Evaluate my transcript

[Oncie]

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Fall Freshman
Chem 1 - A
Gen Bio - A
Intro to Sociology - A
Intro to Psychology - A

Spring Freshman
Chem 2- A
Calc 1 - C+
Intro to Physical Anthropology - B
Freshman writing - B

Fall Sophomore
Physics 1 - C
Political theory - A-
Hazards/Disasters - B
Intro to Pharmacy - D+
Swimming - A
Online class - B+

Spring Sophomore
Physics 2 - W
Ochem 1 - A
Literature - A
Online class - B+
Intro to pharmacy (retake) - B
Mass media and comm - B
Online class - A
Intro to health careers - A

Fall Junior
Ochem 2 - A
Organic lab - B
History of Medicine - B
Public health - A
seminar - A

Spring Junior
Biochem - W
Kinesiology - W
Physiology - B-
Physics 2 - B
Future of physicians - N (was P/F so I failed 🙁)

I think I'm probably gonna end up with a C in physiology , hopefully an A in physics 2.

 

[DrHart]

quite colorful

 

[whitemagic]

Having a couple of W's isn't bad but it starts to look kind of sketchy when you have 3 W's in the hard sciences. Finish strong from here on out.

 

[Oncie]

Having a couple of W's isn't bad but it starts to look kind of sketchy when you have 3 W's in the hard sciences. Finish strong from here on out.

I took Kinesiology for fun and financial aid reasons this semester. Just wanted to learn more about exercise science. I had to drop it because the class was expecting too much, I had to due a 300pt lab which consisted of me tracking my meals, working out, and some other stuff I didn't have time for. I decided to drop it.

As for Biochem, it honestly was not hard. I just had no idea how to study for it. It was very different from typical gen chem and ochem classes where for those classes, I didn't even have to go to class as everything was in the book or could be found on youtube videos. The biochem instructor used slides -- the textbook was not even needed despite me paying $150 for it. My problem was that she tested every little detail on the slides and things she said in class and I just couldn't figure that out. Im probably just making excuses for my failures 🙁

 

[Jplewis002]

Yep, it's a transcript.

 

[Hospitalized]

I took Kinesiology for fun and financial aid reasons this semester. Just wanted to learn more about exercise science. I had to drop it because the class was expecting too much, I had to due a 300pt lab which consisted of me tracking my meals, working out, and some other stuff I didn't have time for. I decided to drop it.

As for Biochem, it honestly was not hard. I just had no idea how to study for it. It was very different from typical gen chem and ochem classes where for those classes, I didn't even have to go to class as everything was in the book or could be found on youtube videos. The biochem instructor used slides -- the textbook was not even needed despite me paying $150 for it. My problem was that she tested every little detail on the slides and things she said in class and I just couldn't figure that out. Im probably just making excuses for my failures 🙁

I think you're describing a class that was difficult for you, so you should recognize that it is hard.

As for kinesiology, sounds like it was just setting you up to be a productive college student. You should take advantage of those opportunities, they are difficult but very helpful. Don't ever tell adcoms the reason why you withdrew from that class, it makes it seem as if you can't be disciplined. Discipline is essential in medical school.

 

[moisne]

Yes - excuses are bad. Good luck with ur transcript lol

 

[deleted577188]

Yep, it's a transcript.

Hahahaaaa lmao omg

 

[Pusheen]

Well, you did better in ochem than most of us here.....

 

[FindMeOnTheLinks]

so what's your GPA? Don't take any more W's. Show some commitment to finish out your classes even if they are difficult. Do some self-evaluation of your study strategies and find out how you can adapt to different class styles. Your transcript looks like you back out of things easily or at least take the easy road. Try to demonstrate your ability to push through and do well with a difficult course load, because in three full years you haven't come close to doing that yet.

 

[Oncie]

thanks for the tips and comments

 

[northernlights15]

What's your cGPA/sGPA?

And if you get As/A-s from here on out, what do you predict it will be by the time you apply?

 

[HCHopeful]

That "A" in Swimming will make all the difference.

 

[Oncie]

That "A" in Swimming will make all the difference.

I enjoyed that class

 

[Oncie]

Bump (updated)

 

[Grace184]

What other input do you want, since you bumped this? Good advice had been given above. And you never said what your current GPAs (science and cumulative) were. No more withdraws of Cs(or below). And you biochem teacher literally handed you slides with answers on them and you're complaining she didn't use the book?? I stopped buying books after freshman year and prayed they used the slides or I could find it online! Your teacher is a saint!

 

[goldy490]

Lots of your low grades are in either hard sciences or very medically based classes. Your junior year spring is disastrous, I can't think of many adcoms who will be forgiving of a semester where you only finished 2 of your 5 classes and got a C in physiology. Plus FAILING a pass/fail class on the "Future of Physicians" is literally the biggest red flag I could imagine shy of an IA for plagiarism or something. If I were you I would go into a strong post-bacc program where you can both demonstrate your ability to succeed in challenging science classes and show a very strong commitment to being a physician. Maybe something like an MPH, spend some time doing meaningful volunteer work, and retake stuff like biochem etc on the side. If you do grade replacement you could be a good DO candidate. Most importantly though, figure out how to be consistently successful in classes. You need to be in the office hours of every class, every time, so when the test comes you know exactly how to study for it. If your partying/smoking pot/etc. stop doing that. Get a solid, repeatable routine going, and throw your TV, Xbox, and anything else thats distracting out the window. Also, have you taken the MCAT yet? If not you need to get in a good prep course and take a couple months to literally destroy that test.