Will extra credits give you an edge?

[Malic1ous]

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Just graduated engineering with 3.6 overall, applying this cycle.

On average, I have taken 20.9 credits per semester during my 4 year degree (not including summer courses). Does anyone know if this might give a positive advantage or does it not matter?

If anyone is wondering, I just did so in order to take all the fun classes while still getting an engineering degree.

 

[allantois]

Yes it will look favorably as it shows that you can handle a rigorous course load.

 

[NCKSD]

Yeah but not as much as you'd think/like.

 

[lobo.solo]

It might... It's good that you did well anyways

 

[baxt1412]

Just graduated engineering with 3.6 overall, applying this cycle.

On average, I have taken 20.9 credits per semester during my 4 year degree (not including summer courses). Does anyone know if this might give a positive advantage or does it not matter?

If anyone is wondering, I just did so in order to take all the fun classes while still getting an engineering degree.

not if you took them for that reason, which means they are probably easily seen as "fun classes".

Yeah but not as much as you'd think/like.

i'm willing to bet on this.

don't bank on it.

 

[13132]

I doubt that the payoff will be worth the time and effort that goes into managing the difference between 15 hour (and doing well) and 2o hours (and doing well). You could be doing so many other things to diversify your application and self with that time.

 

[WillburCobb]

I took 23-25 credits every semester my first 3 years. No adcoms cared.

 

[NCKSD]

i'm willing to bet on this.

don't bank on it.

Okay.

 

[IL Pre Med]

What are "fun" classes? 200 level and below? or 100 level classes?

I assume doing well on 200 and 300 level will look good, not so much with 100 level classes

 

[WillburCobb]

What are "fun" classes? 200 level and below? or 100 level classes?

I assume doing well on 200 and 300 level will look good, not so much with 100 level classes

Ones that you enjoy. I hated most of my 100-200 classes but enjoyed the majority of my 300-600 ones.

 

[Goro]

Concur.

Yeah but not as much as you'd think/like.

 

[gyngyn]

On average, I have taken 20.9 credits per semester during my 4 year degree (not including summer courses). Does anyone know if this might give a positive advantage or does it not matter?

If anyone is wondering, I just did so in order to take all the fun classes while still getting an engineering degree.

An itsy bitsy bit, if we get that deep.

 

[moisne]

Just graduated engineering with 3.6 overall, applying this cycle.

On average, I have taken 20.9 credits per semester during my 4 year degree (not including summer courses). Does anyone know if this might give a positive advantage or does it not matter?

If anyone is wondering, I just did so in order to take all the fun classes while still getting an engineering degree.

I'm going to say not really... Only because I had similar numbers and it didn't matter.

 

[Malic1ous]

That really sucks. The fact that you go through the pain of engineering classes and taking 21+ credits, yet it counts for nothing in the end?

Also, for the reply saying that I could've spent my time on better EC's, I already have pretty solid/diverse EC's, so I wouldn't make that assumption.

 

[DrowningInWork]

I took 23-25 credits every semester my first 3 years. No adcoms cared.

wtf how do people do this and still have time for research/ECs/anything other than class

 

[Aerus]

That really sucks. The fact that you go through the pain of engineering classes and taking 21+ credits, yet it counts for nothing in the end?

Also, for the reply saying that I could've spent my time on better EC's, I already have pretty solid/diverse EC's, so I wouldn't make that assumption.

Who will make a better doctor? Someone who takes a lot of engineering classes or someone with a lot of cool and diverse experiences?

 

[WillburCobb]

wtf how do people do this and still have time for research/ECs/anything other than class

I wasn't pre-med until my fourth year of school; though I still found plenty of time to work, hang out, etc.