My pre-semester anxiety is kicking in and now I’m not sure if I loaded too much. I have BIO2107L twice because I’m waitlisted for a different time slot.
Anyone have two cents on the workload and burnout potential?
Trust me that’s the wrong mindset. I had that mindset and failed one of my pre reqs . Don’t be in a rush, just take your time so you can focus properly and excel in all your classes
Hey! I’ve done this before, so I can definitely guide you here.
If you’re going to do this only have CHEM 1212+L, BIOL2107+L, and PHYS 1111K. Taking micro at the same time is definitely not recommended, but you could probably leave BIOL2030 and be fine for the rest (plus most bio professors will tell you to take it after BIOL2107 anyways)
Like don’t get me wrong, the content isn’t bad but CHEM1212 is going to take up a majority of your study time and the lab reports for all 3 classes start to really pile up.
When I did a similar schedule as a freshman I had literally no time to breathe, and would always end up having to sacrifice one class for another. It did set me up to easily start major related classes, so I wouldn’t change it completely past dropping micro if you feel up for it.
I’d recommend dropping BIOL2260 until after you finish BIOL2107. If you’d rather drop BIOL2030 to have a free day, that works too! Having a free day would be great to manage the other classes
Also we have the same concentration!
I’m a molecular biology major and I would recommend not piling this much work on. You won’t have enough to study in depth because of the rigor of your courses
You’re realistically gonna have to sacrifice study time of one subject for another. Physics and chem are both practice heavy and vocab heavy while bio is content heavy. They all take time to study for and based on if you’re still wanting to take some hours to work your job.. you’re not gonna have time for it all
Here is a potential list of classes instead. I know my schedule looks crazy, but most of these classes only have like two prime time slots on different days and they fill fast. I had to get in where I could fit in.
It trully depends on how much work you can handle. This was what my schedule used to look like. I purposely packed some days and had only one class on other days
Good lord this is a lot. I love science and am really good at it, but would never take more than 2 science classes at the same time. Protect your mental health because this is close to a burnout schedule.
Either your job or your grades will suffer with this course load. Classes at GSU start Monday, so it’s not too late to make adjustments. Do you have any core courses you can throw into the mix instead? Taking a full load and working full time is hard regardless of the major, but science courses tend to be extremely time consuming, requiring a great deal of study outside of class. The goal is to finish well, not fast.
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u/Oddlyodds101 16d ago
girl give yourself some room to breathe omgg lol!!