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Hi,
I've been in university for 6 years now doing an engineering major (I switched majors half way through) at a Canadian university. I still have a bit of schooling left. During all 6 years I worked full-time so I was taking as little as 2 courses a semester, most semesters 3 courses, and my first year I did 5 courses each semester. I'm wondering how US DO/MD schools do GPA calculations for this?
Is it just a cumulative, or do they only take the full time course load. My GPA in past years wasn't stellar, should I be salvaging my GPA by taking 3 courses a semester while working full-time still, or 4, or do I need to do a full course-load (5 courses a semester). Keep in mind if I do 3 or 4 I will be working full-time whilst studying for MCATs.
Please advise.
I've been in university for 6 years now doing an engineering major (I switched majors half way through) at a Canadian university. I still have a bit of schooling left. During all 6 years I worked full-time so I was taking as little as 2 courses a semester, most semesters 3 courses, and my first year I did 5 courses each semester. I'm wondering how US DO/MD schools do GPA calculations for this?
Is it just a cumulative, or do they only take the full time course load. My GPA in past years wasn't stellar, should I be salvaging my GPA by taking 3 courses a semester while working full-time still, or 4, or do I need to do a full course-load (5 courses a semester). Keep in mind if I do 3 or 4 I will be working full-time whilst studying for MCATs.
Please advise.
