Online vs Face to Face

[Djax99]

My school is finally offering some face to face classes for next term. However, I’d be comfortable doing a class online. Would that be fine or would medical schools look down at it? Essentially there’s the option for online/remote synchronous/face to face. Would it look “bad” for me to take a class online bs remote synchronous or face to face?

(also of note this is not a prerequisite but rather a Gen Ed communication class)

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[KnightDoc]

Schools traditionally preferred in person classes. COVID forced a change for the last year, because they didn't have a choice.

Going forward, anything anyone tells you would be nothing more than a guess. An argument could be made that if virtual was good enough last year, it should be good enough forever. One could also say no one cares about a gen ed communications class.

An argument could also be made that you should get vaccinated and get back to face to face contact with humanity if you want to be a doctor. YMMV, but the safest course of action for someone applying in the future is to assume in person classes are preferred, even if not required.

 

[Goro]

My take is as of right now, with enough vaccine to go around for everybody who wants one, you should be able to get vaccinated and be able to go back to school face-to-face.

 

[Ms Procrastinator]

My school is finally offering some face to face classes for next term. However, I’d be comfortable doing a class online. Would that be fine or would medical schools look down at it? Essentially there’s the option for online/remote synchronous/face to face. Would it look “bad” for me to take a class online bs remote synchronous or face to face?

(also of note this is not a prerequisite but rather a Gen Ed communication class)

It wouldn't look bad if you took classes online considering we have a pandemic that's over, but not technically over (hope I'm not jinxing us). Schools might understand the slight hesitancy that some students have about going back in person. Prereqs are a different story, you'd have to check MSAR to see what schools are saying about taking prereqs online. Even though you're more comfy with online learning right now, you will have to go back to face to face eventually.