On my way..

[md2bknox]

So I have decided to do another degree, in Anthropology and Biomedical Science. Coming from a social science major I am getting quite nervous as August seems to be approaching fairly quick and I haven't taken a hard science class in two years. I know some of you guys are like really that's nothing. Anyway I am pretty much starting from the bottom with the exception of Chem I. I also want to finish my classes in two years, so I want to take on extra classes like 24 credits per semester (including summer). Has anyone done this, is this a suicide mission? Also if I do decide to do it that way I was thinking I would do two classes at a CC (precal and Bio 1) and then a few electives and chem II. These 24 credits won't all be hard sciences only two. Really it's not a CC it's a CC that turned into a college. Is that still considered less rigorous, and is this a bad idea? Just an fyi I got a D the first time I took bio. Just needed some input any is appreciated, thanks

 

[ChE04]

So I have decided to do another degree, in Anthropology and Biomedical Science. Coming from a social science major I am getting quite nervous as August seems to be approaching fairly quick and I haven't taken a hard science class in two years. I know some of you guys are like really that's nothing. Anyway I am pretty much starting from the bottom with the exception of Chem I. I also want to finish my classes in two years, so I want to take on extra classes like 24 credits per semester (including summer). Has anyone done this, is this a suicide mission? Also if I do decide to do it that way I was thinking I would do two classes at a CC (precal and Bio 1) and then a few electives and chem II. These 24 credits won't all be hard sciences only two. Really it's not a CC it's a CC that turned into a college. Is that still considered less rigorous, and is this a bad idea? Just an fyi I got a D the first time I took bio. Just needed some input any is appreciated, thanks

Um, you might want to start out slow, see how it goes, and then build up from there... You'll be doing yourself no good if you get your degree in 2 years with a 2.0 GPA.

 

[fizzgig]

if you got a D in bio the first time around i dunno if i'd bulk up on hard classes. better to take longer and put in a solid performance. when i realize how much i have to do i sometimes get all gung ho take on the world too, but you gotta be realistic about what you can pull off, and strongly.

also every time i see this thread title i have to listen to the proclaimers. so thanks for that 😉

 

[glamqueen]

Suicide mission. I took 2.5 years to finish my second degree, and I don't regret it at all. I had an awesome GPA and straight A's in my second major. There is absolutely no point to doing this if you aren't going to take normal amts of credits and get straight A's in it. There is no reason to overload that much at all. Do it right or don't do it at all, and ask yourself why you are trying to give yourself a time limit. The world isn't going to end in 2012, and if it is - I'm in trouble, because I don't graduate until 2013. Take your time and do this right, and you won't be back here starting again after you are finished trying to grade repair or apply to special master's programs, because you got yourself in trouble.

 

[jenkim]

If you got a D in first year bio the first time, and it WASNT bc you partied, missed every class and didnt study at ALL, then perhaps medicine is the worng career for you

No offense but first year bio is chilid's play compared to upper year hard science classes and MED school