Help with Class Schedule

[rphfan2009]

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Is it a bad idea to take 3 science classes (bio, orgo I, physics) and calculus in the same semester? It will be 16 credits total and all 3 of the science classes will have labs. I will also be working between 20-30 hrs a week. Thanks 🙂

 

[xscpx]

Seriously? Sounds to me like you are making this up for "fun" or something.

If by some freak thing you are being serious, honey, please read you post and try thinking a little bit. These are tough classes, designed to be tough. Why would you risk possibly not doing well? Organic is one of the hardest classes I have ever taken and I studied like 10 hours a week. I think you are being unreasonable. There is absolutely no reason to take those classes together.

And labs?! OK....this must be a joke. Seriously, don't post nonsense like this.

 

[OperatingThetan]

I think if you drop one class for a total of 12 credits, its doable.

 

[hqd003]

Yea I agree with the above poster ^^^

In sophmore year of college I totally bombed my GPA...I was taking the same 4 classes and working on top of that also...just drop one class and don't slack off and you should be fine!

 

[eightonesix]

It's like asking for a death sentence, really. Haha. I'd only imagine it being possible IF... you dont work.

 

[dangerdog]

Is it a bad idea to take 3 science classes (bio, orgo I, physics) and calculus in the same semester? It will be 16 credits total and all 3 of the science classes will have labs. I will also be working between 20-30 hrs a week. Thanks 🙂

Well, as a pharmacy students, I WISH I had only these "easy" classes.

Others might think it's hard work, but this is a joke compare to what you will be facing in pharmacy school. Last fall, we had to face down 4 credits of pharmacokinetics, 5 credits of pharmacotherapeutics, 3 credits of pharmacology and 3 credits of professional compounding lab. I also had 4 credits business-finance and worked at Walgreens 16 hours a week on top of that. (gota do elective requirements and pay bills)

Developing a great studying habit will help you survive the pharmacy school, especially P2 year. Challenging yourself and develop that habit early will go a long way. 😀

BUT, know yourself. If you are not close to being a good student right now, then don't try to run before you can walk. But if you are good, then challenge yourself at a pharmacy school level isn't a bad idea.

 

[WhiteSnows]

Well, as a pharmacy students, I WISH I had only these "easy" classes.

Others might think it's hard work, but this is a joke compare to what you will be facing in pharmacy school. Last fall, we had to face down 4 credits of pharmacokinetics, 5 credits of pharmacotherapeutics, 3 credits of pharmacology and 3 credits of professional compounding lab. I also had 4 credits business-finance on top of that.

Developing a great studying habit will help you survive the pharmacy school, especially P2 year. Challenging yourself and develop that habit early will go a long way. 😀

BUT, know yourself. If you are not close to being a good student right now, then don't try to run before you can walk. But if you are good, then challenge yourself at a pharmacy school level isn't a bad idea.

What if he fails, and because of that he can't go to Pharmacy school?
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I think you should split them in half. Take Bio with Physic + 2 labs. Leave calculus and organic to another term.

 

[dangerdog]

What if he fails, and because of that he can't go to Pharmacy school?
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I think you should split them in half. Take Bio with Physic + 2 labs. Leave calculus and organic to another term.

Hence the last paragraph -- know yourself.

If the OP has been taking 12 credits and getting B's and C's, then obviously it's not smart trying to run before knowing how to walk. But if he's good student already, then pushing the envelope a bit is probably a good idea, because that's nothing compare to what's ahead.

If he's able to pull off a 3.5-4.0 with a tough semester is a good thing to talk about during interviews, when they ask "tell me about how you dealt with a challenging situation".

 

[Praziquantel86]

I think there is a little bit of overreacting going on in this thread. Sure, it's not the easiest schedule on earth, but keep in mind that we're not Communication majors.

Just man up and deal with it. Life goes on.

 

[trailrider400]

I'd say you have to figure that out for yourself. Are you going to be working a lot during that time? And are you used to taking on a big load. I personally have taken a tough schedule like that and I'm sure tons of other people have too. Its going to be tough and time consuming its up to you if you have the time and the motivation to step up to the challenge. Also if you don't take these classes right now try to figure out if it will push your undergrad back another year. I know I put off math for a while and because it basically pushed my undergrad back another year. You've probably noticed that all these classes pretty much need to be taken in sequence. I never felt like I had much choice about my class schedule.

 

[sugarxoxo]

Its definitely doable if u weren't working or only work on weekends. I know some ppl that have had schedules like this. . Anyway, My schedule right nw is stats, spanish2, physics, n orgo2. And Also 3 labs. And I work also

 

[rphfan2009]

Seriously? Sounds to me like you are making this up for "fun" or something.

