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I thought that I would tell you guys what classes I was taking this year so you can perhaps feel a little pity for me. Okay, I really don’t want your pity, but since this blog is about my journey to hopefully get to medical school, I think it might be interesting to see the different courses that I will be taking now that I am in my upper level science courses. Last year I took the general biology and the general chemistry, that’s cool, but now we get to take a look at the more interesting classes. So, this is what I am taking.

Microbiology: Microbiology is the study of microbes, or better yet, microscopic organisms. Now, I am hesitant to say organisms because we also learn about viruses and those are not organisms (if you wish to understand why, leave a comment and I will dedicate an entire blog post about it). However, this is the study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, helminths, and all of those interesting things. It is extremely interesting, but extremely difficult.

Organic Chemistry: Organic Chemistry is the study of compounds that all have one thing in common: they contain carbon one way or another. Methane, Propane, Formaldehyde, and numerous others are all organic. There are millions. This class is fun; however, it is extremely difficult. I took a break from doing my homework now to write this and let me tell you, it is a tough course. But entertaining to say the least.

Calculus I: Now this is going to be the hardest class for me. Math is not my thing. No matter how hard I try, I really have a hard time with it. However, I am going to do as great as I can and if all goes according to plan, I will walk out of that class with an A. I need an A in it just so that I can really boost my GPA. That’s the goal for this semester. To MASTER Calculus because I will use it a lot in Physics.

U.S. History: This course is one I have to take because my school demands I have some general education courses. It is a piece of cake class. The last quiz I took in it, I got a 100, so that will be a definite easy A. Just read the book, write a paper, take a weekly quiz, ace the tests and I will be walking away with an A which will skyrocket my GPA. But, as always, we can only hope for the best.

So, that’s my course load this semester. The Math and two science courses are all four credit courses and the U.S. History is a three credit course, so that equates to fifteen credit hours a week. That’s a good number and I am excited about this semester. It is going to be busy, it will be hectic, but I have a good feeling about things and I anticipate that my earnings will only go up as I develop a better discipline over my time. But, one can only hope!