withdrawing/not taking a senior year class written on amcas?

[bulldog]

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If I think I'll do poorly on a science class that I'm taking my senior year and I witdrawl from it before the middle of semester so that it will never appear on my transcript, would this affect medical school admissions? i.e. i put down that i'd take the class, but i'm trying to decide if i really want to go through w/ it. I'll end up w/ the bare minimum credits to be enrolled for this term.

 

[SMW]

I wouldn't worry about it, unless it's a pre-req. Even if it is, you could take it in the summer. You just have to have all your pre-reqs in before you matriculate. I took only the bare minimum my last quarter of school, and no one said anything about it.

 

[Woots32]

I'm dropping one of my science classes, and like you it's before the deadline. My pre-med advisor told me that it won't matter as far as schools are concerned - i'm just deferring it to a later semester. (And I'm now actually under credits for this term, oh well!) Anyway, I think you should be fine! 🙂

 

[Doc Holliday]

Double check your deadline before you do it, but if it doesn't show up on the transcript you should be fine. Nobody recommends getting a low GPA in any class your senior year... but don't sell yourself short. A little hard work now would mean one less thing to deal with later. 🙂 -dh