If by some freak thing you are being serious, honey, please read you post and try thinking a little bit. These are tough classes, designed to be tough. Why would you risk possibly not doing well? Organic is one of the hardest classes I have ever taken and I studied like 10 hours a week. I think you are being unreasonable. There is absolutely no reason to take those classes together.

And labs?! OK....this must be a joke. Seriously, don't post nonsense like this.

I am being serious and thanks for considering this a joke.

 

[rphfan2009]

Yea I agree with the above poster ^^^

In sophmore year of college I totally bombed my GPA...I was taking the same 4 classes and working on top of that also...just drop one class and don't slack off and you should be fine!

Thank you 🙂

 

[rphfan2009]

I think if you drop one class for a total of 12 credits, its doable.

Thank you 🙂

 

[rphfan2009]

It's like asking for a death sentence, really. Haha. I'd only imagine it being possible IF... you dont work.

I unfortunately have to work 🙁

I am going to drop one of the science classses and stick with 12 credits.

Thank you again for the reply 🙂

 

[rphfan2009]

Well, as a pharmacy students, I WISH I had only these "easy" classes.

Others might think it's hard work, but this is a joke compare to what you will be facing in pharmacy school. Last fall, we had to face down 4 credits of pharmacokinetics, 5 credits of pharmacotherapeutics, 3 credits of pharmacology and 3 credits of professional compounding lab. I also had 4 credits business-finance and worked at Walgreens 16 hours a week on top of that. (gota do elective requirements and pay bills)

Developing a great studying habit will help you survive the pharmacy school, especially P2 year. Challenging yourself and develop that habit early will go a long way. 😀

BUT, know yourself. If you are not close to being a good student right now, then don't try to run before you can walk. But if you are good, then challenge yourself at a pharmacy school level isn't a bad idea.

Thank you and I will remember your advice 🙂

 

[rphfan2009]

What if he fails, and because of that he can't go to Pharmacy school?
.............................................................................................

I think you should split them in half. Take Bio with Physic + 2 labs. Leave calculus and organic to another term.

I was thinking Orgo I, Bio and Calculus only. I need to have 12 credits or I won't get financial aid.

 

[rphfan2009]

I think there is a little bit of overreacting going on in this thread. Sure, it's not the easiest schedule on earth, but keep in mind that we're not Communication majors.

Just man up and deal with it. Life goes on.

Agreed.

 

[rphfan2009]

Its definitely doable if u weren't working or only work on weekends. I know some ppl that have had schedules like this. . Anyway, My schedule right nw is stats, spanish2, physics, n orgo2. And Also 3 labs. And I work also

I have to work between 20-30 hrs a week. I might cut out the physics and just stick with orgo I, bio, and calculus. This is my first semester back after being out of school for 5 years.

I am also taking 2 chem's over the summer.

 

[rphfan2009]

Seriously? Sounds to me like you are making this up for "fun" or something.

If by some freak thing you are being serious, honey, please read you post and try thinking a little bit. These are tough classes, designed to be tough. Why would you risk possibly not doing well? Organic is one of the hardest classes I have ever taken and I studied like 10 hours a week. I think you are being unreasonable. There is absolutely no reason to take those classes together.

And labs?! OK....this must be a joke. Seriously, don't post nonsense like this.

P.S. Never reply to one of my posts again if you are going to post back garbage.

 

[fhx06]

It's not impossible; you're more than likely going to want to slam your head against a wall throughout the semester.

Biology is a helluva lot of memorizing. If it's anything like the course I took, you'll be asked to memorize a lot of details about the various types of entities, both plants and animal. In lab, you'll be given slides with cross-sections of cells, cell stages, parts of cells, and asked to identify and distinguish them from one another. In lecture, you'll be asked to understand the various types of plants and their reproductive cycles, animals and their characteristics, etc.

The beginning portion of Orgo 1 isn't too bad... up to about halfway through the semester. Once you get past identification of molecules and R groups to understanding basic organic chemical reactions, you'll move into synthesis and that's where the fun begin. Learning to recognize solutions based upon starting reagents and conditions or manipulating conditions to get the correct solution or synthesize a certain molecule from one type of starting reagent requiring the use of 2 or 3 steps... will drive you nuts.

Physics 1 can be split into concept and applying equations. I took the course without calculus so all we did was understand the concepts and memorize the formulas and remember how to apply the given data to get the correct answer. At some point, concept can narrow down the answers drastically (from 5 to 2), so if you are good with understanding and visualizing conceptual problems, you may be ok.

 

[rphfan2009]

It's not impossible; you're more than likely going to want to slam your head against a wall throughout the semester.

