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Hi everyone,
Long story short, I was accepted into dental school this cycle and have already paid my deposit. I graduate in May and my roommate and I were planning on moving into an apartment in the city where my school is right after my graduation. However, my loans/room and board given by the school will not be available until first week of class (mid august). This means I will need to work and pay rent, which I am completely okay with, from graduation to orientation/first day of class (May-July). However, I found a job in the town that I go to school with that will transfer to the city I will be living in following my graduation, so I can start working as early as when the semester starts, which is great and I can save up!
The issue I have ran into is that I am scheduled for 14 credit hours (12 with 2 research credits), but I have an advanced lab for my chemistry minor that has the notorious reputation of requiring twice the amount of credit hours outside of class. If I want to work part-time (30 hrs or so), I feel like the chem minor will hinder my ability to work and save up for the summer. I came to ask anyone out there if they think it would look bad if I dropped my chem minor to be able to work and save money? Should I notify the school first if I intend to drop my minor? My school said they expect all intended course work to be completed upon admission, and I have completed all pre-requisite courses as of last semester. The chem minor was intended to make my path of taking those pre-requisite courses easier, but now that it has finihsed, I find no interest in taking this advanced lab course. Sorry for the not-so short story, but it was the best I could do in a brief summary. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Long story short, I was accepted into dental school this cycle and have already paid my deposit. I graduate in May and my roommate and I were planning on moving into an apartment in the city where my school is right after my graduation. However, my loans/room and board given by the school will not be available until first week of class (mid august). This means I will need to work and pay rent, which I am completely okay with, from graduation to orientation/first day of class (May-July). However, I found a job in the town that I go to school with that will transfer to the city I will be living in following my graduation, so I can start working as early as when the semester starts, which is great and I can save up!
The issue I have ran into is that I am scheduled for 14 credit hours (12 with 2 research credits), but I have an advanced lab for my chemistry minor that has the notorious reputation of requiring twice the amount of credit hours outside of class. If I want to work part-time (30 hrs or so), I feel like the chem minor will hinder my ability to work and save up for the summer. I came to ask anyone out there if they think it would look bad if I dropped my chem minor to be able to work and save money? Should I notify the school first if I intend to drop my minor? My school said they expect all intended course work to be completed upon admission, and I have completed all pre-requisite courses as of last semester. The chem minor was intended to make my path of taking those pre-requisite courses easier, but now that it has finihsed, I find no interest in taking this advanced lab course. Sorry for the not-so short story, but it was the best I could do in a brief summary. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
