Failed my first Organic Chemistry course- is it too late for me?

[Suckxmyxkunai]

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It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I really don't know what to do anymore. As soon as I saw it, I changed my schedule for the Spring semester to retake the course but I know that some people say that failing a class will completely shoot down your chances at medical school. It's just... I just really don't want to give up my dream.

It's been a really tough semester for me. I got in a really bad car accident that nearly took my life in the beginning of the semester and then midway into the course, my paralyzed grandmother who I helped nurse passed away. All of these things just make me feel helpless and a failure. This is just the cherry on top of a bad semester.

I know that doesn't justify a bad grade, I should have worked harder and pushed through it but I guess I just need to let out some feelings.

I just need someone to talk to and give me advice... give me your two cents please?

 

[HalfListic]

It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I really don't know what to do anymore. As soon as I saw it, I changed my schedule for the Spring semester to retake the course but I know that some people say that failing a class will completely shoot down your chances at medical school. It's just... I just really don't want to give up my dream.

It's been a really tough semester for me. I got in a really bad car accident that nearly took my life in the beginning of the semester and then midway into the course, my paralyzed grandmother who I helped nurse passed away. All of these things just make me feel helpless and a failure. This is just the cherry on top of a bad semester.

I know that doesn't justify a bad grade, I should have worked harder and pushed through it but I guess I just need to let out some feelings.

I just need someone to talk to and give me advice... give me your two cents please?

Failing a class and not knowing what you want to do anymore are two seperate issues.

First, figure out what you want to do.

Then, if thats medicine...retake the course and do well. And try not to fail again...

But, no one F wont count you out (of DO school).

 

[oms2]

why the username "suck my kunai"?

 

[Suckxmyxkunai]

The username is also my old gamer tag- no other reason behind it.

 

[cabinbuilder]

Obviously you have not read any of these forums if you think one fail is going to keep you out of medical school. Suck it up, get over it, take it over, do well. Dang. Read my story and quit it already.

 

[darklabel]

It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I really don't know what to do anymore. As soon as I saw it, I changed my schedule for the Spring semester to retake the course but I know that some people say that failing a class will completely shoot down your chances at medical school. It's just... I just really don't want to give up my dream.

It's been a really tough semester for me. I got in a really bad car accident that nearly took my life in the beginning of the semester and then midway into the course, my paralyzed grandmother who I helped nurse passed away. All of these things just make me feel helpless and a failure. This is just the cherry on top of a bad semester.

I know that doesn't justify a bad grade, I should have worked harder and pushed through it but I guess I just need to let out some feelings.

I just need someone to talk to and give me advice... give me your two cents please?

Nah, definitely not for DO and maybe even for MD depending if you're willing to risk MD.

But just try to get A's here on out. Had a relative with HIV die, loss of my parent's house, parents unemployed, death, my brother getting kicked out of school and still trying for medical school. Hang in there and you'll make it! I'm still trying and not giving up hope at all.

 

[Strateego]

It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I'm not in the exact same boat as you, but I failed the capstone (last and most difficult) class for my first degree in history. If this one failure can dissuade from going to medical school, I think you might want to consider a different path. You need to take the break to regroup, brush yourself off, and earn an A in organic chemistry.

I got an acceptance this cycle, and I have 2 more interviews. But I have a handful of rejections as well.

Cheer up. It's not the end of the world. And, hey. Dancing banana

 

[deleted357625]

retake it...no big deal man. Anyone can become a doc - you don't have to be a straight A student or a genius. If you have to retake 20 different classes you can still become a doc.

 

[sc4s2cg]

I had straight C's in my previous major and failed two classes (both retaken with A's), got two acceptances so far.

Don't give up, show your passion for medicine through EC's, grades, and (secondary) essays. 🙂

 

[ACOM2017]

Schools love perseverance. Don't give up! Be honest with yourself about why you failed and make the correct changes.

 

[Prncssbuttercup]

I'm with CB, one class isn't going to ruin your path, just retake it, move on, and try not to let it happen again... One thing I was never told... Ws are better to have than Fs or Ds... you still have to retake them, but at least they don't change your GPA... You don't want a lot of either, but Ws are the lesser of two evils...

 

[Temperature101]

Don feel discourage...Many DO applicants failed at least a class and especially organic.

 

[HopefulSlav]

It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I really don't know what to do anymore. As soon as I saw it, I changed my schedule for the Spring semester to retake the course but I know that some people say that failing a class will completely shoot down your chances at medical school. It's just... I just really don't want to give up my dream.

