Try to Kill Three Birds with One Stone

At minimum, two.

This means that if you are majoring in Accounting and perhaps considering also a Marketing minor (or major), look for classes that would count for BOTH. Some classes overlap for multiple majors/minors, so consider these "golden tickets."

This will save you time, grief and money as well. See "Try to Test Out of Everything."

Try to Test Out of Everything

At Purdue, in order to pass out of inorganic (baby) chemistry, you just need to take the test out exam (and not necessarily the AP Chemistry exam) and score better than a 60%. This is a D!!!

However, if you really did enjoy D-Bake's class, take the class because they are usually 4-5 credits each and that A that you earn (especially when most people SUCK at chemistry and the curve helps you big time) will indeed boost your GPA to happiness.

Even if your pre-medical advisor tells you that medical school requires you to take the class, just taking the time to take the [free] college-offered exam gives you an idea of where you would stand in the class. If you don't pass, then you know you have to work harder in this class. If you do, consider it a light-to-moderate amount of studying that you have to devote to this class.

Testing out of everything saves you time (classes, studying), grief ([group] projects), and money (course fees).

It is possible to survive a semester with 24 credit hours.

But only if 9 of those credit hours are language or one of those other GPA-boosters.

We always excelled at language, for some abnormal reason. 

If you look at my Google Calendar post, you will see my 24-credit hour schedule.

Jacob K. promised me a candy bar if I made it out alive from 3 science classes my junior year in high school - and I'm still waiting!!! lol Compared to this, it was nothing.