Coarseload/workload how important??

[suphurr]

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Hey guys,

I was searching about course loads and it didn't really answer my question. I was wondering how much do schools take into account for course loads vs. your gpa?? I guess I’m little bit worried cause I've taken large workloads (5 semesters with 19+ credit hrs) and my gpa is sitting around 3.3 cumulative and 3.0 science gpa. I've consistently been able to handle large workloads with ECs, but i dont have the best of GPAs.

These are the ECs i've done since the three years i've been in college.

I’ve done research with a professor for semester, was in pre-pharm club for 2 years and was officer for semester, and volunteered in the Cancer Unit, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Out-Patient pharmacy at IU hospital for about year now. I also volunteered for Indiana northeast regional science fair, and local Indianapolis homeless shelter for few years now.

My PCATs score was not that great though … I got a 78%. I’m planning on applying to pharm school fall 08 and also graduating in May 09 with Finance Degree. I guess I’m kinda getting burnt out from this semester and outlook on things just worries me. I just had a motorcycle accident over spring break too soo.. that hasn’t helped a bit with school and everything… grr lol so can you guys give me some insight.

Thanks

 

[mrblah]

As long as you are a fulltime student, you should be ok. I don' t think they distinguish courseload among fulltime students, but rather if you are parttime or fulltime.

 

[phuang06]

As long as you are a fulltime student, you should be ok. I don' t think they distinguish courseload among fulltime students, but rather if you are parttime or fulltime.

actually, they do distinguish courseloads. Schools would much rather have someone who takes on a heavy courseload of more difficult courses and do decently well in them, than someone who takes on a normal courseload and does slightly better. Also, they would rather have someone who takes on a heavy courseload of more difficult courses and do decently well in them, than someone who takes on the same courseload, but have lots of fluff courses to raise their GPA.