How bad is a bad first year if you can totally ace the next 3?

[bargsachs]

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If I failed gen chem, didn't do well in calculus, and just had an utterly miserable freshman year but was able to redeem myself will I be okay?


Like if I retook gen chem and got an A and got mostly As for the next 3 years and did well on the MCAT?

and had good extracurriculars and did some research?

I just don't think I was at all ready for college at the time. I also have ADHD so I started seeing a coach after freshman year.

 

[Catalystik]

If I failed gen chem, didn't do well in calculus, and just had an utterly miserable freshman year but was able to redeem myself will I be okay?


Like if I retook gen chem and got an A and got mostly As for the next 3 years and did well on the MCAT?

and had good extracurriculars and did some research?

I just don't think I was at all ready for college at the time. I also have ADHD so I started seeing a coach after freshman year.

We've seen SDNers with multiple Fs on their record get accepted to MD and/or DO med schools. It's not too late if you can turn things around now.

 

[ridethecliche]

Kill it from here on out and it'll be sweet sweet redemption.

 

[Internationalinterest]

You will have to change your behavior, in order to influence future grades. The same behavior will yield the same results.

 

[MrLogan13]

You can recover. No point dwelling on the past, all you can do is learn from your mistakes and do better. I have 1.5 years of pretty much straight F's with a D here and there. Learned my lesson and recovered. Doesn't mean your past performance won't be a hindrance, but it's doable.