<p>I think it’s best to leave school to the school year and do other cool stuff over the summer. I’m sure there are a million great things to do in Omaha, and shadowing docs is among them. How much do you know about UNMC? Perhaps doing something there–volunteering in someone’s lab, shadowing docs, etc etc would be a good move. That’s not to say it’ll do anything officially for your chances of admissions there, but I think you’d be more confident in your opinions about the school if you became more familiar with it and its hospital. </p>
<p>If you defer bio to soph yr, are you setting yourself up at a disadvantage in any way? Is bio a prereq class for any of the classes you’d like to take later on next year? Will the Creighton class transfer and count as the NU class? </p>
<p>Is one class something that will make or break you, regardless of what you decide? I think that’s impossible to tell. But at the same time, you can’t do everything and you can’t be perfect. I agree 100% with bigreddawgie that you should work diligently to minimize the red flags on your application, but if gen bio is something that has a red flag…so be it. Your life and how you feel is important too! If you think spending some time at home is a good idea for you, then you might choose to prioritize your mental health and comfort over the potential ding for taking the prereq at a different school. And the beauty of the situation is…you’re the one who gets to decide, and your priorities are the ones that matter :)</p>