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Hi SDN members,
I am having a major dilemma in my courseload right now. I just recently got a teaching postion in chemistry and I need to devote 20 hours per week into preparation and teaching. I don't know if I can handle a complete courseload without getting mediocre grades at this point. My college requires us to take at least 13 units for the semester. So far, I have signed up for physiology, biological psychology, and nutritional science, which are all memorization heavy courses and adds up to 10 units. I also enrolled in a seminar that is 1 unit and is only offered as Pass/Non Pass.
So the dilemma is in the last 2 units remaining!!! I was originally planning to take a botany plant course for 2 units, but I believe there are one hundred of plant species we have to remember and also the pharmacological effects of each plant. I mean, I guess I could manage to get through this class, but it would probably be some high stress right there.
My alternative is to take another seminar worth 2 units that is only offered as pass/nonpass. There would definetly be less memorization there and no midterms/finals.
However, I am worried that: 3 out of my 13 units are pass/nonpass units from seminars. Will dental school view that negatively? I don't want to seem lazy or anything or trying to avoid taking classes. Are they going to ask me this in interview- why I am taking such a light courseload? It's just that I don't think I can handle it with the teaching position at the same time.
I have also taken various seminar courses in previous semesters because I have been interested in variety of things and so far all my units of pass/nonpass add up to 11 units.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I am having a major dilemma in my courseload right now. I just recently got a teaching postion in chemistry and I need to devote 20 hours per week into preparation and teaching. I don't know if I can handle a complete courseload without getting mediocre grades at this point. My college requires us to take at least 13 units for the semester. So far, I have signed up for physiology, biological psychology, and nutritional science, which are all memorization heavy courses and adds up to 10 units. I also enrolled in a seminar that is 1 unit and is only offered as Pass/Non Pass.
So the dilemma is in the last 2 units remaining!!! I was originally planning to take a botany plant course for 2 units, but I believe there are one hundred of plant species we have to remember and also the pharmacological effects of each plant. I mean, I guess I could manage to get through this class, but it would probably be some high stress right there.
My alternative is to take another seminar worth 2 units that is only offered as pass/nonpass. There would definetly be less memorization there and no midterms/finals.
However, I am worried that: 3 out of my 13 units are pass/nonpass units from seminars. Will dental school view that negatively? I don't want to seem lazy or anything or trying to avoid taking classes. Are they going to ask me this in interview- why I am taking such a light courseload? It's just that I don't think I can handle it with the teaching position at the same time.
I have also taken various seminar courses in previous semesters because I have been interested in variety of things and so far all my units of pass/nonpass add up to 11 units.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
