Is this TOO difficult?

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I am 20 years old. I do not have a job. I am a fulltime college student. I need to know some others opinions on a schedule.
Next semester, I want to take: Anatomy & Physiology w/lab, GChem1 with NO lab, Principles of Biology1 w/lab, American Government 2, and....1 more NON-science class. ( That is about 16 or 17 hours. ) By the way, I took Anatomy & Physiology in highschool and made an A. I have taken in college, Botany, and Zoology and made an A in both of those also.
Is this too much of a difficult schedule, or do you think I should be able to handle it? Remember, I am jobless!

 

[blankguy]

Don't underestimate Anatomy & Physiology, it is a lot of work. How confident are you? Do you have any doubts on this load? I generally wouldn't advise taking this many courses with Anatomy & Physiology. If you feel you can do this without having your grades suffer then do it. High school and college are very different so doing well in High school doesn't necessarily equate to doing well in college.

 

[ummjoey]

you understand yourself the best. we dont know what is too difficult for you?

why are you taking so many classes?

early graduation?

impress dental schools?

if you want to be a good applicant......i suggest taking a normal amount and doing well. if you have a lot of free time do ECs.

 

[MikeCheck12]

college and high school courses are different. I would probably drop principles of biology since a&p requires a lot of memorization and gen chem also requires time to do the problems. Try to focus on classes that will help you in dental school plus also help you on the DAT.

 

[d1v1n3g0d]

Anatomy and physiology by itself can ruin someone's semester. It is best to evaluate your ability to handle that workload.

 

[tekstyle]

why are your taking american gov? if you don't need it... you should use the extra time to concentrate on your other courses or fill it in with an art or another upper div science course.

 

[moxn]

I am 20 years old. I do not have a job. I am a fulltime college student. I need to know some others opinions on a schedule.
Next semester, I want to take: Anatomy & Physiology w/lab, GChem1 with NO lab, Principles of Biology1 w/lab, American Government 2, and....1 more NON-science class. ( That is about 16 or 17 hours. ) By the way, I took Anatomy & Physiology in highschool and made an A. I have taken in college, Botany, and Zoology and made an A in both of those also.
Is this too much of a difficult schedule, or do you think I should be able to handle it? Remember, I am jobless!

the short answer is "no." if you're half-smart it's an easy enough schedule.
the question is are you just trying to fulfill requirements, or get educated?
you haven't even taken biology or chemistry and you want to take physiology? it's more than possible to pass anatomy & physiology but let's try to shoot for a appreciation/synthesis of the science here...
if you're willing to weather a difficult schedule then take bio 1/bio2 concurrently with chem1/chem2. then ochem1/ochem2 concurrently with an.&phys/genetics. this puts you into summer where you can take the dat. and by senior year you're in great shape to take a biochem and an evolutionary bio, concurrently with physics1/physics2.
you don't at all have to follow this schedule, but understand that one subject does lend itself to the next... try to align it in a way where you're achieving a progressive understanding of science, rather than just checking off requisites courses...
you're spending the time anyway; you might as well get the most out of it.

good luck 🙂

 

[loved]

It depends on the person. Your school has a "Drop without a W" date, right? I recommend following through with your plan, see how it goes, and then drop a class if you want before the "Drop without a W" date. But like everyone said, focus on doing well on your science courses. Good luck!

 

[NSUfutureDDS]

Like the others said, it really depends on you.
Can you do this, of course. I am 20 and a Fulltime student without a job as well. It will be a lot of work though.

Now if I had anything at all to recommend I'd say drop one of the science courses... drop either the A&P or drop the bio. (I would drop the A&P for now to be honest). And why the government? Personally I think it's a waste of time for you right now if you want to get some science classes out of the way.

Just bio and A&P alone will give you four classes to study for (2 class+2 labs).

Really balance it out, you have to know what you're capable of. My freshman year I had 17 credits and was afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it, so I dropped a physics class and regretted it because I had 4835734957345 hours of free time.

Can you handle it? If so, go with it.👍

 

[Regmata]

If you can't handle that fluff schedule, you may want to rethink your chosen career path.

 

[MnBr63]

SDN probably isn't the place that you are going to get praise for what could to be a tough schedule. Proving that you can do well with a heavy course load is a good selling point for yourself, though.

 

[doc3232]

Well, schoolwork is easy IMO.
No such thing as a hard schedule as long as you prepare for exams early.
I say go for it.

 

[doc3232]

If you can't handle that fluff schedule, you may want to rethink your chosen career path.

Well Said.
What I attempted to say.
😀😀😀

 

[xaznxcountx]

I like your ambition to take on all these difficult classes. However, as most people have mentioned only you know yourself the best. Personally I tried to take on a crazy load and got destroyed. I took Organic Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. I took these along with 15 hours of work and my fraternity, and it was one of the biggest mistakes in my life. I ended up with a 1.8 GPA that quarter and almost decided to end my pursuit of being a dentist. If you have the time, take it a little easier. Don't underestimate these classes because they're quite difficult. But like we've all been telling you, its up to you and you know yourself and your situation best.

 

[laugh]

This semester Im taking Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Developmental anatomy, Ochem II with lab, Research internship, and a 4 credit hour humanities course. Thats a total of 18 credit hours. Luckily, Im managing an A in all but the Ochem Lab. If I can do it, surely anyone can (with some determination). Im not the smartest tool in the tool shed.... so yes, I think that schedule is do-able.

 

[blankguy]

Since you are going to be in the running for admission for dental school if you have any doubts I would err on the safe side. You are trying to be a strong candidate not superman. Crappy grades in 5 courses are not going to do you any good. 4 courses with strong grades will get you further.

 

[Frederico Albin]

Like the other guys said. It all depends if you are able to handle that type of workload, which you should be able to.

I will be taking bio2/chem1 and probably 1-2 more course over the summer (I want to graduate early.)

 

[murff05]

Like others have said, A&P in college differs a lot from high school. I took each course separate and can say that I spent more time studying for comparative anatomy than I ever did in high school. Great class though 👍

 

[Avery07]

I am 20 years old. I do not have a job. I am a fulltime college student. I need to know some others opinions on a schedule.
Next semester, I want to take: Anatomy & Physiology w/lab, GChem1 with NO lab, Principles of Biology1 w/lab, American Government 2, and....1 more NON-science class. ( That is about 16 or 17 hours. ) By the way, I took Anatomy & Physiology in highschool and made an A. I have taken in college, Botany, and Zoology and made an A in both of those also.
Is this too much of a difficult schedule, or do you think I should be able to handle it? Remember, I am jobless!

Anatomy & Physiology may be too much. Many undergrads at my school save that class for a semester in its own. Also, Principles of Biology?? Shouldn't that be a pre-requisite for anatomy anyways?

 

[Maygyver]

Not everyone knows how smart you are or how much you can handle at once. Personally, that would be fine with me and I've done tougher, but it's all up to you. Do what you feel comfortable with.

 

[Simiam]

Go for it! You might have to sacrifice and live in the library for the semester, or maybe not. It is definately possible though.

 

[PChemGrad]

Gen Chem 1 and 2 will help soooooo much with physiology.
Why take anatomy and physiology now? unless its required for you major, you'll be taking those classes in dental school as it is. why not learn something unique that will separate you from the other people who apply.

High school classes have no bearing on college classes.

 

[BenignDMD]

I took biochem w/ lab, histology w/ lab, animal physiology w/lab, and anatomy w/ lab in one semester (16 hours). Now that required some serious study time. You should be fine with this if you feel comfortable.