I apologize in advance for the long read.
I've been making a major turn around in my academic life in order to really pursue getting into medical school. I'm in my last semester of CC.
I have retaken a lot of classes to improve my 2.6 GPA to a 3.26. I've managed to improve my grades, but unfortunately I won't be finishing this semester strong. I'm currently taking 4 classes, with Bio 110 being one of them (also a retake). I'm going to fail the class. It's the first science I've taken (withdrew from the first attempt) but the whole situation with the class being online+our recitation getting cancelled just made the course very difficult for me. Regardless, I don't want to let my first bad grade in a while stop me.
I will be transferring to a 4 year this upcoming fall. I haven't been accepted into my majors of choice yet (CE and CS), but aside from medicine that is my primary passion and I've been placed into a Letters and Sciences program to work towards getting into my major.
As far as med school prerequisites, how should I go about these? I have pretty much 0 experience or classes in any science or mathematics (highest math I have is statistics 153) field. But I have a newfound dedication (I started to put an end to my previous lifestyle. Cut out a lot of bad habits such as a bad diet, video games, staying up until 5am, etc.) and I'm really trying to make an effort to do my very best.
As a transfer student who plans on majoring in CE/CS, what would you recommend my plan to be for completing my pre reqs, especially as someone who has never taken any basic level, nevermind upper level math and science courses?
And what type of classes should I take during the summer/winter sessions? I plan on taking classes all year round. I've been at my CC for 4 years for only 56 credits. I've wasted so much of my time/life.
Important question: Something else that I'm worried about, are my very low grades early on in my academic career. I know AMCAS calculates all grades, even from repeats, so while my GPA is "decent" now, in the grand scheme of things, it's very low. I know my path will be a hard one, but how should I balance everything out, while also making the most efficient use of my time?
I've been making a major turn around in my academic life in order to really pursue getting into medical school. I'm in my last semester of CC.
I have retaken a lot of classes to improve my 2.6 GPA to a 3.26. I've managed to improve my grades, but unfortunately I won't be finishing this semester strong. I'm currently taking 4 classes, with Bio 110 being one of them (also a retake). I'm going to fail the class. It's the first science I've taken (withdrew from the first attempt) but the whole situation with the class being online+our recitation getting cancelled just made the course very difficult for me. Regardless, I don't want to let my first bad grade in a while stop me.
I will be transferring to a 4 year this upcoming fall. I haven't been accepted into my majors of choice yet (CE and CS), but aside from medicine that is my primary passion and I've been placed into a Letters and Sciences program to work towards getting into my major.
As far as med school prerequisites, how should I go about these? I have pretty much 0 experience or classes in any science or mathematics (highest math I have is statistics 153) field. But I have a newfound dedication (I started to put an end to my previous lifestyle. Cut out a lot of bad habits such as a bad diet, video games, staying up until 5am, etc.) and I'm really trying to make an effort to do my very best.
As a transfer student who plans on majoring in CE/CS, what would you recommend my plan to be for completing my pre reqs, especially as someone who has never taken any basic level, nevermind upper level math and science courses?
And what type of classes should I take during the summer/winter sessions? I plan on taking classes all year round. I've been at my CC for 4 years for only 56 credits. I've wasted so much of my time/life.
Important question: Something else that I'm worried about, are my very low grades early on in my academic career. I know AMCAS calculates all grades, even from repeats, so while my GPA is "decent" now, in the grand scheme of things, it's very low. I know my path will be a hard one, but how should I balance everything out, while also making the most efficient use of my time?