It's been a really tough semester for me. I got in a really bad car accident that nearly took my life in the beginning of the semester and then midway into the course, my paralyzed grandmother who I helped nurse passed away. All of these things just make me feel helpless and a failure. This is just the cherry on top of a bad semester.

I know that doesn't justify a bad grade, I should have worked harder and pushed through it but I guess I just need to let out some feelings.

I just need someone to talk to and give me advice... give me your two cents please?

The cool thing about medicine is that you always have a different hand you can play. Think about it like that. Take the class again if you didn't pass. Get your master's if your undergrad is too low. There are many different options. You can meet your goals if you have the will.

Change your studying strategy until you find a way that works. I had C's in Inorganic I and II, respectively. It wasn't until I changed my studying in Organic I pulled my grade up to a B. I have a lot of faith that I will get an A in Org II.

The key is finding something that works for you. Have faith in yourself.

 

[kinokoboy]

Just got my grades....

A - O-chem 1
A- Physics 2



OH YEAH!!!

 

[littlegreen88]

DONT WORRY! I got a D in gen chem, then retook the class, got As and minored in chemistry. Don't give up, the bad grade really put some fire under me and pushed me to do better
I have have been invited to 4 interviews and have an acceptance! (also had rejections).

 

[BuddyTheElf]

It's the middle of finals week and I got my Organic Chemistry I final exam grades back and I found out that I failed the class. I want to know, is medical school completely out of my reach now?

I really don't know what to do anymore. As soon as I saw it, I changed my schedule for the Spring semester to retake the course but I know that some people say that failing a class will completely shoot down your chances at medical school. It's just... I just really don't want to give up my dream.

It's been a really tough semester for me. I got in a really bad car accident that nearly took my life in the beginning of the semester and then midway into the course, my paralyzed grandmother who I helped nurse passed away. All of these things just make me feel helpless and a failure. This is just the cherry on top of a bad semester.

I know that doesn't justify a bad grade, I should have worked harder and pushed through it but I guess I just need to let out some feelings.

I just need someone to talk to and give me advice... give me your two cents please?

I retook o chem I and II... and I was accepted. I also retook a few other classes. As long as the rest of your application is good (good grades, lots of EC's, volunteering, work, etc) you'll be fine. Keep your chin up, long road ahead of you. 👍

 

[BuddyTheElf]

Just got my grades....

A - O-chem 1
A- Physics 2



OH YEAH!!!

Was it really necessary to post this in a thread where someone is talking about failing O Chem? Way to kick a man while he's down. 👎

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Just got my grades....

A - O-chem 1
A- Physics 2



OH YEAH!!!

Congratulations, you now know 5 reactions and kinetics. Do you want a cookie?

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

I didn't read any of the other posts because to me frankly, they don't mean ****.

I failed O chem 1, O chem 3, and got a D in biochem. I graduated in 4 years with a 3.23.

I am a PGY4 ortho resident applying for peds ortho fellowships. I have 11 interviews out of 15 applications.

The proof is in the pudding, as it were.

Carry on.

 

[Kspad]

This thread has made me feel better about my own struggles in my first semester of my undergrad. I am a biology major, but I will be taking all of the chem and physics I need to get into medical school (that is how my school does their premedical degree, I don't know if other schools do that too) and will be cutting it close on my first biology class. I have been adjusting slower than I would like (due to roommate garbage that I thought was resolved in mediation-it hasn't been 🙂 and a Latin class that is kicking my butt, even in tutoring) and I'm afraid of having to retake it, and I am also afraid of this blowing my chances in medical school. I have to pass wit a C- or better, and I should, but if I failed my final and/ or? my lab exam, I could fail. I am afraid of killing my GPA, especially since I see all of my other premedical classmates that are doing wonderfully. One is taking chem and biology now, and she is doing well in both at the same time. I just wonder if I'm not cut out for this, because I see how smart they are, and compared to me, I feel inadequate. This thread does make me feel a bit better about myself, knowing people have been successful even when having difficulty in some of the core sciences.

 

[IH8ColdWeath3r]

I didn't read any of the other posts because to me frankly, they don't mean ****.

I failed O chem 1, O chem 3, and got a D in biochem. I graduated in 4 years with a 3.23.

I am a PGY4 ortho resident applying for peds ortho fellowships. I have 11 interviews out of 15 applications.

The proof is in the pudding, as it were.

Carry on.

Damn son!!

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Damn son!!

Make it 12. UCLA hollered at me yesterday.

 

[fordorobere]

Many DO applicants failed at least a class and especially organic.