in highschool and I have been tutoring bio and chem for the past year. I just started my premed reqs. I am a sociology major. I'm taking neuro because it was recommended by one of my professors.

Originally Posted by torshi

Hehe yea, and I'll be paying as much as you or even less for 22 credits. Grant + scholarship ftw

I had a scholarship but lost it due to withdrawing from all my classes a couple semester back due to my mom having ovarian cancer and me having to work 2 jobs to pay her bills. I appealed it but got denied. :/ life sucks