Biology is a helluva lot of memorizing. If it's anything like the course I took, you'll be asked to memorize a lot of details about the various types of entities, both plants and animal. In lab, you'll be given slides with cross-sections of cells, cell stages, parts of cells, and asked to identify and distinguish them from one another. In lecture, you'll be asked to understand the various types of plants and their reproductive cycles, animals and their characteristics, etc.

The beginning portion of Orgo 1 isn't too bad... up to about halfway through the semester. Once you get past identification of molecules and R groups to understanding basic organic chemical reactions, you'll move into synthesis and that's where the fun begin. Learning to recognize solutions based upon starting reagents and conditions or manipulating conditions to get the correct solution or synthesize a certain molecule from one type of starting reagent requiring the use of 2 or 3 steps... will drive you nuts.

Physics 1 can be split into concept and applying equations. I took the course without calculus so all we did was understand the concepts and memorize the formulas and remember how to apply the given data to get the correct answer. At some point, concept can narrow down the answers drastically (from 5 to 2), so if you are good with understanding and visualizing conceptual problems, you may be ok.

Yeah, I think I'm going to cut it back to 3 classses--orgo I, Bio I and calc.

I think I'm going to hold off on physics

Thanks for the reply

 

[krystal2812]

Yeah, I think I'm going to cut it back to 3 classses--orgo I, Bio I and calc.

I think I'm going to hold off on physics

Thanks for the reply

I depends a lot on you and your instructor. I have a friend she took 7-8 science class each semester but she doesn't work. I take 6 but work about 10-15 hours a week. I major in Chemistry, concentration on Biochem, minor biology. Yea, It's tough but if you want to finish it fast w/ good grades, you have to work very hard for it because fast and good find hard to meet.

 

[pcproduct]

I would drop one of those and replace with an easy liberal arts prerequisite.

 

[rphfan2009]

I depends a lot on you and your instructor. I have a friend she took 7-8 science class each semester but she doesn't work. I take 6 but work about 10-15 hours a week. I major in Chemistry, concentration on Biochem, minor biology. Yea, It's tough but if you want to finish it fast w/ good grades, you have to work very hard for it because fast and good find hard to meet.

I've decided that I'm going to do 12 credits--2 science and 1 math. I want to get good grades and don't want to mess up my GPA.

Thanks for the comment.

 

[rphfan2009]

I would drop one of those and replace with an easy liberal arts prerequisite.

I've decided that I'm going to do 12 credits--2 science and 1 math.

P.S. I don't need anymore liberal arts courses (thank god)...I already have a college degree.

Thanks for the post 🙂

 

[Ackj]

I didnt work last semester, but i took 19.5 credits of o-chem, physics, speech, and a few more liberal arts classes. I ended up with a 3.7 gpa.

This semester i'm taking o-chem 2, physics 2, micro, medical ethics, stats and a sophomore seminar. Again, I'm not working, but I'm also in a band now so thats over 10 hours a week. Last i checked, i had an A in micro, A- in chem, and B in physics.

The working part will definitely make it more difficult, but you should be able to manage it.

 

[Pharmacyy]

Is it a bad idea to take 3 science classes (bio, orgo I, physics) and calculus in the same semester? It will be 16 credits total and all 3 of the science classes will have labs. I will also be working between 20-30 hrs a week. Thanks 🙂

I took Orgo 1, Microbio, Physics II, Anatomy and Physiology II, and Calculus I my second year and worked 15-20 hours a week too. If you have a schedule and stick to it, it can work. you wont have much time to do anything else, but you have to remember its only for a semester. I did pretty well, Orgo 1 (B+), Microbio(A), Physics II (B), Anatomy and Physi II (A), Calculus (A). If you are really focused and really want to do pharmacy you can do it !🙂🙂

 

[diastole]

Seriously? Sounds to me like you are making this up for "fun" or something.

If by some freak thing you are being serious, honey, please read you post and try thinking a little bit. These are tough classes, designed to be tough. Why would you risk possibly not doing well? Organic is one of the hardest classes I have ever taken and I studied like 10 hours a week. I think you are being unreasonable. There is absolutely no reason to take those classes together.

And labs?! OK....this must be a joke. Seriously, don't post nonsense like this.

I took that exact schedule last semester except it was only 15 units for me and I didn't work. I was doing it at a CC and I found it to be pretty easy. I could have added another class in there and still breezed through it. It really depends on the student and the school. For me, science classes in a CC are easy. It may be the same for the OP. You never know.

 

[ChainHeal]

It's definitely doable, but it totally depends how smart/hardworking you are. someone people can ace all those classes + work, while doesn't even have to study that much. For some people acing all those classes means 4-5 hours of sleep a day. you just have evaluate yourself.