summer courses

Hi! I am a rising sophomore at Duke planning to take some summer courses. At my university, summer semester is broken up into two sessions. I am taking Orgo and Physics I w/calc the first session, and I am planning on taking Physics II w/calc and another course (I have to take two courses a...

Hi all. So somewhere down the line if I maintain a high GPA, I would like to apply to top 20/ top 15 medical schools. Anyway, I've been told by my school that course rigor is a factor in med school admissions, and that my lack thereof would serve as hindrance to getting accepted at top schools...

Hi everyone :) So I'm a half way non-trad student, trying to climb a ladder back up from the biggest hole ive dug in terms of gpa.. (maybe this point is not exactly necessary for my question...but wanted to be as clear as I can) One of my classmates who is in a similar situation just visited a...

Hey everyone, this is my first post on SDN so I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this. I'm currently a pre-med freshman and am about to register for next year classes. I need to take foreign language classes to a certain level and am unsure of what to do. I have taken 5 years of...

Hey SDN, I'm a non trad undergraduate Bio minor who's finishing up their pre reqs while working/volunteering in a clinical setting. I'd really like to take the MCAT this summer because I've been studying for a few months, and have taken all the gen chem, o chem, and bio chem pre reqs this year...

Background: I completed my first semester of undergraduate school and just started the second semester. I took Gen Chem 1, Calc, Physics, and some gen ed, but I found myself going crazy because it seemed like I had nothing to do. I finished all my work well before deadlines and it got to the...

Hi, I am an international premed student studying at University of Ottawa and I plan on applying to medical schools in the next cycle. Right now I am about to begin my fourth semester at university. I started with a few advanced credits so I have 5 (15 credit) semesters left till my graduation...

I'm taking summer classes to catch up on all the courses I need to get done on time. I have a shadowing/internship opportunity for a dentist in a city other than the one I am going to college at, and I was going to take these courses at a easier 4 year university, since my school is pretty...