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Hey all, just have a curious question and I would appreciate feedback from people who have been there and done that - basically I'm sort of an anomaly and I'm hoping to receive my associate degree at the end of this summer, even though I'm still 17. I'm already enrolled at a 4 yr university, UVa, and I'm doing 5 classes this summer. Now this sounds all dandy but - in my first chemistry I class, I got a B. I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of the higher (highest?) grades from the class. The teacher was on academic probation for failing too many people & that really killed my entire GPA, from a 4.0 to 3.8 whatever. I was super young then, like 15, and my mom was telling me to just take a class, that it wouldn't hurt, basically I had no idea how screwed later this might make me in my life. A B in College Chem I @ comm college is pathetic in my eyes, but the teacher had soo many issues with testing completely random ideas in chemistry I, so that's why everyone kept failing his class.
Now I'm in a chemistry II class this summer @ UVa, my first UVa class, and the first 2 days for me were super hectic and we had all this crap due and I didn't even know where to find a bathroom or a cafeteria bc orientation/etc for new students is at the end of July & I had just moved into my new apt the same day. So while I'm trying to get the phone and internet and furniture and find my way around stuff, I have some assignments like brushup from chem I which I did last summer, didn't remember, fell asleep in my nap for too long the night before and basically I failed, literally, 36% on the first lab, 5/10 on the first quiz (which can be dropped but still).
So I know this is really long and you all are probably rolling your eyes but going into medicine (now have been seriously seriously considering dental and im 80% toward that now) has been this thing I wanted to do all of my life. In high school I have a perfect transcript of 4.0 and I would've graduated as valedictorian but I had to leave mid-year to saudi and finish with an online high school. My chemistry teacher was amazing and I know summer classes are intense, but she did so much to make everyone understand, so I loved chemistry, I definitely love biology/anatomy related subjects, hate physics, but all in all I thought I was a good candidate for medical/dental school. But thanks to some misfortunate events that happened at the wrong time for me, I don't know if this can be conveyed when I apply for graduate school. I know you all may be thinking, "ok only 17, live life and forget about it", but I'm most likely going to be placed as a 3rd year this coming fall and may apply soon (I'm thinking maybe I'll do a masters before applying since I'm skipping 2 yrs anyway).
So ... 1 B in Chem 1 and a possible second one in Chem II, how bad does this look? I'm not *bad* at chem per say, just that I'm taking these badly timed classes that move too fast and aren't really giving students their full potential. With a review book and several months of motivation, I could probably do really well on the chem section of the DAT. I just thought this was extra terrible because chem is like such a crucial course in graduate school. IF it is ok, would several other Bs hurt me throughout undergrad? I still have to take Physics and O.Chem and other courses that don't pertain to my major of biology too much, so it's a possibility that I might not do well. It's just that lately I've been thinking that maybe I'm stretching myself too thin for some dumb classes and I've been like longing to just go enjoy my summer like everyone else, I just don't know anymore if my plans as of now are really helping or hurting me.
Thanks.
Sarah
PS - I'm soo sorry this is soo terribly long. But I just felt that you guys may need a better picture and could help answer my inquiries. A million and one thanks if you get through all of that and can help me out..😳
Now I'm in a chemistry II class this summer @ UVa, my first UVa class, and the first 2 days for me were super hectic and we had all this crap due and I didn't even know where to find a bathroom or a cafeteria bc orientation/etc for new students is at the end of July & I had just moved into my new apt the same day. So while I'm trying to get the phone and internet and furniture and find my way around stuff, I have some assignments like brushup from chem I which I did last summer, didn't remember, fell asleep in my nap for too long the night before and basically I failed, literally, 36% on the first lab, 5/10 on the first quiz (which can be dropped but still).
So I know this is really long and you all are probably rolling your eyes but going into medicine (now have been seriously seriously considering dental and im 80% toward that now) has been this thing I wanted to do all of my life. In high school I have a perfect transcript of 4.0 and I would've graduated as valedictorian but I had to leave mid-year to saudi and finish with an online high school. My chemistry teacher was amazing and I know summer classes are intense, but she did so much to make everyone understand, so I loved chemistry, I definitely love biology/anatomy related subjects, hate physics, but all in all I thought I was a good candidate for medical/dental school. But thanks to some misfortunate events that happened at the wrong time for me, I don't know if this can be conveyed when I apply for graduate school. I know you all may be thinking, "ok only 17, live life and forget about it", but I'm most likely going to be placed as a 3rd year this coming fall and may apply soon (I'm thinking maybe I'll do a masters before applying since I'm skipping 2 yrs anyway).
So ... 1 B in Chem 1 and a possible second one in Chem II, how bad does this look? I'm not *bad* at chem per say, just that I'm taking these badly timed classes that move too fast and aren't really giving students their full potential. With a review book and several months of motivation, I could probably do really well on the chem section of the DAT. I just thought this was extra terrible because chem is like such a crucial course in graduate school. IF it is ok, would several other Bs hurt me throughout undergrad? I still have to take Physics and O.Chem and other courses that don't pertain to my major of biology too much, so it's a possibility that I might not do well. It's just that lately I've been thinking that maybe I'm stretching myself too thin for some dumb classes and I've been like longing to just go enjoy my summer like everyone else, I just don't know anymore if my plans as of now are really helping or hurting me.
Thanks.
Sarah
PS - I'm soo sorry this is soo terribly long. But I just felt that you guys may need a better picture and could help answer my inquiries. A million and one thanks if you get through all of that and can help me out..😳
