General Course Scheduling Questions

ahpimommy
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:07:54 +0000

I would second m2k on a first semester manageable class schedule. DD was very excited about the Pre-Med track. She had shadowed an Orthopedic Dr. all summer (he even took her into the operating room at least 1 time a week!). When we attended Bama bound she went to the Pre-Med break out session and “heard” that med schools look for students who “double up” maths and sciences. Convinced she needed to do this and not heeding the advice of the adviser given to her at Bama Bound (and…unfortunately listening to the student who eventually ended up helping her register and told her he did it even though he was a frat pledge)…she took bio and chem plus labs for med track and Calc I and a very helpful lecture on the Pre-Med track. The child was drowning before she even hit the water so to speak! She was so busy at the sorority and with all of the “required” activities there, she studied continuously, was very stressed and got sick because she was getting no sleep! It was a wake up call on many levels…so…even though you WANT to get going …take a deep breath…pace yourself…it will be worth it! On a side note second semester is a whole different story and she is very happy and doing extremely well…woo hoo!