Need advice on dropping accelerated MS program

[kirvoyant]

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Hi,

So I’m currently doing an accelerated Master’s program in Molecular and Cellular Bio and am currently taking graduate level courses in my senior year. My reason for wanting to do research is 1.) to get more research experience 2.) expand on molecular/cellular topics. I’m in a bit of a gamble as I was hoping to find an on campus staff job that essentially covers tuition for my +1 graduate year. That said, job pickings seem really slim right now and the chances of me finding a part time job that is eligible for that funding is really low (I’m an intl student and so I can’t work more than 20 hours while studying). I have the option of dropping the accelerated master’s program altogether and just working after I graduate.

I will have about 1000 research hours down before this graduate year. Not doing a master’s will allow me to get more clinical experience full time by the time I graduate (assuming I find a clinical job). My question is, do master’s level courses help an application? Or will I be fine without them (I will have only done them for one semester) I think I have enough research hours to apply without it. Will it appear as a red flag if I drop the accelerated program?

 

[Goro]

Hi,

So I’m currently doing an accelerated Master’s program in Molecular and Cellular Bio and am currently taking graduate level courses in my senior year. My reason for wanting to do research is 1.) to get more research experience 2.) expand on molecular/cellular topics. I’m in a bit of a gamble as I was hoping to find an on campus staff job that essentially covers tuition for my +1 graduate year. That said, job pickings seem really slim right now and the chances of me finding a part time job that is eligible for that funding is really low (I’m an intl student and so I can’t work more than 20 hours while studying). I have the option of dropping the accelerated master’s program altogether and just working after I graduate.

I will have about 1000 research hours down before this graduate year. Not doing a master’s will allow me to get more clinical experience full time by the time I graduate (assuming I find a clinical job). My question is, do master’s level courses help an application? Or will I be fine without them (I will have only done them for one semester) I think I have enough research hours to apply without it. Will it appear as a red flag if I drop the accelerated program?

For DO, yes; for MD, no

 

[kirvoyant]

For DO, yes; for MD, no

Was this to answer the red flag question or if it will help my application question

 

[Goro]

My question is, do master’s level courses help an application?
For DO, yes; for MD, no

Or will I be fine without them (I will have only done them for one semester)
Yes

Will it appear as a red flag if I drop the accelerated program?
No