Status update from my last post: I graduated with my Biology degree and these are the course grades that I have received since summer 2013 when I came to receive my degree:
Cell Biology- C+
Pharmacology- C
Neurobiology- C
Vertebrate Physiology- B
Virology- A-
Microbiology- B
Evolution- B
Developmental Biology- B
I took Medical Terminology and came out with an A, but that is not a science class. Fall 2013 was a 2.96 and now Spring 2014 was a 3.0. I have research done and will be doing research at the medical school here in Neurobiology. I remember Dr. Midlife already told me I needed to start getting A's. My cGPA now is a 2.57 (was a 2.43) and my sGPA is a 2.54 (was waaaaay lower than this). I have a Psychology and Biology degree. I want to apply to a Biomedical Science Master's programs like the one in Nova Southeastern, PCOM, and a few other places. In this upcoming year, I'll be retaking Organic Chem and then taking Bioorganic which is basically pre-Biochem since it covers the chemical mechanisms of cellular respiration. I'm also thinking of retaking Physics and Basic Biology. I feel like I need to start applying to master's programs so that I can at least be somewhere without my undergraduate years haunting me. I understand, after having read through this forum, that my performance above is not that of a person who wants to attend a DO school. However, Fall 2013 when I was taking my first four upper lvls where I got my C in Pharm, I had to take care of a 94 year old grandmother after her fall. The semester after, I had a flashback to Spring 2011 when more family trouble happened in Syria. Thus, I received my C in Neurobiology. I have a majority of B's and one A- in Virology. The Pharm and Neurobiology professors are actually willing to write me letters of recommendation to my master's programs. I know that I've improved significantly since my years in my previous university. I know there are other people afflicted by family troubles when it comes to their grades. For me, being Syrian and Egyptian, I tried not using the uproar as an excuse for my performance since before Spring 2011, my 2.67 GPA at that point in time was my immaturity. Now, I'm starting to realize my worries and fears for my family in the middle east is affecting me. I didn't get A's, but I know I can get into Graduate School in some form of biology. I just don't know if it'll be enough to try for DO after pushing through 2 years of a Master's. I've learned a lot these two semesters in terms of how to study and all these courses were taught with Grad students learning alongside us and taking the same exams. Many of my questions have already been answered, but I just wanted to drop by and post this situation in case someone feels like they're doing worse, but are actually doing better than many. Might be a motivator
Cell Biology- C+
Pharmacology- C
Neurobiology- C
Vertebrate Physiology- B
Virology- A-
Microbiology- B
Evolution- B
Developmental Biology- B
I took Medical Terminology and came out with an A, but that is not a science class. Fall 2013 was a 2.96 and now Spring 2014 was a 3.0. I have research done and will be doing research at the medical school here in Neurobiology. I remember Dr. Midlife already told me I needed to start getting A's. My cGPA now is a 2.57 (was a 2.43) and my sGPA is a 2.54 (was waaaaay lower than this). I have a Psychology and Biology degree. I want to apply to a Biomedical Science Master's programs like the one in Nova Southeastern, PCOM, and a few other places. In this upcoming year, I'll be retaking Organic Chem and then taking Bioorganic which is basically pre-Biochem since it covers the chemical mechanisms of cellular respiration. I'm also thinking of retaking Physics and Basic Biology. I feel like I need to start applying to master's programs so that I can at least be somewhere without my undergraduate years haunting me. I understand, after having read through this forum, that my performance above is not that of a person who wants to attend a DO school. However, Fall 2013 when I was taking my first four upper lvls where I got my C in Pharm, I had to take care of a 94 year old grandmother after her fall. The semester after, I had a flashback to Spring 2011 when more family trouble happened in Syria. Thus, I received my C in Neurobiology. I have a majority of B's and one A- in Virology. The Pharm and Neurobiology professors are actually willing to write me letters of recommendation to my master's programs. I know that I've improved significantly since my years in my previous university. I know there are other people afflicted by family troubles when it comes to their grades. For me, being Syrian and Egyptian, I tried not using the uproar as an excuse for my performance since before Spring 2011, my 2.67 GPA at that point in time was my immaturity. Now, I'm starting to realize my worries and fears for my family in the middle east is affecting me. I didn't get A's, but I know I can get into Graduate School in some form of biology. I just don't know if it'll be enough to try for DO after pushing through 2 years of a Master's. I've learned a lot these two semesters in terms of how to study and all these courses were taught with Grad students learning alongside us and taking the same exams. Many of my questions have already been answered, but I just wanted to drop by and post this situation in case someone feels like they're doing worse, but are actually doing better than many. Might be a motivator