Taking 3 classes this upcoming semester, is it too little?

[swim97]

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I suffered from a life-threatening accident last semester and had to a Medical Withdrawal. I will be taking Physics II, Organismic Biology (intro bio 1), and a language course. Is this too little? I am worried that the W last sem on top of a light courseload this semester will raise red flags. I can add one more (easy) graduate level class in hopes of getting into a research lab with the professor, but I might be worried about my GPA then.

Should I just take the three, or do four?

 

[kingdomheart]

I say just ease into things. How many credits are you taking then? If your total yearly credits add up to 30 credits thats a good course load.

 

[swim97]

12 credits. My school values one class as 4-credits.

 

[kingdomheart]

12 credits. My school values one class as 4-credits.

My opinion is for you to do what you can handle while maintaining a solid GPA. 12 credits is on the low end, but if its your only semester with 12 credits you're fine. Keep that GPA up.

 

[Schwifty]

I did one semester of only 12 credit hours, it was 3 lab classes (genetics, organic chem 2, and physics 2), I also worked as a TA during that semester for 2 other labs, so I was in the lab every week day. If its only 1 semester I think thats fine, most of my other semesters were 17 to 18 credit hours.

 

[Blueberry1998]

Considering you required medical withdraw the previous semester I doubt any medical school would look at you poorly for taking a lighter course load while you ease back into things. Still taking science courses with a lab so you should be golden.

 

[Moko]

Using a W for its intended purpose, and then not rushing back into an intensive course load is a sign of sound judgment. You'll be judged on your application as a whole, and not simply what happened one semester. Good luck