is this too much?

[nadinex]

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Im a freshman who came to college with the thought that I would give it all and try my best to get a 4.0, hence, meaning I would have to ace every exam and every quiz and every project, well its not working out like that for me right now, i mean im like getting low 90s.. not good enough if i plan to go to med school...
but i also work at the medical school in my university, which is awesome in that I can establish connections. (I mean just the other day I had a med prof. explain osmosis to me lol).
And right now I work at admissions. so we're really excited for interviews coming up buuttttttttttt
im also going for 17 credits and I work about 11 hours a week which is not too bad but do you guys think its too much?
and do u guys think that working at a med school will assist me in any way when i do apply to med school?

 

[raginfly]

lol it's too much.
go have some fun.

 

[AH3]

17 hours is a bit much for first semester of freshman year. It's a big adjustment, not to mention an awesome time in your life. Take a lighter load next semester and have fun, it only gets harder as it goes along (MCAT --> med school --> residency, etc.) so enjoy the first little bit of undergrad. Try to keep things balanced.

 

[UpQuark]

I've been at 16,17,16 credits Freshman year and a full 18 credits during sophomore year. I did research 12hrs a week, volunteered 4 hrs a week (spring quarter), attended club meetings, etc. I intend on taking 18-15-12 this year (taking MCAT spring quarter)

I'll give you the opposite advice. Reason being is that your upper levels are going to be harder and more time consuming than your introductory science and math courses. When you're a Junior (assuming you're a science major), you'll be taking 400-600 level courses that require a crap load of time and are obviously tougher. You'll want to minimize your course load so you can study for the MCAT and beef up on ECs if you need to.

You're on the right track though, I'd say stay around 16 cred hours and you'll be fine.

 

[RynoTheGuy]

Im a freshman who came to college with the thought that I would give it all and try my best to get a 4.0, hence, meaning I would have to ace every exam and every quiz and every project, well its not working out like that for me right now, i mean im like getting low 90s.. not good enough if i plan to go to med school...
but i also work at the medical school in my university, which is awesome in that I can establish connections. (I mean just the other day I had a med prof. explain osmosis to me lol).
And right now I work at admissions. so we're really excited for interviews coming up buuttttttttttt
im also going for 17 credits and I work about 11 hours a week which is not too bad but do you guys think its too much?
and do u guys think that working at a med school will assist me in any way when i do apply to med school?

As far as credits go, nah thats not too much. I do 14 credits while working part time and I have two kids...so I would assume that 17 without a family would be very do-able. Freshman level courses are great courses to pile on because they aren't as difficult. I agree with the above posters though about when you get to higher level courses you may want to ease back down to 14-15. However...notice the part that is bolded. Relax brotha- have fun and enjoy yourself while in undergrad, work hard and don't write off medical school because of a few A-'s. (actually I don't know of anyone who has had straight A's on every exam and assignment in undergrad) True, you want your grades to be good and competitive, but keep in mind that MANY students routinely get accepted at great programs with GPA's in 3.5-3.6 range. Make sure you have good EC's and get some research under your belt, do well on the MCAT and you'll be a-OK. Don't let the nuerotic pre-meds on here tell you your screwed because you don't have a 4.0/45T...its not only misleading but total, utter BS.

 

[Vulcan]

Im a freshman who came to college with the thought that I would give it all and try my best to get a 4.0, hence, meaning I would have to ace every exam and every quiz and every project, well its not working out like that for me right now, i mean im like getting low 90s.. not good enough if i plan to go to med school...
but i also work at the medical school in my university, which is awesome in that I can establish connections. (I mean just the other day I had a med prof. explain osmosis to me lol).
And right now I work at admissions. so we're really excited for interviews coming up buuttttttttttt
im also going for 17 credits and I work about 11 hours a week which is not too bad but do you guys think its too much?
and do u guys think that working at a med school will assist me in any way when i do apply to med school?

Seriously? Stop it.

You don't need a 4.0 to get into med school. Go enjoy your college experience. You only get one and if you miss it, that's it. You can have a 3.5 and still get in (I did) so seriously go play a sport or go to parties or something. You can get through college with med school-worthy grades and still have a life. More to the point, being an 'academic shut-in' is not going to help your ability to talk to people, which is important for interviews as well as throughout your entire future medical career.

Go out, talk to people, and most importantly ENJOY YOURSELF. It's college! Obviously I'm not saying to completely neglect your studies, but seriously if you obsess over perfect scores you're only hurting yourself.

 

[Sesom]

Give your classes attention and ace them all. If you can do that, it's not too much.

 

[nadinex]

thank you so much for the feedback!!!

 

[orthomyxo]

Im a freshman who came to college with the thought that I would give it all and try my best to get a 4.0, hence, meaning I would have to ace every exam and every quiz and every project, well its not working out like that for me right now, i mean im like getting low 90s.. not good enough if i plan to go to med school...
but i also work at the medical school in my university, which is awesome in that I can establish connections. (I mean just the other day I had a med prof. explain osmosis to me lol).
And right now I work at admissions. so we're really excited for interviews coming up buuttttttttttt
im also going for 17 credits and I work about 11 hours a week which is not too bad but do you guys think its too much?
and do u guys think that working at a med school will assist me in any way when i do apply to med school?

That would be a 3.7 GPA...how is that not good enough? Gunners are fun.

 

[luke587]

ha, your a freshman, most freshman don't get a 4.0 there first semester, rather most start out 3.3-3.5 range and build on it, honestly i would say if you get less then a 3.3 your probably screwed because itll be hard to raise that, but if you get lets say a 3.5 you'll be in really good shape. Seriously no one gets straight A's all through college, your going to get B's here and there even C's go have fun and dont be one of those lock your door on friday and saturday night and just study study study

 

[hiyaman]

I read some good advice on here, the person said that If you give something your 100% and you still don't get that A, then it wasn't meant to be. You can only do so much to get an A. A-'s aren't bad unless you are trying to recover from like a 2.5 gpa from your first 2 years.