<p>I’ll give you guys some backgound info. Right now i’m a freshman at Berkeley, pre-med intended toxicology major. I’ve been backpacking all my life and want to do an 80 day Wilderness Medicine backpacking/camping/rafting trip in India with NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School). If i were to get into medical school, I would specialize in emergency medicine, I love the field and I have a job lined up as an EMT this summer. I’m not taking this just to boost my medical school chances, I am genuinely interested in this course, but any input on whether this would help my chances would be nice. </p>
<p>If I were to go on this trip, I would go fall of my junior year, after I transfer into and declare my major with CNR (from L&S). How far would this put me behind in my class scheduling? If i were to take MCB 102 over the summer, would I still be too far behind in my required toxicology courses to graduate on time? Should I e-mail a toxicology adviser about this?</p>
<p>Also, how lenient is Berkeley about taking a semester off to study abroad not with EAP? Does anyone have any experience with this? </p>
<p>This is the course website
[Semester</a> in India](<a href=“http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/india/semester_in_india.shtml]Semester”>http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/india/semester_in_india.shtml) </p>
<p>ANY input would be helpful. Thanks in advance.</p>