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I know that many medical schools require applicants to take a full course load during each semester (5.0 credits per semester). I am going into 3rd year undergrad and am considering taking a 1st year course for my elective. Would med schools care that I'm taking a 1st year course in 3rd year? Usually they don't care if you take a course one level below your current year of study (i.e. taking a 2nd year coarse in 3rd year), but how do they look upon taking courses 2 levels below your year of study? Thanks!
 
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I took 300 level courses my freshman year and 200 level courses my senior year and never gave it a second thought. Course levels are very subjective and school-based. Of all the things you have to worry about, this is not one of them.
 
Just FYI its full course load, not coarse load. I made a similar mistake with peaked and piqued so wanted to make sure you don't mess that up somewhere when it counts haha!
 
I couldn't really understand what you were asking because I was so distracted as to why you sometimes used "coarse" and at other times used "course" .
 
I didn't know there are only 5 semester credits for full course.. I guess you guys go by 1 credit/class system. I know typically at institutions they have anywhere from 16-21 credit/semester (so in another words on average 3 credit/class = 5 ~ 7 class/semester). Will adcom see what courses you took during Junior year? Yes they will. Will that be at your disadvantage? that depends on your performance. If you do well on those courses despite the level of the course (100, 200, 300, etc.) it will not, but may hurt your chances if you do not do well in those courses.

In short, don't stress about details about course. Just do well, and have fun... while you can during undergrad!
 
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I didn't know there are only 5 semester credits for full course.. I guess you guys go by 1 credit/class system. I know typically at institutions they have anywhere from 16-21 credit/semester (so in another words on average 3 credit/class = 5 ~ 7 class/semester). Will adcom see what courses you took during Junior year? Yes they will. Will that be at your disadvantage? that depends on your performance. If you do well on those courses despite the level of the course (100, 200, 300, etc.) it will not, but may hurt your chances if you do not do well in those courses.

In short, don't stress about details about course. Just do well, and have fun... while you can during undergrad!
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My school doesn't go by 'credit hours', rather it uses the 1 credit per course system as you mentioned. thanks for your reply!
 
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