12 units (3 classes) a quarter - too little?

[adizzle87]

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I'm thinking about dropping my GE writing class (I'm doing it P/NP) because I'm taking a biochem, ochem, and evol. bio class this quarter. I'm trying to study for my DAT which I plan on taking in Jan and I intend on shadowing, interning as a part time psuedo-counselor at a inner-city high school, and of course dental clinic volunteering.

Would 12 qtr units be too little? Two of the classes are upper division, with OChem being a repeat because I got a C- the first time around.

 

[206127]

you are fine... I had a few 12 unit quarters and have 5 interviews. But I did have to work full time to pay tuition so maybe they took that into consideration?

 

[AReynolds04]

I don't think it'll be a problem, just stay busy. I took 12 unit quarters my senior year and I have 3 interviews.

 

[Maygyver]

I was going to take it light this quarter, too, to study for the DAT but I ended up doing 20 credit hours (4 classes) and it doesn't seem too bad. However, I am mainly doing it so I can hopefully have an easy schedule for the rest of my 2 years at school and get some more extra currics down.

 

[onelove4uk]

They don't look at these things as important at all. I took mostly 12 hours a semester thru my entire undergrad. Letters of recommendation are also useless. Unless GPA is low, that's pretty much useless. I think they mainly look at DAT scores, extracurricular activities (school activities, research, shadowing), and personal statement....with the DAT being way ahead of the other two.

 

[Ghettob1aster]

I'm thinking about dropping my GE writing class (I'm doing it P/NP) because I'm taking a biochem, ochem, and evol. bio class this quarter. I'm trying to study for my DAT which I plan on taking in Jan and I intend on shadowing, interning as a part time psuedo-counselor at a inner-city high school, and of course dental clinic volunteering.

Would 12 qtr units be too little? Two of the classes are upper division, with OChem being a repeat because I got a C- the first time around.

If you take a few classes that require little time or effort (online, non-attendence based, book has all of the information, etc.) you should have no problem taking a few more credits.

At my school, you pay the same semester tuition whether you take 12 or 19 credits, so I've always chosen to get my money's worth.

 

[boxdesker]

Ideally, the dental schools want to see that you can take a full course load (with 2 or 3 science classes per term) and be able to perform well in those classes.

I would say if you're going to be taking 3 classes = 12 units, make sure you do it very seldom and when you do make sure to fill up the rest of your time with dental-application-worthy activities.

 

[bustedgrill]

Do you guys think the adcoms will look down upon me for taking only 12 credit hours. I live an hour and a half away from my school. Total drive time per week is 15 hours (just for my commute to school). It's kind of rough.