Choosing Credit

[Teleologist]

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Credit or debt?

I am going to be working in a research lab. I do get academic credit for the lab, but I have to pick how many credits I want the lab to count for.

According to the official guidelines, 1 credit suggests that you only spent 6-9 hours/week in the lab; 2 credits suggests a 10-15 hour commitment per week, and so on. However, the lab doesn't work like that - you work on your own schedule. Picking just 1 credit doesn't bar you from working at the lab 80 hours a week if you wished to do so.

Will there be a difference if I pick, say, 3 credits for the lab, over just 1 credit for the lab? I'm thinking about picking 3 because that'll a) bring my total credit count to 19 and b) suggest that I worked longer in the lab and that the lab was actually a big commitment. I'm afraid that adcoms will see 1 credit and laugh it off as a minor thing.

The only thing holding me back from picking 3 credits is that credit hours are crazy expensive (over 200 dollars per credit hour).

What do you recommend?

 

[Ismet]

Adcoms will really not notice the # of credits assigned to your research experience, as it is extremely variable among schools. You will list the # of hours in your work/activities, which is what matters. Maybe pick a happy medium and pick 2 credits.

 

[gettheleadout]

Credit or debt?

Did you mean "debit?"


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[lmn]

If you're listing your research as an activity, which I'm assuming you will, you'll list your total number of hours on that separately anyway. I personally took 1 credit research units when it meant staying under the threshold of having to pay more for going over full-time max units, but who cares because I still reported my actual hours on my activities page.

 

[OrgasmicChemistry]

The only thing holding me back from picking 3 credits is that credit hours are crazy expensive (over 200 dollars per credit hour).

This is actually extremely cheap. If it's the only thing holding you back then do it.

 

[Teleologist]

This is actually extremely cheap. If it's the only thing holding you back then do it.

That's 200 per hour, not 200 for 3 hours

 

[OrgasmicChemistry]

That's 200 per hour, not 200 for 3 hours

I understood that, and I stand by my opinion.

 

[el_duderino]

Even $200 per credit is very cheap.

 

[The Buff OP]

LOL This guy... (OP's avatar) 🙄

 

[gettheleadout]

LOL This guy... (OP's avatar) 🙄

Never squat or deadlift again!


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[Theafoni]

LOL This guy... (OP's avatar) 🙄

It's the jaw line 🤔

 

[baxt1412]

$200/cr hour?? sign me up!!

anyway, OP don't lie about your commitment. figure out how much is a reasonable amount to sustain and pick that amount of credit hours. like others have said, the number of credits won't really matter. they won't look at your schedule and see 19 credit hours and say "oh man we gotta accept this guy!"

 

[The Buff OP]

Never squat or deadlift again!


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Do you even mod, bro?

 

[gettheleadout]

Do you even mod, bro?

m8 ill ban u IRL

edit: not even kidding I thought it was a mugshot of Elliott Hulse and that you were commenting on that lol

 

[The Buff OP]

m8 ill ban u IRL

edit: not even kidding I thought it was a mugshot of Elliott Hulse and that you were commenting on that lol

Oh that wacko? Nah. It's some random guy who had a "glamorous" mugshot and it went viral, but in IRL he looks dumb.

m8 ill ban u IRL

BTW I wish a bro would... lol

 

[Teleologist]

Oh that wacko? Nah. It's some random guy who had a "glamorous" mugshot and it went viral, but in IRL he looks dumb.

Don't be jealous 😉.

 

[The Buff OP]

Don't be jealous 😉.