<p>I'm a sophomore and, for the spring semester, I'm considering to take:</p>
<p>Biochem 2
Orgo 2
Orgo 2 Lab
Inorgo
Intro Bio 2 (I initially skipped it with AP Bio credit in freshmen but now I decided to take the course anyway)
Calculus 2</p>
<p>So far, the most number of science courses per semester I've taken is 3; I've never taken more than 3 science courses at a time.
Will this be overkill?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Depends on how smart you are and how hard your school is. How on earth are we supposed to be able to answer this?</p>
<p>I'm taking 5 this semester.</p>
<p>Also, what BDM said. Only you know whether you can handle it or not (and if you don't know, you'll soon find out).</p>
<p>Also, lol at "Inorgo"</p>
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<p>The way the OP is counting D has 7 science classes at once this semester. Histology, Histology Lab, Organic Chem, Physics, Physics Lab, Topics in Biomedical Science, and IS Research in Bio. She won't be doing that again. LOL.</p>
<p>I personally think its unnecessary, and that that you might take a few more relaxing classes that interest you.</p>
<p>obviously, its your choice.</p>
<p>sounds miserable to me...</p>
<p>Orgo is the first grade they'll look at after your MCAT score. Some students sit thru the course for a semester then take it for real. Take it over the summer, not w/ the load you're planning on carrying. A "C" in Organic could mean the difference, a chance you should not take.</p>
<p>1.) Summers should be reserved for extracurriculars.</p>
<p>2.) A C in organic COULD mean the difference, sure, but it's certainly not unovercomeable should it happen.</p>
<p>3.) I agree that the OP should avoid courseloads that are too hard, for obvious reasons. But which of us can say what's too hard for him, at his school? Who on earth knows?</p>
<p>what school r u in OP?</p>
<p>Summers should be reserved for ECs, except where Organic Chemistry is concerned. All the ECs in the world will not override a "C" in Organic. I know know-it-all students who took the heavy loads and now are at third rate med schools partly b/c of a sub-par Organic grade. The best way to avoid the C in Organic is not to let it happen in the first place. And note, tons of pre-med students take it every summer at a different school than their own and if they do poorly never report the grade then "retake" it at their regular school.</p>
<p>1.) Who's to say you're going to get a C in organic?
2.) Not reporting grades is a serious ethical breach and grounds for not just rejection but actual expulsion from medical school.
3.) A sub-par organic chemistry grade is not going to kill you on its own, although obviously sub-par grades can combine with subpar applications to put the final nail in the coffin.
4.) How exactly are you breaking up your tiers?</p>
<p>don't do it unless you HAVE to</p>
<p>Will your school allow you to take additional science courses for that semester? I'd suggest also taking Thermodynamics along with those other cake courses. You want to get into med school, right?</p>
<p>wegman22, are you serious?</p>
<p>^^^ that was a joke.</p>