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Most of my years college have been riddled with:
1. Overbearing immigrant parents who decided what major I will be in college and made my decisions for me when college started, I was a wimp for not standing up to them but I eventually did. Parental pressure and since they paid for my education I felt this need to please them. Probably the biggest setback but the one I have handled towards the end of college almost completely. After years of fighting I have this resolved and worked out to where it is a non-factor but man did it leave a beatdown on my transcript, I am beating myself up right now for not doing something about it sooner. Thought they knew what they were doing, I was dead wrong.
2. Lots of depression due to the above, mind was not focused on academics.
3. Transferring to a new and tougher school where the C's I was getting at my old and easier university (close to home) turned into D's in upper level science classes. Took one upper level science class, got a D in it, took it again, and got a D in it (it was cell biology). Happier here now and doing better because I am away from home. Basically at my older university I had around a 3.0 GPA or so but at my new university I will be finishing with a 2.3 GPA.
I have read stories of guys making it in with GPAs that were low like 3.1 low but not as low as mines. Only a year ago did I develop an interest in dentistry but the problem is that my parents wanted to push me to go to med school because it is "more prestigious".
I've finally got my mind together, grades are picking up, and I feel better mentally now. Finally after years of college I have found out what made my grades so low and am confident that I can do better now but I wonder if this mess can even be fixed.
I just feel like if it was a 2.7 or 2.8 there would be hope but a 2.3 from my current university college, it's like I feel hopeless....
1. Overbearing immigrant parents who decided what major I will be in college and made my decisions for me when college started, I was a wimp for not standing up to them but I eventually did. Parental pressure and since they paid for my education I felt this need to please them. Probably the biggest setback but the one I have handled towards the end of college almost completely. After years of fighting I have this resolved and worked out to where it is a non-factor but man did it leave a beatdown on my transcript, I am beating myself up right now for not doing something about it sooner. Thought they knew what they were doing, I was dead wrong.
2. Lots of depression due to the above, mind was not focused on academics.
3. Transferring to a new and tougher school where the C's I was getting at my old and easier university (close to home) turned into D's in upper level science classes. Took one upper level science class, got a D in it, took it again, and got a D in it (it was cell biology). Happier here now and doing better because I am away from home. Basically at my older university I had around a 3.0 GPA or so but at my new university I will be finishing with a 2.3 GPA.
I have read stories of guys making it in with GPAs that were low like 3.1 low but not as low as mines. Only a year ago did I develop an interest in dentistry but the problem is that my parents wanted to push me to go to med school because it is "more prestigious".
I've finally got my mind together, grades are picking up, and I feel better mentally now. Finally after years of college I have found out what made my grades so low and am confident that I can do better now but I wonder if this mess can even be fixed.
I just feel like if it was a 2.7 or 2.8 there would be hope but a 2.3 from my current university college, it's like I feel hopeless....
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