4 lab + 1 semester = dead me?

[pepocho]

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[Doctor Strange]

Don't know about your school, but labs at my school were a joke and were implicitly the "gimme A" classes. Orgo lab especially was just me and my lab partner doing other work while our reaction refluxed for like an hour.

 

[487806]

I have to four labs next semester, Organic Chemistry, Immunology, General Physiology, and Physics. I would really like some words of encouragement from someone who has already done this haha!

Easy solution. Take some of those labs at a different time.

 

[neuro nephrons]

I once did research methods in psych, orgo, anatomy labs and intro to psyhopharmacology all in one semester. It sucked, but it is doableit. Some advice to you is to stay current in all the classes so that you don't have to cram when it comes to exam time. Just stay caught up with material and do your best to stay healthy.

 

[pepocho]

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[neuro nephrons]

thanks for the words of encouragement, I probably am going to need to quit my job or find a job with less hours

It depends on your definition of a job. I do quite a bit of tutoring, which can be helpful depending on the situation. Is it a job where you can do homework?

 

[pepocho]

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[lobo.solo]

Labs are such a time sink. 4 labs seem a bit too much especially if they're involved. Just push through it

 

[CyberMaxx]

I did four labs in one semester once, one of them being my lab that I did actual research in (committed 15 - 20 hours a week to this). I made it out alive and even turned my research into a poster presentation at a national conference... but my GPA definitely suffered. I don't know what labs you are taking (mine were all upper level chemistry and biology) but I would warn you against it. If I could go back, I'd split up my classes some other way.

 

[pepocho]

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[neuro nephrons]

The pros and cons can be very variable. Sometimes if i do not have any students come in, i literally get paid to do my homework or study for the mcat, which is awesome. Other times, it can be reall busy and i wont have time to get any work done. As far as material, depending on what you tutor it can be helpful for the mcat. I also think teaching is important in an application. Other negatives include that it can be very frustrating and difficult to try to explain what may be an easy concept to someone. It certainly helps your people skills though. Id definately recommend it if you can fit it into your schedule.