bigspongebobfan
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hello!
first off, i would like to thank you to anyone who takes their time to read this and help me figure our what to do. i will be eternally grateful.
I recently graduated with a 2.6 sGPA. I have a really bad downward trend because of mental health issues. I won't justify my poor academic performance, but all i will say is i struggled a lot with mental health (ADHD + Depression/Anxiety) throughout my undergrad years and it was a battle to get medicated as my family believed praying would make it all go away. However, I have now been medicated for a few months and have been receiving therapy. While it is a long road, my life has changed for the better and I look forward to the future.
I recognize that the road from here on out is very rough and I dug myself a deep whole, but winning that battle against my family really allowed me to believe in myself once again. Please feel free to be as honest as you would like.
I have read Goro's guide to reinvention and tried to align my classes according to that. I will attach a tentative schedule. A major concern of mine is that this current schedule will have me commute to campus 4x a week (M W Th F). Should I drop the Genetic Diseases class to take Orgo lab instead? Or, is my current schedule okay? I would like to spend my free days studying for my classes or the MCAT. (The Tuesday class is virtual).
I believe my biggest concerns are:
Thank you so much if you took the time to read this. I appreciate it.
first off, i would like to thank you to anyone who takes their time to read this and help me figure our what to do. i will be eternally grateful.
I recently graduated with a 2.6 sGPA. I have a really bad downward trend because of mental health issues. I won't justify my poor academic performance, but all i will say is i struggled a lot with mental health (ADHD + Depression/Anxiety) throughout my undergrad years and it was a battle to get medicated as my family believed praying would make it all go away. However, I have now been medicated for a few months and have been receiving therapy. While it is a long road, my life has changed for the better and I look forward to the future.
I recognize that the road from here on out is very rough and I dug myself a deep whole, but winning that battle against my family really allowed me to believe in myself once again. Please feel free to be as honest as you would like.
I have read Goro's guide to reinvention and tried to align my classes according to that. I will attach a tentative schedule. A major concern of mine is that this current schedule will have me commute to campus 4x a week (M W Th F). Should I drop the Genetic Diseases class to take Orgo lab instead? Or, is my current schedule okay? I would like to spend my free days studying for my classes or the MCAT. (The Tuesday class is virtual).
I believe my biggest concerns are:
- Should I focus on retaking classes I did poorly in, or just take upper level bio classes?
- Should I continue to do a DIY post-bacc, or should I consider an SMP if things look well academically?
- How many credits should I take to establish an upward trend?
- I would just like to clear this misconception because I have been second-guessing a lot on this. I planned to quit my clinical job as I think I really need to focus on my academics and nothing else for now. After bringing this up to my coworkers, they're pretty adamant that I should continue to work because my boss is very flexible compared to other clinics and will be able to incorporate me in the schedule to my terms and I need the clinical hours. I feel my boss would want me to work Tuesdays and Fridays, but I feel like that is too much and I will not be able to sufficiently handle my classes and MCAT prep. Should I just quit my job, or ask to only work Tuesdays?
Thank you so much if you took the time to read this. I appreciate it.
