Should I...

[TylerJ]

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... take the following in the Fall?

Calculus 3
Physics w/calc
Organic Chemistry

I have mixed feelings about this, the ambitious side of me says I can do it, the pessimistic side says... NOOOOOOO!

Anyone have experience with a similar course load?

Granted, this is not a lot of courses, but the degree of difficulty is what is worrisome. I work full-time and volunteer when I can among other EC's, so time may be an issue unless I dump my job.

 

[GILT]

... take the following in the Fall?

Calculus 3
Physics w/calc
Organic Chemistry

I have mixed feelings about this, the ambitious side of me says I can do it, the pessimistic side says... NOOOOOOO!

Anyone have experience with a similar course load?

Granted, this is not a lot of courses, but the degree of difficulty is what is worrisome. I work full-time and volunteer when I can among other EC's, so time may be an issue unless I dump my job.

Hi,
If I were you I will only take 2 classes max since you have to add in the fact that you are working full time.

You want to make sure that you put enough time into studying and a lil extra time for some unexpected occurences as well.

I work full time night shift and I am planning on only taking 1 class per semester.

 

[EdLongshanks]

... take the following in the Fall?

Calculus 3
Physics w/calc
Organic Chemistry

I have mixed feelings about this, the ambitious side of me says I can do it, the pessimistic side says... NOOOOOOO!

Anyone have experience with a similar course load?

Granted, this is not a lot of courses, but the degree of difficulty is what is worrisome. I work full-time and volunteer when I can among other EC's, so time may be an issue unless I dump my job.

No, don't do it. All three of these are homework intensive courses - none of them are "go to class and remember enough to take a test"

 

[PharMed2016]

... take the following in the Fall?

Calculus 3
Physics w/calc
Organic Chemistry

I have mixed feelings about this, the ambitious side of me says I can do it, the pessimistic side says... NOOOOOOO!

Anyone have experience with a similar course load?

Granted, this is not a lot of courses, but the degree of difficulty is what is worrisome. I work full-time and volunteer when I can among other EC's, so time may be an issue unless I dump my job.

I would stray away from anything that is not necessary for getting into medical school that might be hard. That means your differential calculus class.

 

[mafunk]

If you are working full time AND volunteering I think that course load is over ambitious. I agree with the OP who suggested that you take only two courses.

 

[TylerJ]

Stray away from difficult courses? Where is the fun in that? Plus, as an engineering major, it is a little hard to avoid them. I like being challenged, but not overwhelmed.

I also agree, that some of these courses are becoming difficult to the point that I cannot just learn the material and class and put little effort outside of class. Calc II was probably my first encounter with that.

I will replace one of the classes with an easier course, thanks for the advice.

My differential calculus course I am taking now, as calculus 2 has differential equations among other things. Differential equations I am taking during the 8-week summer semester--that will be fun.

 

[PharMed2016]

Stray away from difficult courses? Where is the fun in that? Plus, as an engineering major, it is a little hard to avoid them. I like being challenged, but not overwhelmed.

I also agree, that some of these courses are becoming difficult to the point that I cannot just learn the material and class and put little effort outside of class. Calc II was probably my first encounter with that.

I will replace one of the classes with an easier course, thanks for the advice.

My differential calculus course I am taking now, as calculus 2 has differential equations among other things. Differential equations I am taking during the 8-week summer semester--that will be fun.

Sorry, got differential calculus mixed up in my head for multi-variable. Don't take multi-variable because its a class your going to spend a lot of time on to master.

 

[LegendaryPunk]

I plan on taking Physics, O-Chem and maybe a couple other "easy" courses during Fall next year...but I'm planning to fall back on my job and only work part-time. I shudder to think of adding advanced Calc to that load.

You do have to be a certain kind of crazy to want to get into medical school - I don't think you have to be THAT crazy though.

 

[eablackwell]

Mirror mirror on the wall...

Wow, you are me, a year ago. I took exactly that load (except with extra numbers 😛 )

Physics w/ calc II
Organic II
Calculus III

I also worked full time, volunteered 2 days a week, and studied (not well) for my MCAT.

My advice is not to do it. DON'T DO IT!

If my husband hadn't been forcing me to eat and sleep, I likely would have just fallen over dead at some time during the semester. I ended up with 2 As and a B (no +- system at the school I took it at), so grades were not horrible, but my life sure was. NO free time. NO down time. Also, nearly a year after I finished this gauntlet of evil I still feel like I'm not being productive enough. I ran on 150% for 2 semesters (I did organic I, Physics w/calc I, and Calc II fall '09 while working, etc). Once I was back to being off work at 3pm and having nothing to do until work the next morning, I just didn't know what to do with myself. If I went to the movies to kill time, I felt like I should be integrating something, learning a mechanism, or deciphering a NMR.

Just starting to get back to normal, and now I start med school in August. Joke's on me 😛

Anyway, I would warn against it unless you are super man/girl

 

[TylerJ]

Thanks for the advice, I was thinking a long the same lines, but needed someone else to say it wasn't a brilliant idea.

I decided to choose a "diversity" class, probably Womens Psychology (haha) in physics place. I can run for chem club president knowing I will have the time available to successfully hold the position.