Hi so this is my first post on this forum and I considered making it after some searching around and not finding the answers that I needed. This may sound like your basic run of the mill Pre-Med hyperventilating but the uncertainty is eating away at me.
So I guess I should probably start with my basic problems. I am currently a Bio-Chemistry student in New York City at a small private college. I ended my freshmen year this May with a 2.39 GPA failing Chem 1 and Cal 1. I got mostly D's and C's my first semester but things got better during the second one but not so much. I had a 3 credit wavier at the time and decided to take Organic Chemistry during the summer and managed to get a A in it which is the highest grade our school gives. In a small class of 9 people I was the only one to get an A which I'm really proud of but a quick glance at my GPA (which rose to 2.5 after the A) shatters it. I found out after wards that taking O Chem during the summer wasn't the greatest idea for medical school since admissions look at it in a negative way. But in my defense the class was really hard we had 5 mid term tests in the course of 5 weeks and a final with new material covered each day.
My question to you guys now is that what are my chances if i continue with biochemistry
(which i probably won't be doing so). I did a quick calculation and to get 3.5 GPA I would have to get straight A's in the remainder of my credits which is near impossible. I have, however realized the errors of my ways and learned not to study just the night before, to attend class, do problem sets and manage my time well. Even with that though it seems like the odds are against me considering a 3.5 GPA if attainable is still just a meh applicant.
I have however developed a plan which works wonderfully in my mind but still need some input from experts like you guys. I have decided that i should switch in Chemical Engineering but remain Pre-Med. The reason for this is because it works as a back-up plan, I fell in love with chemistry after taking Orgo, and this really incorporates chemistry into applied maths and physics, it covers most of my pre-reqs,and if med school is not in my cards after the next three years I have a back up plan. My school is known for its engineering program too and about 93 precent of its engineering graduates get a job right out of college. Chem E also has one of the highest starting salaries as well. But this is all for back up if I don't make it into med school.
So after all that I want to hear some opinions, harsh criticism what ever you guys got. I really am liking this chemical engineering idea and I think that I would be able to pull good grades out of it. I was also told that biology would be a good switch too but i absolutely hate the idea of memorizing all that stuff, I'm more into concept learning, its one of the reasons i love organic chemistry. Im also not really into the whole Caribbean School idea or DO. So i just want to hear what you guys think a good plan will be considering Medicine is still my number 1 choice.. Thanks and sorry for the long post kinda got lost there.
So I guess I should probably start with my basic problems. I am currently a Bio-Chemistry student in New York City at a small private college. I ended my freshmen year this May with a 2.39 GPA failing Chem 1 and Cal 1. I got mostly D's and C's my first semester but things got better during the second one but not so much. I had a 3 credit wavier at the time and decided to take Organic Chemistry during the summer and managed to get a A in it which is the highest grade our school gives. In a small class of 9 people I was the only one to get an A which I'm really proud of but a quick glance at my GPA (which rose to 2.5 after the A) shatters it. I found out after wards that taking O Chem during the summer wasn't the greatest idea for medical school since admissions look at it in a negative way. But in my defense the class was really hard we had 5 mid term tests in the course of 5 weeks and a final with new material covered each day.
My question to you guys now is that what are my chances if i continue with biochemistry
(which i probably won't be doing so). I did a quick calculation and to get 3.5 GPA I would have to get straight A's in the remainder of my credits which is near impossible. I have, however realized the errors of my ways and learned not to study just the night before, to attend class, do problem sets and manage my time well. Even with that though it seems like the odds are against me considering a 3.5 GPA if attainable is still just a meh applicant.
I have however developed a plan which works wonderfully in my mind but still need some input from experts like you guys. I have decided that i should switch in Chemical Engineering but remain Pre-Med. The reason for this is because it works as a back-up plan, I fell in love with chemistry after taking Orgo, and this really incorporates chemistry into applied maths and physics, it covers most of my pre-reqs,and if med school is not in my cards after the next three years I have a back up plan. My school is known for its engineering program too and about 93 precent of its engineering graduates get a job right out of college. Chem E also has one of the highest starting salaries as well. But this is all for back up if I don't make it into med school.
So after all that I want to hear some opinions, harsh criticism what ever you guys got. I really am liking this chemical engineering idea and I think that I would be able to pull good grades out of it. I was also told that biology would be a good switch too but i absolutely hate the idea of memorizing all that stuff, I'm more into concept learning, its one of the reasons i love organic chemistry. Im also not really into the whole Caribbean School idea or DO. So i just want to hear what you guys think a good plan will be considering Medicine is still my number 1 choice.. Thanks and sorry for the long post kinda got lost there.
