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I'm a freshman at a state University in Ohio. I went one semester and took some easy, basic courses and a math to get familiar with college. I had straight A's except for my public speaking class (I'm a poor public speaker, I almost had a panic attack in that class and I only got a b- even though I worked dilligently and got A's or A minueses on all the tests) and easily got an A in math and english. Then I had the summer off and was going to start with the regular pre-med stuff, bio, chem, pre-calc, etc. I really messed up and got involved with the wrong crowd and got on drugs and had a girlfriend 100 miles away. Well basically, the second semester I didn't attend class at all or even withdraw and I have 16 credits worth of F's on my transcript now. I was not dismissed for grades but I guess my status is academic probation. This was about 2 years ago now and I'm planning on going back and I'm saving my money now because my financial aid got canceled for bad grades. Now, I'm clean and sober and thinking about my future again. My dream is to be a physician but I'm afraid that with such a horrible blemish on my record that it will be impossible to be admitted to any med school ,even 4 years from now. I've heard that even if you retake classes and get A's the lower grade still counts in your GPA for admission purposes for medical and dental schools.
My question is basically this, I know I'm a brilliant student and am capable of getting good grades. When I retake my classes I screwed up in and go through college in the pre med biology program will I still be able to gain admissions to a medical school. Will they over look my past because I've learned from my mistakes and made good since? It's my dream and I don't want to give up on it. In high school I had good grades and I know I'm capable of getting mostly A's in the sciences in college. Will my past ruin any chance I have to be a doctor for the rest of my life? Or will I still have a chance to be admitted?
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My question is basically this, I know I'm a brilliant student and am capable of getting good grades. When I retake my classes I screwed up in and go through college in the pre med biology program will I still be able to gain admissions to a medical school. Will they over look my past because I've learned from my mistakes and made good since? It's my dream and I don't want to give up on it. In high school I had good grades and I know I'm capable of getting mostly A's in the sciences in college. Will my past ruin any chance I have to be a doctor for the rest of my life? Or will I still have a chance to be admitted?
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