Non-prereq online classes stigmatized?

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[Lampy]

Does your school mark online classes on your transcript? If not med schools won’t know anyway (my school does not mark online classes)

 

[MedStudent2301]

I took a non-science online and am doing fine so far this cycle. and its on my transcript

 

[Goro]

Hi all,

I'm a non-STEM major and as a result have a lot of non-prereq classes required for my degree. Would it be frowned upon to take a lot of these political sciences courses online? None of my med school prereqs are online.

(would appreciate faculty input on this as well! @Goro @LizzyM @Faha @Moko @Catalystik would love your thoughts)

Me personally? I'm not a fan of them.

If they are the only thing you can do because you're in the military, then that's ok

 

[coconutts]

I think it is pretty strange and backwards for medical schools to look down on online courses. They are not any less than in-person courses. It is pretty unfair to students at public schools who may not be able to have as flexible of a schedule as students at other schools due to limited course options and space... I have to take physics 1 and 2 online unless I take 28 units next semester (compared to the recommended 15 which I am already well above) although I can take the lab physically. What is wrong with online???

 

[ciestar]

I think it is pretty strange and backwards for medical schools to look down on online courses. They are not any less than in-person courses. It is pretty unfair to students at public schools who may not be able to have as flexible of a schedule as students at other schools due to limited course options and space... I have to take physics 1 and 2 online unless I take 28 units next semester (compared to the recommended 15 which I am already well above) although I can take the lab physically. What is wrong with online???

Theyre easier lol

 

[ciestar]

I took an online music appreciation course, nobody cared

 

[MedStudent2301]

I took an online music appreciation course, nobody cared

LOL mine was art, that's pretty funny

 

[coconutts]

Theyre easier lol

It is the same material... Easier in the sense that there is more flexibility I suppose, but that is not an indication of less knowledge.

 

[ciestar]

It is the same material... Easier in the sense that there is more flexibility I suppose, but that is not an indication of less knowledge.

My husband’s online calc class was the same material, yes, but all exams were non-proctored. That by itself makes it easier.

 

[DNAJB6]

My husband’s online calc class was the same material, yes, but all exams were non-proctored. That by itself makes it easier.

Only if one cheats.

 

[ciestar]

Only if one cheats.

Obviously.

 

[BTDT]

My husband’s online calc class was the same material, yes, but all exams were non-proctored. That by itself makes it easier.

This depends on where you take the class. Any online classes I ever took were proctored via ProctorU, who monitor your computer processes and watch you after you provide a 360* scan of your room. The debate of academic rigor in online coursework versus brick-and-mortar classroom isn't a debate I'm looking to enter at the moment but let's not pretend students aren't cheating in traditional classrooms either. 😉

 

[ciestar]

This depends on where you take the class. Any online classes I ever took were proctored via ProctorU, who monitor your computer processes and watch you after you provide a 360* scan of your room. The debate of academic rigor in online coursework versus brick-and-mortar classroom isn't a debate I'm looking to enter at the moment but let's not pretend students aren't cheating in traditional classrooms either. 😉

Oh, i know.
But there is a stigma with online courses for a multitude of reasons.

 

[BTDT]

Oh, i know.
But there is a stigma with online courses for a multitude of reasons.

There's also a stigma attached to being a DO, or having HIV among other things.. doesn't make it right. 🤔

 

[Agentcross]

70% of my college education has been online. Not a big deal if they are non-prereqs and such. One of my letter writers was an online professor. N=1

 

[ciestar]

There's also a stigma attached to being a DO, or having HIV among other things.. doesn't make it right. 🤔

Didnt say it was.

Look, im not an adcom and not the person you’re needing to convince.

 

[BTDT]

Didnt say it was.

Look, im not an adcom and not the person you’re needing to convince.

lol.. why would I need to convince an admissions committee of anything?

 

[DNAJB6]

lol.. why would I need to convince an admissions committee of anything?

I guess it depends on whether you want the committee to admit you or not.

 

[BTDT]

I guess it depends on whether you want the committee to admit you or not.

I guess that would depend on my current status.. 🤔😉

 

[CoitusInterruptus]

Hi all,

I'm a non-STEM major and as a result have a lot of non-prereq classes required for my degree. Would it be frowned upon to take a lot of these political sciences courses online? None of my med school prereqs are online.

(would appreciate faculty input on this as well! @Goro @LizzyM @Faha @Moko @Catalystik would love your thoughts)

I mean many, many secondaries Say your pre-reqs, in so many words, better not be online