Part-time versus full-time enrollment.

[bcoyle]

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I currently work as a Certified Surgical Technologist full time on the evening shift (3pm-1130pm) at a hospital, and I go to school during the day before-hand. The bonus is that because it is evening shift, approximately 80% of the time we're "dead" so to speak - a great opportunity for me to make nice money and study while at work.

So far, there has been no conflict with my hours at work, and my hours at school.

I'm holding onto a 4.0 overall, and I would like to honestly keep that if at all possible, so I've considered dropping down to part time enrollment at school to dedicate more time to getting a better overall GPA, even if it means pushing back my application a year. I'm 23 now, and I only need 55 credit hours to finish, and at the pace I'm taking them, I'd like to be applying to medical schools around the age of 25-26.

Basically, my question is: Do medical schools tend to frown upon part time enrollment versus full time enrollment in pre-med classes? Did anyone else here go part-time in Pre-med and have no problems with the admission process? Is there a certain amount of credit hours per semester or classes per semester, or none at all?

 

[postbacker]

I currently work as a Certified Surgical Technologist full time on the evening shift (3pm-1130pm) at a hospital, and I go to school during the day before-hand. The bonus is that because it is evening shift, approximately 80% of the time we're "dead" so to speak - a great opportunity for me to make nice money and study while at work.

So far, there has been no conflict with my hours at work, and my hours at school.

I'm holding onto a 4.0 overall, and I would like to honestly keep that if at all possible, so I've considered dropping down to part time enrollment at school to dedicate more time to getting a better overall GPA, even if it means pushing back my application a year. I'm 23 now, and I only need 55 credit hours to finish, and at the pace I'm taking them, I'd like to be applying to medical schools around the age of 25-26.

Basically, my question is: Do medical schools tend to frown upon part time enrollment versus full time enrollment in pre-med classes? Did anyone else here go part-time in Pre-med and have no problems with the admission process? Is there a certain amount of credit hours per semester or classes per semester, or none at all?

SDN peanut gallery consensus is that this is frowned upon, but I don't believe it, especially if your "free" time is otherwise occupied with a job...do what you have to do, on your own timetable, and don't worry too much what people here think...

 

[146233]

Agreed. If you're a part-time student and the rest of your day is spent doing shrooms and watching Cinemax porn, then you're not in good shape. Filling the remaining time with a full-time (and healthcare-related!) job should not cause you any problems at all. Take your time, maintain your excellent GPA, do well on the MCAT, and you'll get some love from medical schools, no problem.


Best of luck!
-z

 

[whatintheworld?]

I did part of my post-bac part-time b/c of working full-time, and no one seemed to have a problem with it.

 

[Faze2]

Agreed. If you're a part-time student and the rest of your day is spent doing shrooms and watching Cinemax porn, then you're not in good shape. Filling the remaining time with a full-time (and healthcare-related!) job should not cause you any problems at all. Take your time, maintain your excellent GPA, do well on the MCAT, and you'll get some love from medical schools, no problem.


Best of luck!
-z

****, I wrote that in my personal statement for my EC's.

 

[budhak0n]

Agreed. If you're a part-time student and the rest of your day is spent doing shrooms and watching Cinemax porn, then you're not in good shape. Filling the remaining time with a full-time (and healthcare-related!) job should not cause you any problems at all. Take your time, maintain your excellent GPA, do well on the MCAT, and you'll get some love from medical schools, no problem.


Best of luck!
-z

Aw Crap NOW HE TELLS ME ? Lol Just kidding but funny nonetheless...