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I think that I might have screwed myself over in terms of how I scheduled my classes for the past 2 years…
Basically since I was a freshman I would only take 12-13 credits a semester but would just take 1 hard pre-med req. I didn’t know how much this would hurt my chances until I visited sdn.
I am now currently a junior for the incoming winter semester (for fall I was in my third year but still in sophomore standing) my cGPA is 3.78 and my bcpm is 3.59. I’m scared that I might have screwed myself over with the way that I have scheduled my pre-reqs each semester ): basically when I started college in 2011 I became very sick with gastrointestinal problems, had to be hospitalized multiple times (and also realized that I had a very bad anxiety disorder and had to start therapy and medication) and really only did 12-13 credits per semester, and the course load was not rigorous at all. I took bio 1 and bio 2 respectively in fall and winter and took basic comp, intermediate comp and other gen eds like art history, anthropology, and nutrition (I had first wanted to be a nutrition major). my second year I declared myself a psychology major, and took 14 credits fall 2012. my course load was, once again, not very rigorous…basic chemistry (not gen chem), speech, italian culture, and intro to psych. I juggled two tutoring jobs and hospital volunteering. My one tutoring job did not allow me to have a flexible schedule. I had to hold office hours, a discussion, sit in lecture with students three times a week and have additional tutoring sessions. The following semester I decided to lighten the course load to 12 credits because I was taking general chemistry with lab, behavioral stats (both classes required a lot of work) and history, while working around 16 hrs per week, and got a 4.0.
This fall semester again I took 12 credits with Orgo and lab, developmental psych and sociology (again, only 1 hard class and two ‘easier’ classes, again working two tutoring jobs but now holding a rigorous research position. my gpa for the semester was a 3.78 with a B+ in Orgo .
I think that fall 2013 would probably be my last light course load since I no longer have the one tutoring job. Like I said the job did not really allow me to be that flexible with scheduling as I had to be available during various specific time slots during the week, but now since I no longer have that job I am taking 15 credits during winter- physics with lab with three psychology classes to play catch-up with my major.
I am just wondering now since I took three 12 credit semesters and one 13 credit semester with only one hard science class, how much that will hurt me? If I take heavier course loads in the future will I be okay? thanks everyone…
Basically since I was a freshman I would only take 12-13 credits a semester but would just take 1 hard pre-med req. I didn’t know how much this would hurt my chances until I visited sdn.
I am now currently a junior for the incoming winter semester (for fall I was in my third year but still in sophomore standing) my cGPA is 3.78 and my bcpm is 3.59. I’m scared that I might have screwed myself over with the way that I have scheduled my pre-reqs each semester ): basically when I started college in 2011 I became very sick with gastrointestinal problems, had to be hospitalized multiple times (and also realized that I had a very bad anxiety disorder and had to start therapy and medication) and really only did 12-13 credits per semester, and the course load was not rigorous at all. I took bio 1 and bio 2 respectively in fall and winter and took basic comp, intermediate comp and other gen eds like art history, anthropology, and nutrition (I had first wanted to be a nutrition major). my second year I declared myself a psychology major, and took 14 credits fall 2012. my course load was, once again, not very rigorous…basic chemistry (not gen chem), speech, italian culture, and intro to psych. I juggled two tutoring jobs and hospital volunteering. My one tutoring job did not allow me to have a flexible schedule. I had to hold office hours, a discussion, sit in lecture with students three times a week and have additional tutoring sessions. The following semester I decided to lighten the course load to 12 credits because I was taking general chemistry with lab, behavioral stats (both classes required a lot of work) and history, while working around 16 hrs per week, and got a 4.0.
This fall semester again I took 12 credits with Orgo and lab, developmental psych and sociology (again, only 1 hard class and two ‘easier’ classes, again working two tutoring jobs but now holding a rigorous research position. my gpa for the semester was a 3.78 with a B+ in Orgo .
I think that fall 2013 would probably be my last light course load since I no longer have the one tutoring job. Like I said the job did not really allow me to be that flexible with scheduling as I had to be available during various specific time slots during the week, but now since I no longer have that job I am taking 15 credits during winter- physics with lab with three psychology classes to play catch-up with my major.
I am just wondering now since I took three 12 credit semesters and one 13 credit semester with only one hard science class, how much that will hurt me? If I take heavier course loads in the future will I be okay? thanks everyone…
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