Chances (Sophomore)

[jora]

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[1TB4RKSB4CK]

So your GPA is tanked further than the 3.2 after your horrid 22 credit semester?
It's not the end of the world, but you really have to step it up.
MD right now is going to be very hard, esp for CA residents.
DO is a little bit more lenient but but it's definitely NOT a walk in the park.
I don't really know how the schools do the scheduling down in CA, but you just need to continue on.
Try doing other pre-reqs, like Physics. The situation is mostly likely gonna delay the process, but people have crawled out of deeper holes than a 3.2.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

2nd year double major (Bio Sci and Korean) at UCI (Campuswide Honors Program); GPA 3.2 as of the end of Freshman year.

I'm very active in trauma research and in student government/cultural organizations, and aside from Bio 93 (I got a C) I've done ok so far.

This past quarter I took 22 units, and these are my grades:
Soc Sci Core : A-
Korean 1A : A
Bio 97: B
OChem 51A: D-
Bio Sci 194S - Pass (seminar pass/no pass class)

Obviously, I'm VERY worried about my OChem grade. My grade in this class was entirely my fault - I did not study much because I gave up after realizing about halfway through the quarter that I was getting nowhere. That, combined with my overconfidence in taking 22 units where most people can only handle 16-18, and my extreme involvement in my extracurriculars, helped me to fail.
I know that I can retake OChem next year, but UCI is unfair in that to take the next Bio class required for my major (Biochemistry), I have to be enrolled in OChem 51B at the same time. Which won't happen, seeing as I didn't pass 51A. Delaying OChem until next year means that I will also be delaying the next two Bio classes until next year.

How badly does my current situation affect my chances of getting into med school?
And for any UCI students, will this delay my graduation?
Thank you 🙁

That give up attitude is going to get you nowhere.
Reevaluate your goals before doing anything first.

 

[jora]

I'm not letting myself give up. If I have to, I will take multiple summer classes to make up for the ones I have missed.
What I meant by saying that my grades were my fault was just that - my grades were my fault. I know that other major factors/events from this quarter contributed to the stress, but I also know I didn't do everything I could to get a good grade.

The way I've calculated it, by the end of this year, I can bring my GPA up to a 3.4. If I can get decent grades in my major classes and good grades in the rest, my cGPA will be about 3.7, and my sGPA about 3.5, by the time I graduate.

What I want to know is what else should I do to pull myself out of this setback? I have heard that an upward trend in grades and doing a lot better in a previously-failed class is a good sign, but what would you suggest as far as extracurriculars go?