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Is it that big of a deal to show how tough your course load was/is? Im a non trad accounting degree graduate in 2006 and started the pre-med thing in 2007 Fall. In the past 3 years, i've only taken 61 credits of science classes and a trig class. At first, i knew i had to do exceptionally well in all my classes to make up for some bad grades early on in college that i got because i didn't have any direction or care. I just wanted to guarantee myself good grades and i didn't know how tough the classes would be seeing that i had never taken any science classes for the most part. I also have two W's from the first year for the same reasons. I dropped both of these classes (1 in fall 2007 and 1 in spring 2008) like a week after the last day to drop without a W and was in good standing in the class but just never believed in myself at the time that i would get all A's so didn't take any chances and dropped them. The next year in 2008-2009 I took 30 credits but one was a phlebotomy class for 4 credits that wasn't that hard. This past year was the worst with only 13 credits combined for both semesters (long story). I have a 3.9ish GPA on all of the classes taken since the pre-med endeavor but i worry that my courseload for 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 will have to be explained. I hardly work and live with the parents so i definitely could have taken more. However, i've volunteered in many different ECs etc. for a combined 500ish hours or so since fall 2007. I worry that although im getting the good grades that my courseload might have to be explained or something? Is this that big of a deal to the admission boards at med schools?
I should have been ready for the MCAT and applied this year but never studied for it until the first of summer and its not where i want it to be for the practice tests and i also still need to take Ochem2 so i decided that i better wait another year and so i'll do better on the MCAT and prove myself a little more with the courseloads etc. This next semester im taking ochem2, biochem, and micro biology. This should be a really tough semester and then in spring 2011, im thinking of going kind of light on the courseloads again so that i can study for the MCAT more.
What do you guys think about all of this that i've told you? Should i be worried or is it not that big of a deal? Should i take a tough semester for spring 2011 and sacrifice the MCAT a little?
Thanks, i've just been stressing about this for the past year or so because if you ask me, there is no reason why i shouldn't be where im at today a year ago (and with ochem2 under my belt) and would appreciate any responses.
I should have been ready for the MCAT and applied this year but never studied for it until the first of summer and its not where i want it to be for the practice tests and i also still need to take Ochem2 so i decided that i better wait another year and so i'll do better on the MCAT and prove myself a little more with the courseloads etc. This next semester im taking ochem2, biochem, and micro biology. This should be a really tough semester and then in spring 2011, im thinking of going kind of light on the courseloads again so that i can study for the MCAT more.
What do you guys think about all of this that i've told you? Should i be worried or is it not that big of a deal? Should i take a tough semester for spring 2011 and sacrifice the MCAT a little?
Thanks, i've just been stressing about this for the past year or so because if you ask me, there is no reason why i shouldn't be where im at today a year ago (and with ochem2 under my belt) and would appreciate any responses.
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