<p>I need 120 credits to graduate. I need 90 credits for most medical schools. I'll get over 30 credits from AP classes that will count toward graduation, so I only need 90. I'm not gonna graduate in 3 years, though. This amounts to under 12 credits per semester.</p>
<p>Is it fine to take the minimum number of classes? </p>
<p>Are minors good for pre-med to fill in more time?</p>
<p>If I were to minor, would psychology or sociology or anything relating in some way to medicine be the best choice? </p>
<p>With a minor would be 14 credits a semester, is that good?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>It seems like minors have no effect in admissions. I’m just wondering if 14 credits looks better than 12. If I somehow get everything done in 70 credits and I need 20 more, which is a minor, should I do it then? Or should I just take a few psychology classes to get to 90 if I need it?</p>
<p>Not sure about purpose of your calculations. Take as many as you wish, have several minors, doube/triple majors, related to medicine, unrelated. Med. Schools DO NOT CARE. They care about your college GPA, MCAT score, medically related EC’s and you as a person they care a lot and how you fit into their specific program.
My D. had 2 minors, graduated with Minor in Music, dropped neuroscience being only 2 classes short because of additional requirements at one of the Med. Schools on her list. Her pre-med friend graduated with the minor in Art (that one I would not recommend, art is extrememly time consuming and you still need your As all across), yet another frined graduated with triple major (2 were related but totally unrelated to medicine). IT ALL DOES NOT MATTER!!!</p>
<p>While getting minors is irrlevelant, taking only a mimimal credits each semester is a red flag for medical schools. They want to see a typical full schedule in applicant–usually 15 credits/semester. Taking fewer than that will raise red flags about your academic ability and ability to carry the full demand schedule required in medical school.</p>
<p>^Piggy backing off of that post, a semester or two of fewer hours (12-14) probably won’t raise red flags if there’s a reason behind it–they’re all lab classes, you’re preparing for the MCAT, you have an internship requiring lots of hours, etc etc. If you anticipate having more than 1-2 semesters with <15h, I’d definitely recommend taking at least 1-2 semesters with 17+h to demonstrate your ability to handle tough academic demands.</p>