I'm a first-time applicant planning on graduating this Fall. My cGPA stands at 3.50 and I have submitted to just a few schools because I am not totally expecting success. I do not want to take 5 classes this Fall--of which one, Orgo 2, will be an elective--while working 16 hours a week in a lab because I really need to maximize my cGPA in my last semester.
Would schools mind if I took Orgo 2 in the Spring as my only class in order to finish gathering the necessary prerequisites for my potential Fall 2016 matriculation? Also, would schools in the future--as in the cycle for Fall 2017 matriculation--think it's fishy that I took 4 classes, graduated, and then took one prerequisite class in the Spring?
Here are the reasons I am intent on taking the lab job: 1. It is a likely pathway to a quick (~1 year long) Masters degree which would enhance my reapplication in the cycle of 2017 matriculation. 2. I need money. 3. It may enhance my application that I worked 16 hours/week during school.
I thought I might be able to take the five classes and work the job but I am becoming increasingly doubtful after having spoken to students who work.
Would schools mind if I took Orgo 2 in the Spring as my only class in order to finish gathering the necessary prerequisites for my potential Fall 2016 matriculation? Also, would schools in the future--as in the cycle for Fall 2017 matriculation--think it's fishy that I took 4 classes, graduated, and then took one prerequisite class in the Spring?
Here are the reasons I am intent on taking the lab job: 1. It is a likely pathway to a quick (~1 year long) Masters degree which would enhance my reapplication in the cycle of 2017 matriculation. 2. I need money. 3. It may enhance my application that I worked 16 hours/week during school.
I thought I might be able to take the five classes and work the job but I am becoming increasingly doubtful after having spoken to students who work.