guttergrades
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Hello! My name is guttergrades, and I have a terrible GPA (2.7cgpa, 2.5sgpa). No upward trend. I failed multiple classes and have 6 W’s. It’s bad. My grades were terrible, so I switched my bio major to an unrelated major. I now work a full-time office 8-5pm job.
2025 Accomplishments:
Received my state-tested nursing assistant license.
Have 100 hospital volunteering hours as of April 2025. 😀
There are no summer classes that are in-person and fit with my work schedule. So I have some options:
Summer 2025:
1) Start volunteering at a soup kitchen. Pros: Can pick up volunteering shifts whenever. Cons: None.
2) Pick up a second job. Pros: More clinical hours. Cons: It would be difficult to balance with a full-time job. My availability would be Saturdays only, which makes job hunting harder.
3) Volunteer for a hospice center. Pros: More clinical hours. Making a difference in people’s lives. Probably flexible with work. Cons: None.
Fall 2025:
1) The three summer options are also possible.
2) University Organic chemistry night class. Monday-Thursday. Pros: Orgo 1, Orgo 2, and biochem have to be taken in sequence and this would save time. I failed out Orgo 1 six years ago, so it’s not completely new. The professor is highly rated. Cons: Incredibly risky. Very time-consuming. I have to get an A.
3) Community college Microbiology Saturday class: Pros: It is on a Saturday. Cons: I have never taken microbiology.
4) Community College A&P 1 weekday class. Pros: I passed anatomy after taking it a second time. I have not taken physiology. The only stand-alone physiology class in my area is not a night class. I would feel most confident taking this class. Cons: Weekday.
Historically, I failed my classes because I prioritized work over school. I also did not care about my classes. I saw no endgame with school. Covid online classes exasperated these factors.
I believe the best course would be to continue hospital volunteering and pick up hospice + soup volunteering. This way, when I do take a class, I can see an endgame. I am still very tempted to take the orgo class, but I want to hear your thoughts. I am terrified that I will fail another class and I will dig myself a deeper grave. Thank you so much for reading this!!! Sorry for the long post.
2025 Accomplishments:
Received my state-tested nursing assistant license.
Have 100 hospital volunteering hours as of April 2025. 😀
There are no summer classes that are in-person and fit with my work schedule. So I have some options:
Summer 2025:
1) Start volunteering at a soup kitchen. Pros: Can pick up volunteering shifts whenever. Cons: None.
2) Pick up a second job. Pros: More clinical hours. Cons: It would be difficult to balance with a full-time job. My availability would be Saturdays only, which makes job hunting harder.
3) Volunteer for a hospice center. Pros: More clinical hours. Making a difference in people’s lives. Probably flexible with work. Cons: None.
Fall 2025:
1) The three summer options are also possible.
2) University Organic chemistry night class. Monday-Thursday. Pros: Orgo 1, Orgo 2, and biochem have to be taken in sequence and this would save time. I failed out Orgo 1 six years ago, so it’s not completely new. The professor is highly rated. Cons: Incredibly risky. Very time-consuming. I have to get an A.
3) Community college Microbiology Saturday class: Pros: It is on a Saturday. Cons: I have never taken microbiology.
4) Community College A&P 1 weekday class. Pros: I passed anatomy after taking it a second time. I have not taken physiology. The only stand-alone physiology class in my area is not a night class. I would feel most confident taking this class. Cons: Weekday.
Historically, I failed my classes because I prioritized work over school. I also did not care about my classes. I saw no endgame with school. Covid online classes exasperated these factors.
I believe the best course would be to continue hospital volunteering and pick up hospice + soup volunteering. This way, when I do take a class, I can see an endgame. I am still very tempted to take the orgo class, but I want to hear your thoughts. I am terrified that I will fail another class and I will dig myself a deeper grave. Thank you so much for reading this!!! Sorry for the long post.
