bored Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know that universities are looking for this for med students.. is it 5 courses in the fall and 5 courses in the winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8kg6 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know that universities are looking for this for med students.. is it 5 courses in the fall and 5 courses in the winter? pretty much yeah. 5 full year credits, or 30 credit hours, depending on what system your school uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rmorelan Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know that universities are looking for this for med students.. is it 5 courses in the fall and 5 courses in the winter? For all schools I know of that would be considered full time, assuming those courses are full standard courses. Some will take fewer courses, but then you are removing options. There are also some (risky) advantages to doing more than 5 per term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epyfathom Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 i believe its 10 per year... so u can take 6 in fall and 4 in winter... but they dont count summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamP Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 There are also some (risky) advantages to doing more than 5 per term. I like to live.....dangerously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I like to live.....dangerously. I took way more than 5 a term, and it probably helped me at Western as they take your best 5 courses. Since I got in there, maybe it helped push me over the edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xi88 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 every school counts courses differently. Its best to contact the registrar's office at your school to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzle Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 it differs depending on the school...for example, at UofA it is 10 courses per academic year (Sept-april...usually 5courses per semester)...but @ McGill, full-course load is between 12-15 credits per semester (so 4 course could be considered full) call whatever school you are curious about and ask...better safe than sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 The OP is interested specifically in YorkU. Any input from yorkies would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 It is what happens when the courseload eats his fill at the all-you-can eat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariostudent Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I know that universities are looking for this for med students.. is it 5 courses in the fall and 5 courses in the winter? Deeman indicated that you're a York student. If so, full=30 credits per year. Most courses are worth 6 (full year) or 3 credits (half year) but some courses are worth 9 (humanities courses) or 4 (lab courses), so if you take one of those you can take fewer than 10 half courses/5 full courses per year. Just make sure the number adds up to at least 30 (at least that's my understanding, but you might want to check with the specific schools you're looking at if you take any 4 or 9 credit courses and aren't sure what to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 yup 30 was what i was thinking.. But they kept telling me 27 is considered "full courseload" as well.. i didn't know why they do that.. but w,e im not gonna listen to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8kg6 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 yup 30 was what i was thinking.. But they kept telling me 27 is considered "full courseload" as well.. i didn't know why they do that.. but w,e im not gonna listen to them. Yeah, that's the difference between the UG registrar's office and MD admissions' office. You only need 24 CHs/yr to qualify for full time student loans here at UNB, but I still need 30 CH/yr to be eligible for med. just take 30 and you'll be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 yup 30 was what i was thinking.. But they kept telling me 27 is considered "full courseload" as well.. i didn't know why they do that.. but w,e im not gonna listen to them. at some schools as little as 3 courses per term or higher is considered full time. Others it is 4 or higher etc. As w8kg6 is saying ignoring them - it is things like that (differences in terminology) that really mess people up in this "game". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 alright cool.. im glad i asked before making a final decision im looking for a gen ed course now lol a 3 credit one.. its hard to find stuff that interests you and matches the time table. I guess i should have selected my gen ed course and then matched all the other science/math courses based on that time lol.. but too late for that now i guess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamP Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I took way more than 5 a term, and it probably helped me at Western as they take your best 5 courses. Since I got in there, maybe it helped push me over the edge hey rm I was wondering, OMSAS sends you your GPA in a letter according to their calculation method (i.e. including everything), will western send you another letter saying what your GPA is according to their scale, how do you know that they removed your extra courses?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toodlee Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 It is what happens when the courseload eats his fill at the all-you-can eat made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 My first reaction when reading this title: Your mom's a full course load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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