Entering coursework, ugh, depressing

[remi4301]

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Anyone else with horrible undergrad grades from eons ago getting depressed while entering coursework on vmcas? Geez, it's putting the zap on my head. My recent coursework is great but entering all my old stuff has really rocked my confidence and makes me feel like no one will give me a chance. Ugh. Anyone else feeling like this? Please tell me I'm not alone in this. 🙁

 

[503372]

Anyone else with horrible undergrad grades from eons ago getting depressed while entering coursework on vmcas? Geez, it's putting the zap on my head. My recent coursework is great but entering all my old stuff has really rocked my confidence and makes me feel like no one will give me a chance. Ugh. Anyone else feeling like this? Please tell me I'm not alone in this. 🙁

Yes, I definitely felt the same way when I first completed VMCAS. My sophomore spring was particularly horrible because I was sick the entire time. I think I avoided entering my coursework for a good while longer than I should have done.

 

[ChittyBang]

Yes. I entered my undergraduate grades last week, after seeing my official undergraduate transcripts for the first time in over 10 years, and was so embarrassed. My head hung in shame haha My recent grades (post-bacc pre-req) are good, but...damn. I was a mess back then. I failed tennis/badminton for Pete's sake. What was I thinking? 😕 hahaha Thank dog for maturity and renewed focus 😎

 

[that redhead]

I felt that way and I didn't even have a significant gap of time with which to console myself 😉

 

[EngrSC]

I'm not to that point yet but I'm in the same boat. My post-bacc work has been stellar but my engineering grades, eh, not so much, thank goodness they aren't including in the science GPA 😛

 

[remi4301]

Yes. I entered my undergraduate grades last week, after seeing my official undergraduate transcripts for the first time in over 10 years, and was so embarrassed. My head hung in shame haha My recent grades (post-bacc pre-req) are good, but...damn. I was a mess back then. I failed tennis/badminton for Pete's sake. What was I thinking? 😕 hahaha Thank dog for maturity and renewed focus 😎

Ha same for me, I think I got a C in tennis and dance....

 

[Andie1]

Hi guys...I just wanted to chime in having just survived the co 2017 process. I completed my first BS back in 2005 and my grades were dreadful. I had a couple retakes (original grades D) and multiple C- grades! It was hard to face that transcript during my application for co 2017, but I've been working my butt off in every way since then. Adcoms clearly looked at my whole application and I'm definitely proof that a few bad grades are not a death sentence for an application. Good luck guys!

 

[ChittyBang]

Thanks, Andie! And you'll be attending my dream school (Cornell, right?) so that just reinforces the hope that I tend to everyday 🙂

I really appreciate when schools look at you holistically. I really do. Some of us have changed/matured/proven ourselves significantly in recent years compared to the past and to know that there are adcoms out there that recognize that is awesome. If every school based their initial decision on min cum gpa I'd never even be able to apply to vet school. I am not my past 👍

 

[ChittyBang]

As an aside, yesterday I received my transcript from my freshman year and had a hard time entering my coursework and had to fight reliving emotions from that time. Ugh. I was ok though. I just entered the coursework as quickly as possible and patted myself on the back for being awesome 😉 hehe

 

[LetItSnow]

Anyone else with horrible undergrad grades from eons ago getting depressed while entering coursework on vmcas? Geez, it's putting the zap on my head. My recent coursework is great but entering all my old stuff has really rocked my confidence and makes me feel like no one will give me a chance. Ugh. Anyone else feeling like this? Please tell me I'm not alone in this. 🙁

I had the opposite reaction... I put in my earlier D's and F's and it made me smile to put in all those straight A's later.

Don't sweat it. You can't change it, so just keep pushing forward.

 

[WulfpackChica]

Anyone else with horrible undergrad grades from eons ago getting depressed while entering coursework on vmcas? Geez, it's putting the zap on my head. My recent coursework is great but entering all my old stuff has really rocked my confidence and makes me feel like no one will give me a chance. Ugh. Anyone else feeling like this? Please tell me I'm not alone in this. 🙁

Put me in that club. I felt so horrible and depressed putting in my grades for my undergrad classes (from like 10 years ago). I progressed through my next undergrad degree and graduate school my grades got significantly better and it made me smile. I was able to see that maturity played a lot in my grades 🙂

So, I had to not only look for schools that don't have a time limit on pre-reqs, but also put weight on all of your grades and not just your first degree. Ugh... Was not easy, but I kind of started to prefer those school out of the rest because I feel they are also looking at experience and maturity.

 

[EngrSC]

So, I had to not only look for schools that don't have a time limit on pre-reqs, but also put weight on all of your grades and not just your first degree. Ugh... Was not easy, but I kind of started to prefer those school out of the rest because I feel they are also looking at experience and maturity.

Where are you applying?

I retook Chem I and Physics I and II because they expired for somewhere I plan on applying (don't recall where off the top of my head). I'm really glad I retook Chem I before jumping into Chem II - I was surprised at how much I forgot 😱

 

[Fledgling]

Is there a limit to how many classes you can add? I still have post-baccalaureate coursework to fulfill over the next few years, and I'm already sitting at 62 courses without any prerequisites. Maybe I'll get lucky and I can leave my theater degree out of it if there's a limit.

Or I'm going to have to painstakingly enter details about 62 courses in a major I decided not to pursue as a career. That'll be the most depressing part, especially since a high GPA in theater doesn't mean much to most.

 

[ChittyBang]

Is there a limit to how many classes you can add? I still have post-baccalaureate coursework to fulfill over the next few years, and I'm already sitting at 62 courses without any prerequisites. Maybe I'll get lucky and I can leave my theater degree out of it if there's a limit.

Or I'm going to have to painstakingly enter details about 62 courses in a major I decided not to pursue as a career. That'll be the most depressing part, especially since a high GPA in theater doesn't mean much to most.

You'll have to add every course ever taken at a secondary school. And a high gpa in theater will boost your cum gpa! It also shows diversity 🙂 Just do fantastically in your pre-reqs as well.

 

[Andie1]

I totally agree and yes, I'm going to Cornell...and I'm in Westchester too!😀

Thanks, Andie! And you'll be attending my dream school (Cornell, right?) so that just reinforces the hope that I tend to everyday 🙂

I really appreciate when schools look at you holistically. I really do. Some of us have changed/matured/proven ourselves significantly in recent years compared to the past and to know that there are adcoms out there that recognize that is awesome. If every school based their initial decision on min cum gpa I'd never even be able to apply to vet school. I am not my past 👍

 

[ChittyBang]

Really? It's a sign! Haha😛

 

[WulfpackChica]

Where are you applying?

I retook Chem I and Physics I and II because they expired for somewhere I plan on applying (don't recall where off the top of my head). I'm really glad I retook Chem I before jumping into Chem II - I was surprised at how much I forgot 😱

I am applying to NCSU (IS) and Purdue definitely. I got wait listed at Purdue last year (2012 Admission Cycle) and that was before my Graduate work, so it gave me a little hope. Maybe UPenn and Mizzuo to round out my top 4 schools 😀

 

[hygebeorht]

Mostly I got depressed by all the data entry. I have three degrees and started college ten years ago, so it was a really loooong process, holy cow.