Hey all!
Excited to finally be a member of these forums and get some advice from those who are further along than I.
I would like to apologize in advance if this is basically mirrors everyone's first post here - sorry . I bolded the important points for those who don't want to read my life story
I have a few questions, but first a little information about me:
I WANT to be a DO!
I WILL go into physical therapy, if I can't cut it in medicine.
I LOVE helping people, and learning about the human body, nutrition, exercise and all things Biology - but I hate math!
I'm a sophomore at SUNY Stony Brook, but credit-wise I'm a junior. I currently have a 3.7 GPA, which should be going up (I hope)! My GPA in science courses is (an estimated) 3.79. I think those are pretty "alright" since just about everyone at Stony Brook is pre-med/pre-health
Anatomy is my passion, and I hope to be a T.A. for ANP 300 (our anatomy course) after this semester (I haven't technically finished it yet, but I have a 96 and a 98.5 on the midterms, and an A in lab).
Now, I have not taken Orgo yet, and I'm beginning physics next semester - rumoured to be one of the hardest classes in the pre-med curriculum around here, but I had a pretty good grasp of physics in high school, so I'm more worried about orgo. I'm not a big fan of chemistry (it falls between bio and math, though).
Since I'm basically "behind" everyone else who came into college knowing they would be pre-med, (I guess I'm only a semester behind, but still) - what should my preparation timeline look like? I'm sorry for asking a question like this, but I'm a bit overwhelmed by what I'm getting myself into.
Also, this is less of a question, but I'd like anyone who has any advice to offer to share it here - don't hold anything back, I need it all. It's funny, I go to school with thousands of pre-meds, but strangely I feel like I'm in my own boat because I'm not like the rest of them, and they pretty much make me feel like a ******* since I'm behind - save my roommates. I don't get much help/advice - so don't fear you're wasting your time explaining the littlest details!
Thanks in advance!
Excited to finally be a member of these forums and get some advice from those who are further along than I.
I would like to apologize in advance if this is basically mirrors everyone's first post here - sorry . I bolded the important points for those who don't want to read my life story
I have a few questions, but first a little information about me:
I WANT to be a DO!
I WILL go into physical therapy, if I can't cut it in medicine.
I LOVE helping people, and learning about the human body, nutrition, exercise and all things Biology - but I hate math!
I'm a sophomore at SUNY Stony Brook, but credit-wise I'm a junior. I currently have a 3.7 GPA, which should be going up (I hope)! My GPA in science courses is (an estimated) 3.79. I think those are pretty "alright" since just about everyone at Stony Brook is pre-med/pre-health
Anatomy is my passion, and I hope to be a T.A. for ANP 300 (our anatomy course) after this semester (I haven't technically finished it yet, but I have a 96 and a 98.5 on the midterms, and an A in lab).
Now, I have not taken Orgo yet, and I'm beginning physics next semester - rumoured to be one of the hardest classes in the pre-med curriculum around here, but I had a pretty good grasp of physics in high school, so I'm more worried about orgo. I'm not a big fan of chemistry (it falls between bio and math, though).
Since I'm basically "behind" everyone else who came into college knowing they would be pre-med, (I guess I'm only a semester behind, but still) - what should my preparation timeline look like? I'm sorry for asking a question like this, but I'm a bit overwhelmed by what I'm getting myself into.
Also, this is less of a question, but I'd like anyone who has any advice to offer to share it here - don't hold anything back, I need it all. It's funny, I go to school with thousands of pre-meds, but strangely I feel like I'm in my own boat because I'm not like the rest of them, and they pretty much make me feel like a ******* since I'm behind - save my roommates. I don't get much help/advice - so don't fear you're wasting your time explaining the littlest details!
Thanks in advance!