jessica__980 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hello!! So I'm thinking of taking an online course second semester, but I was wondering, how will it show on my transcript, will it say online beside it? Also does anyone know if it counts towards your GPA? And will it affect my chances of getting into med school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, jessica__980 said: Hello!! So I'm thinking of taking an online course second semester, but I was wondering, how will it show on my transcript, will it say online beside it? Also does anyone know if it counts towards your GPA? And will it affect my chances of getting into med school? Is it a university transferable course? I.e. one that will count towards your degree? In that case, it will likely be used it towards your GPA at all schools. But there are many different GPA calculation policies — you should specifically look at those policies for the schools you want to apply to. Whether or not your can tell it’s online on the transcript will depend on your school. It’s typically not obvious and it’s often not possible to tell, but sometimes you can tell. E.g. many courses from TRU OL are only online, so if you have that course number admissions will likely know it was distance. The fact that the course is delivered online shouldn’t affect your chances of getting into med school. There’s this perception that online courses are ‘easy’ — but really, it depends on the course. Some can be very self directed and actually quite difficult to do well in. How well you do in your courses, what kinds of courses you’re taking (e.g. mostly appropriate for year level, etc) are going to be much more important factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica__980 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 It's not part of my degree but I'm taking it to boost my average, will it not count then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica__980 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Just now, jessica__980 said: It's not part of my degree but I'm taking it to boost my average, will it not count then? 35 minutes ago, frenchpress said: Is it a university transferable course? I.e. one that will count towards your degree? In that case, it will likely be used it towards your GPA at all schools. But there are many different GPA calculation policies — you should specifically look at those policies for the schools you want to apply to. Whether or not your can tell it’s online on the transcript will depend on your school. It’s typically not obvious and it’s often not possible to tell, but sometimes you can tell. E.g. many courses from TRU OL are only online, so if you have that course number admissions will likely know it was distance. The fact that the course is delivered online shouldn’t affect your chances of getting into med school. There’s this perception that online courses are ‘easy’ — but really, it depends on the course. Some can be very self directed and actually quite difficult to do well in. How well you do in your courses, what kinds of courses you’re taking (e.g. mostly appropriate for year level, etc) are going to be much more important factors. It's not part of my degree but I'm taking it to boost my average, will it not count then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchpress Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 39 minutes ago, jessica__980 said: It's not part of my degree but I'm taking it to boost my average, will it not count then? Yes, it will if it’s a university course. I meant more a course that could count towards a degree generally. There are lots of online courses out there that couldn’t be transferred to university credits, and those likely wouldn’t count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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