I am not graduating on time. Is this problematic?

[libraryismyhome]

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I have this one little Freshman level English class left to take. I wish to take it over summer, but I am pounding like 13 hours per day for MCAT.

What is the negative significance of graduating next year Fall?
Could med school use this as an excuse to reject me?

 

[rawman]

It shouldn't be a problem as long as everything on your app is fine. Just concentrate on your MCAT.

 

[anfleisch]

If you are doing 13 hrs a day for mcat now, must mean the mcat is soon. Just take the class for the second summer session. If the mcat is not until the end of the summer, then you are overdoing it with that many hours devoted to mcat and will get burned out. The mcat is not that much of a knowledge test anyway.

 

[libraryismyhome]

I don't know. I have little hard time focusing and learning the material. In addition, English is my second language, so I need 2 hours of reading time as well. I think I study for about 10 hours not 13 since there are lunch and dinner.

 

[Transmogrifier]

If you only have one class left you don't need to worry. You don't have to have your prerequisites done before you apply, just by the time you start med school.

 

[Fakesmile]

If you only have one class left you don't need to worry. You don't have to have your prerequisites done before you apply, just by the time you start med school.

But wouldn't med schools want to see your grades for those prereqs, and thus wouldn't you be at a disadvantage compared to other applicants who already took and have grades for all the prereqs?

 

[Transmogrifier]

Perhaps, but if it's just one English class I don't think they'll be that concerned. If you're holding out on a bunch of science classes it might matter (but you'd need those for the MCAT anyway...).

 

[silverhorse84]

Many people take a whole 5th year, and medical schools don't care. I doubt they'll care about taking one class.