Didn't know you were alive, let alone still in the program!
Med school interview?
Heh. It is possible to deal with four classes, but if you're trying to make up a C in a past course, don't do it. Spend the extra time and concentrate on the courses that you need to sort out. It will help your conceptual understanding a great deal and ensure a good grade, which you need. Do your two courses.
If you want to do two other courses, consider the Harvard Summer School. People regularly take Biochem and Genetics during the summer (I think the timetable works out); other courses are also available. The tuition fees are substantially more, but worth it.
Remember: It's better to have a lighter course load and get an A than a heavier one and get B's or C's and have to retake. You waste money, lose a semester (and potentially a year, if it bumps you out of the application cycle) and you might give the impression to admissions officers that your eventual good grade was a fluke rather than skill, and that you have a hard time learning. Don't risk it!
) you can see why I wasn't keen on staying in Boston. But I'm totally glad I did!
I have to admit, I applied to three others and kept Harvard as my "safety school". Since I wasn't super-early applying and there was a huge glut of post-baccs starting this year, that's where I ended up. On days like today (brrr!
By competitive, do you mean, how hard is getting into HES, or how good are your chances applying from HES into med school? Remember, the HES basic pre-med classes are (at least for now) open enrollment, with no one even checking your prerequisites, so that's as non-competitive as you can get. You can also apply to their Health Careers Program, to get official sponsorship and letters of recommendation, but from what I hear they take pretty much anyone with a good academic record, and some conditionally with not-so-great records.
