Hi I am a freshman in college in my second semester. I have not declared a major yet but I am thinking along the lines of Public Health. Last semester I took General Chemistry 1 but I could not get into a lab because all the spaces were filled. This semester I am taking General Chemistry 2 and General Chemistry 1 lab. I couldn’t get into gen chem lab 2 because you have to take gen chem lab 1 first. So now I am behind in my labs and honestly its causing a lot of issues for me. Since I am behind in my labs registering was extremely frustrating and the only lab I could get was at an unfavorable time, Fri from 2-5. I have class all MWF until 1 so that gives me an hour break in between my morning classes and lab to eat. I don’t mind that it is on a Friday but the timing is awful and really stresses me out. So my question is, will it look bad if I take both labs over the summer at a community college since I am interested in pursuing a career in science? I want to go to grad school so I want to make sure I have a good application. I am taking 16 hours this semester (which may not be a lot but I only took 12 last semester) and if I drop my lab it will open my schedule and I could possibly get a job (which I need to do).
- I am only asking if it would look bad because I have heard taking classes that pertain to your major at a community college looks bad and am unsure of how accurate this information is.