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I am dual AA/diploma recipient currently attending the University of Florida as a freshman and currently have 15 credits. My academic adviser has a huge issue with my course load: Organic I, Physics (W/O calc) with lab I, Human Physiology, Economics food issues, and and introductory course to the university.
I was told at orientation to not take organic with physics at the same time but just add it Friday and missed the deadline to drop the physiology course that I realized may be a lot more work than expected. "As a freshman" and in general my course load is supposedly terrible and she is heavily recommending that I drop something, most likely the online physiology course.
What do you all think? I've read course load does not matter for medical school admissions (within reason), instead GPA matters most. I mention that because she also said she sees AA recipients do stuff like this all the time and end up in Academic probation. What should I do?
I've loaded myself in the past (two semesters) and handled it with a 3.86 in the end, but it definitely wasn't enjoyable. I was pretty stressed out and worked constantly.
I'm also scared of getting a W already on my transcript and that I may be "taking the easy way out" - even though I already have some of the University's "worst" courses together in my schedule.
Cliffs:
Taken Orgo I, Physics without calc and lab I, Human Physiology online and two other small courses in the same semester as a freshman who got AA with diploma.
Adviser said she sees dual enrollment transfers like me nearly fail out taking a schedule like mine.
Recommends to drop physiology, scared to get W and that I'm "taking the easy way out".
Physiology course isn't that bad, but she said it will be as I progress in the semester and try to balance everything.
Loaded myself before and got 3.86, but was very stressed for the majority of the time.
I was told at orientation to not take organic with physics at the same time but just add it Friday and missed the deadline to drop the physiology course that I realized may be a lot more work than expected. "As a freshman" and in general my course load is supposedly terrible and she is heavily recommending that I drop something, most likely the online physiology course.
What do you all think? I've read course load does not matter for medical school admissions (within reason), instead GPA matters most. I mention that because she also said she sees AA recipients do stuff like this all the time and end up in Academic probation. What should I do?
I've loaded myself in the past (two semesters) and handled it with a 3.86 in the end, but it definitely wasn't enjoyable. I was pretty stressed out and worked constantly.
I'm also scared of getting a W already on my transcript and that I may be "taking the easy way out" - even though I already have some of the University's "worst" courses together in my schedule.
Cliffs:
Taken Orgo I, Physics without calc and lab I, Human Physiology online and two other small courses in the same semester as a freshman who got AA with diploma.
Adviser said she sees dual enrollment transfers like me nearly fail out taking a schedule like mine.
Recommends to drop physiology, scared to get W and that I'm "taking the easy way out".
Physiology course isn't that bad, but she said it will be as I progress in the semester and try to balance everything.
Loaded myself before and got 3.86, but was very stressed for the majority of the time.