Undergrad school schedule

[firstcitizen]

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Biochemistry(honors)
Ecology
Immunology(grad class)
Endocrinology(grad class)
Upper level religious studies
Biomedical Ethics

Total: 18 credits

I've taken 18-20 credits before, but that was fresh/soph year when it was just physics, g&ochem, biol, etc.

I'm contemplating dropping endocrinology, but will it be held against me if I'm only taking 15 credits?

Do dentistry schools even take the demands of your schedule into account? I'm sure I can manage all A's if I drop endocrinology, but with the additional class, I'm not as confident.

 

[SoCalDent]

I think you know the answer already but I will humor you. DROP THE CLASS. Absolutely Dental schools take schedule into account. However having 15 units will be looked upon in a positive light not a negative one. GPA > Sched.

 

[firstcitizen]

I'm actually more inclined to sticking with the 18 credits for now, but it's definitely more of a gamble concerning GPA if I end up with one or two B's.

I don't want the admissions committee to question whether or not I can handle dentistry school(~18-22 credits a semester) when they see that I'm only taking 5 classes.

 

[blasterx]

All three of those sciences will help you immensely for dental school. I've taken biochem and endocrinology and those two are definitely doable together. In fact, there is a lot of biochem in endocrinology. I think you'll be fine. If anything, I'd drop one of the non-science classes if you want to lighten your load.

 

[margesimpson]

Wait, you're supposed to take more than 5 classes? Some schools operate on a 4 class per semester system, which is the equivalent of 16 credits. Isn't that enough? If schools like non-science majors too, why would they expect you to take a load of 18-22 credits of pure science to be competitive?

 

[zoom12]

Biochemistry(honors)
Ecology
Immunology(grad class)
Endocrinology(grad class)
Upper level religious studies
Biomedical Ethics

Total: 18 credits

I've taken 18-20 credits before, but that was fresh/soph year when it was just physics, g&ochem, biol, etc.

I'm contemplating dropping endocrinology, but will it be held against me if I'm only taking 15 credits?

Do dentistry schools even take the demands of your schedule into account? I'm sure I can manage all A's if I drop endocrinology, but with the additional class, I'm not as confident.

Depends on your profs. I'd look at ratemyprofessor.com to get an estimate of the time demand. My biochem class required me to put ~80 hours per exam (the final was more involved than the DAT) not to mention weekly quizes. However the bio version of biochem at my school required at most 10-20 hours to do well from the people I've talked to. Also, the honors courses that I've taken (~10) seem to be easier but more time intensive versions of a course, so you might be safe regardless.

If all else fails try it and see how it works out? Most schools don't even mark your transcript for withdrawing before a certain deadline.

 

[ucla2134]

Biochemistry(honors)
Ecology
Immunology(grad class)
Endocrinology(grad class)
Upper level religious studies
Biomedical Ethics

Total: 18 credits

I've taken 18-20 credits before, but that was fresh/soph year when it was just physics, g&ochem, biol, etc.

I'm contemplating dropping endocrinology, but will it be held against me if I'm only taking 15 credits?

Do dentistry schools even take the demands of your schedule into account? I'm sure I can manage all A's if I drop endocrinology, but with the additional class, I'm not as confident.

As far as i know, the number game is far way more important than your load course. The number is what set you in the first place