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Ok so here's my story. Sorry if this is long but I need some advice. Started college in Fall 2003...decided to go towards a Biology Major ( I had this idea stuck in my head that only Bio majors got into med school). My first semester I took Bio 1 and Chem 1, along with 3 other basic classes. Dropped one of those basics (English class) and stayed with just 4 classes. By the end of my first semester I had FAILED EVERY CLASS. (I had one of the worst experiences ever in my first two years of college 
). Basically had a 0.00 GPA. Came back my spring semester under academic probation, only allowed 4 classes in which I did well had a solid 3.0 for that semester) By the Fall of 2004 I had a 1.9 cum GPA (my 2nd year) and was on continued probation. I was allowed to retake one of the sciences over and the F would be erased so I decided to take the BIO 1 over....got a D..not because I didn't understand but cuz had a "depression relapse", didn't study and HATED the professor (it might sound very common but I had some horrible experiences during my first two years, personal battles, deaths, etc.) Went into my Spring 2005 semester, decided to take BIO 2 ended up withdrawing because I couldn't take the stress (ended having to go to a shrink ) Basically I was only enrolled in 3 classes (one of them being an upper level economics class, which is a requirement for my new major, International Studies and did great!) Ended up with a 3.3 GPA for the semester. So my GPA went from a 1.9 to a 2.23 cum. Taking a summer class and if all goes well my GPA will go from a 2.23 to a 2.8ish.
Now I've decided to go ahead and do a formal post-bacc (looking into CUNY's post-bacc since I'm from NYC and poor lol) when I graduate. Basically what I'm trying to do is get some advice from people who have either gone through the same stuff, are going through it, etc. I know I can do the sciences, it was just the wrong time (I'm very impatient and always wanted to do everything at once in a rush..I've grown a lot since then). I understand the stuff and I don't want the F and D in the two sciences that I do have to bring my science GPA down after the post-bacc work. I want to go to an allo school..not cuz I don't respect the DO schools, it's just not my thing. Trust me at one point I had decided to not pursue medical school, I started looking at other careers, but when I see the rewards and the prestige of it all I'm just drawn right back in. I haven't had the proper advice from the student advisors at school (CUZ THEY ARE HORRIBLE). My chem teacher did tell me that I do have the potential to get A's because he saw that I understood what he taught. Any advice, would be great...thanks a bunch you guys.
). Basically had a 0.00 GPA. Came back my spring semester under academic probation, only allowed 4 classes in which I did well had a solid 3.0 for that semester) By the Fall of 2004 I had a 1.9 cum GPA (my 2nd year) and was on continued probation. I was allowed to retake one of the sciences over and the F would be erased so I decided to take the BIO 1 over....got a D..not because I didn't understand but cuz had a "depression relapse", didn't study and HATED the professor (it might sound very common but I had some horrible experiences during my first two years, personal battles, deaths, etc.) Went into my Spring 2005 semester, decided to take BIO 2 ended up withdrawing because I couldn't take the stress (ended having to go to a shrink ) Basically I was only enrolled in 3 classes (one of them being an upper level economics class, which is a requirement for my new major, International Studies and did great!) Ended up with a 3.3 GPA for the semester. So my GPA went from a 1.9 to a 2.23 cum. Taking a summer class and if all goes well my GPA will go from a 2.23 to a 2.8ish. Now I've decided to go ahead and do a formal post-bacc (looking into CUNY's post-bacc since I'm from NYC and poor lol) when I graduate. Basically what I'm trying to do is get some advice from people who have either gone through the same stuff, are going through it, etc. I know I can do the sciences, it was just the wrong time (I'm very impatient and always wanted to do everything at once in a rush..I've grown a lot since then). I understand the stuff and I don't want the F and D in the two sciences that I do have to bring my science GPA down after the post-bacc work. I want to go to an allo school..not cuz I don't respect the DO schools, it's just not my thing. Trust me at one point I had decided to not pursue medical school, I started looking at other careers, but when I see the rewards and the prestige of it all I'm just drawn right back in. I haven't had the proper advice from the student advisors at school (CUZ THEY ARE HORRIBLE). My chem teacher did tell me that I do have the potential to get A's because he saw that I understood what he taught. Any advice, would be great...thanks a bunch you guys.
