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[medicman327]

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I'm currently scheduled to take a course load of 10 units. Physiology and Calc II. But I can save money by dropping calc and falling into less than full time status. Question: Should I drop it or take what I've taken in the past..ie 13-14 units by adding one more class.

I'm a non-trad student, have taken 13-14 units a semester...all science/math and have a 4.0 BPCM. I've taken this general load while working at a hospital as an ER scribe for 18-26 hours a week and tutoring on the side for about 10 hours a week. Does this show enough ability to handle load? It averages about to 18 hours/week lecture/lab time, 28-36 hours week work, and 10-15 hours study time...total about 55-65 hours week.

Generally, I'm not the neurotic pre-med student. But I realize I may have miscalculated in not taking my course load into account and need some feedback.

Doing research this semester now and currently average around 45-60 hours total time spent work/school. Is this reasonable? Or do I need to do at least one 17 unit semester?

Thanks for any feedback.

 

[Lccjblu]

I'm pretty sure that what med schools are more concerned about are your good grades and not how many classes you're taking. I'd say PT school and 20-25hrs per week working is pretty heavy already, so you shouldn't worry too much about dropping calc.

 

[DoctaFuture]

I'm currently scheduled to take a course load of 10 units. Physiology and Calc II. But I can save money by dropping calc and falling into less than full time status. Question: Should I drop it or take what I've taken in the past..ie 13-14 units by adding one more class.

I'm a non-trad student, have taken 13-14 units a semester...all science/math and have a 4.0 BPCM. I've taken this general load while working at a hospital as an ER scribe for 18-26 hours a week and tutoring on the side for about 10 hours a week. Does this show enough ability to handle load? It averages about to 18 hours/week lecture/lab time, 28-36 hours week work, and 10-15 hours study time...total about 55-65 hours week.

Generally, I'm not the neurotic pre-med student. But I realize I may have miscalculated in not taking my course load into account and need some feedback.

Doing research this semester now and currently average around 45-60 hours total time spent work/school. Is this reasonable? Or do I need to do at least one 17 unit semester?

Thanks for any feedback.

you need to get good grades while being active in extracurriculars, but this doesnt have to mean you need to spend 100 hours working, volunteering etc per week while studying/going to school. you know yourself the best, try to balance yourself.

 

[the duck]

Adcoms like to see you work hard and take a tough schedule. That said, it doesn't need to be all academic, working counts too! I think any of those things would be okay really. Just figure out what will work in your life

 

[gettheleadout]

You're a non-trad and putting in 45-60 hours of effort over work/school per week. You should be at no disadvantage dropping a class and being a part-time student considering you've already shown in past semesters that you can handle a heavy workload. One easier semester is not going to reflect badly on you. I would imagine a non-trad with 40+ hours per week of work/research and a part time student load of classes is at worst pretty normal. 👍