premedthroaway2134
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Hi! I'm an undergrad at UCLA and recently realized that I could take UCLA’s online summer courses to complete some of my upper-division and minor requirements. Doing this would save me a significant amount of money as it would allow me to graduate a year early, and not have to pay for housing over the summer as well. I understand that there's some consensus to avoid taking online prerequisite courses as well as courses at outside institutions that may be considered less rigorous, but I was wondering if taking upper divs over the summer online at my home institution would be frowned upon by admission committees.
In total, it would be about 8 out of the ~35 courses I’ll complete at UCLA over a span of two summers, so before committing to that plan, I wanted to know:
1. Would taking multiple upper-division UCLA courses to finish my degree online during the summer be viewed negatively by admissions committees?
2. Are there any downsides I should be aware of?
Thank you in advance for any advice, and I apologize if I missed anything, this is my first post.
In total, it would be about 8 out of the ~35 courses I’ll complete at UCLA over a span of two summers, so before committing to that plan, I wanted to know:
1. Would taking multiple upper-division UCLA courses to finish my degree online during the summer be viewed negatively by admissions committees?
2. Are there any downsides I should be aware of?
Thank you in advance for any advice, and I apologize if I missed anything, this is my first post.
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