Acceptance = Loss of motivation for last Pre-requisite

[corpsman33]

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So I received my first acceptance a few weeks back and am still waiting to hear on another few schools that I have interviewd at.

Consequently I am finding it very very difficult to find the motivation to finish my last pre-requisite, which is online organic chemistry 2 (and yes I am aware how strange it sounds to take organic chem online, but every school that I applied to was perfectly ok with it as long as it was from a regionally accredited University, and considering this was the only way I could take this pre-requisite while serving active duty).

Anyways, the class is self-paced and I could feasibly take up to one year to complete it if I wanted. I keep hearing the same thing ringing in my ears over and over again "I only need a C to matriculate now". Nevertheless, I have maintained an A and am halfway done, but I am going at a snails pace and have the worst case of senioritis ever. At this rate I won't be done until next summer.

Is anybody else struggling with the same lazziness issues right about now, lol. 🙄

 

[NeuralNetwork]

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

You got an A, I'm sure you'd want to keep at it. IMO if I had an A and I let it drop down to a C, I'd be pretty bugged about it.

 

[corpsman33]

Thanks for the moral support, lol.

 

[blizzah]

You got an A, I'm sure you'd want to keep at it. IMO if I had an A and I let it drop down to a C, I'd be pretty bugged about it.

Then you go to medical school and you stop being bugged about it.

 

[corpsman33]

Then you go to medical school and you stop being bugged about it.

LOL, that was exactly my point!

 

[blizzah]

LOL, that was exactly my point!

As long as you won't lose any scholarship money, I wouldn't worry about the mark.

As long as you are sure you need only a C?

 

[corpsman33]

As long as you won't lose any scholarship money, I wouldn't worry about the mark.

As long as you are sure you need only a C?

Yea I only need a "C" and I won't lose out on any scholarship money (I am doing a miltary scholarship, HSCP, and my grades won't matter until I am in med school).

Nevertheless, even knowing that a "C" would be sufficient to matriculate, I still can't bring myself to get such a low grade. I am pretty sure I will end up with a high "B" (lowest) to an "A".

That being said, the biggest problem I have been facing is simply finding the motivation to finish the class. Knowing that I have 9 months to finish one class (self paced) has turned me into the biggest procrastinator lately.

I am currious, is anybody else who has been accepted this cycle finding it difficult to muster the same desire to perform well / timely (compared to earlier in their undergrad) on their last remaining classes?

 

[gravitywave]

try this: you haven't been accepted yet. you've been "conditionally accepted." condition being you need to pass this class, in good order.

you can't afford to mess this one up.

 

[corpsman33]

try this: you haven't been accepted yet. you've been "conditionally accepted." condition being you need to pass this class, in good order.

you can't afford to mess this one up.

Agreed, and I won't. I have to much pride to allow my grade to slip, but the whole procrastination thing has been killing me lately. 😀

 

[alexandertg6]

so many "accepted to med school, what to do with my free time now?", "accepted, dont wanna/need to do work anymore", "accepted at my top choice but still sad about rejection to a school I didnt want to attend" threads...

Perhaps a little sensitivity to the fact that the vast majority have not got an acceptance, and the majority will not get accepted this cycle might be nice 👎

 

[MiracleforMD]

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[CodeBlu]

so many "accepted to med school, what to do with my free time now?", "accepted, dont wanna/need to do work anymore", "accepted at my top choice but still sad about rejection to a school I didnt want to attend" threads...

Perhaps a little sensitivity to the fact that the vast majority have not got an acceptance, and the majority will not get accepted this cycle might be nice 👎

 

[woo]

Up there - Nice.

Also, since it is self-pace - Just get it DONE WITH.

If you can finish it up really quick - you won't have to worry about it.

 

[Gigantron]

/neuroticpremedproblems

 

[theseeker4]

so many "accepted to med school, what to do with my free time now?", "accepted, dont wanna/need to do work anymore", "accepted at my top choice but still sad about rejection to a school I didnt want to attend" threads...

Perhaps a little sensitivity to the fact that the vast majority have not got an acceptance, and the majority will not get accepted this cycle might be nice 👎

You might as well go to the MCAT forum and post in the "30+ scores" thread "Not everyone scored a 30 or more, show a little sensitivity by not posting your good scores where people who didn't score as well can read them!"

If it bugs you reading about others' successes, don't come on the forum. There will always be someone, somewhere, who does better than you in virtually everything in life. The same is true for all of us.

 

[alexandertg6]

You might as well go to the MCAT forum and post in the "30+ scores" thread "Not everyone scored a 30 or more, show a little sensitivity by not posting your good scores where people who didn't score as well can read them!"

If it bugs you reading about others' successes, don't come on the forum. There will always be someone, somewhere, who does better than you in virtually everything in life. The same is true for all of us.

You mean the 30+ MCAT thread designed so that people who do well can share what worked for them with people who are preparing to take or retake the exam?

Its not about someone doing better than me. I have plenty of interviews considering the lateness of my application, and its impossible for me to have an acceptance yet. There are many more successful people than me, and that doesnt bother me in the least. But show a little sensitivity. You can complain about your house to a crowd that is mostly homeless, but telling them they have the right to walk away before you do it doesnt make it any less douchey.

 

[littlefaster]

The 1% have worries too you know.

(couldn't resist)

Not sure how to embed this 🙂

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6633406/we-are-the-1

 

[corpsman33]

This thread has become a little funny. It doesn't seem to matter what a person posts on SDN, someone eventually becomes offended and then the thread becomes one big argument.

I apologize if I have offended anyone (I didn't know anybody was so easily affected by meaningless topics on SDN).

The thread wasn't meant to be taken all that seriously. Obviously I am not obsessively worried about this last O. Chem class, but it is true that I have become a slight procrastinator these last few weeks. I thought it would be humerous to discuss it a little and see if other pre-meds were experiencing the same thing. I wouldn't even list this as one of my top 20 concerns right now, but this is a forum where you can discuss the small things about the application process with others who are in similar situations.

 

[loho77]

This thread has become a little funny. It doesn't seem to matter what a person posts on SDN, someone eventually becomes offended and then the thread becomes one big argument.

I apologize if I have offended anyone (I didn't know anybody was so easily affected by meaningless topics on SDN).

The thread wasn't meant to be taken all that seriously. Obviously I am not obsessively worried about this last O. Chem class, but it is true that I have become a slight procrastinator these last few weeks. I thought it would be humerous to discuss it a little and see if other pre-meds were experiencing the same thing. I wouldn't even list this as one of my top 20 concerns right now, but this is a forum where you can discuss the small things about the application process with others who are in similar situations.

Yeah I wouldn't worry about it, I think your tone was misconstrued. FWIW, I definitely empathize, although I'm working in clinical research between undergrad and med school...since I got my acceptance, I'm suddenly less anxious/eager to get my manuscripts submitted. Lack of motivation is better than stressing though, and everything will get done in the end! How I think of it is that procrastinating just drags out the misery. Good luck finishing your course

 

[corpsman33]

Yeah I wouldn't worry about it, I think your tone was misconstrued. FWIW, I definitely empathize, although I'm working in clinical research between undergrad and med school...since I got my acceptance, I'm suddenly less anxious/eager to get my manuscripts submitted. Lack of motivation is better than stressing though, and everything will get done in the end! How I think of it is that procrastinating just drags out the misery. Good luck finishing your course

Thank you for the response! This was exactly why I created this thread, so that I could emphasize with my fellow pre-med peers, lol.

And I know I am dragging it out, but "knowing and doing" are two different things....🙄