How long has it been since you got a B ?

[LargeMemberMD]

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I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

 

[fiddler]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

It's been 3 full years for me. I got a B+ in genetics. The only B. I have taken only science classes. I got a B because i wasn't paying attention in class and was busy in the back of the class flirting with a really cute girl, class after class.

I could see the professor staring at me but after 3 years I just didn't care. I calculated, according to her grading, that I would have had to get <=50 on the final to get that grade. I am absolutely certain I got at least an 80. oh well.

fiddler

 

[argonana]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

are you bored?

 

[bbas]

I got a B last semester in an English course. Our grade for the class was based off of two essays analyzing several different novels we had to read for the class. I never even read two of them, so I guess I was lucky to get a B. And no, I'm not planning on retaking it. Two english courses was more than enough for me.

 

[LargeMemberMD]

are you bored?

Yes. Exactly. Thanks for noticing.

 

[argonana]

Okay then.
Why are you leaving engineering for medicine?

I've thought about pursuing engineering, so I'm genuinely curious.

 

[drmota]

RETAKE THE COURSE?? uhhhhhh.... i'm not even gonna touch on that one...
i got a B+ about a week ago in biochemistry, before that it was 3 semesters back.
-mota

 

[dilated]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

I got a B+ last semester. Because the class was boring, I never went and put no effort in whatsoever. The very idea of retaking it makes me want to laugh.

 

[goldfish85]

this summer i got a B in organic chem II.... but not retaking it (that would be a bit ridiculous wouldnt it?)

 

[somewhere2010]

this summer i got a B in organic chem II.... but not retaking it (that would be a bit ridiculous wouldnt it?)

wow, so i've gotten my share of B's, and a D+ too, and i have three interviews...it's laughable to think of retaking a class because you didn't ace it! if schools only cared about grades, then harvard's average GPA would be a 4.0...but is it?!

i think it's much more valuable to have interesting and varied personal experiences that not only set you apart from the typical smart person, but also are much more personally rewarding than knowing the CREB cycle cold!

 

[LargeMemberMD]

Okay then.
Why are you leaving engineering for medicine?

I've thought about pursuing engineering, so I'm genuinely curious.

Okay then.
Why are you leaving engineering for medicine?

I've thought about pursuing engineering, so I'm genuinely curious.

Engineering ( software and EE ) was a great career during the 90s because there was so much demand for our skills. I was making $100 an hour and working as many hours as I could stand to work year after year. It was also a blast to be part of the rise of the internet. Everything was new and exciting. After the bubble burst the industry became tedious and highly competititve. I started working on a new technology ( RFID ) and realized that there were already too many suppliers and not enough customers in that industry as well so I decided to get out. I have thought about medicine for years so I made the change. I actually had volunteered at a hospital several different times before I made the decision and I knew I would enjoy it.

If I were you I would only consider engineering if you are also interested in learning Chinese or Hindi. I am not kidding. That would be a great option. I started to learn Mandarin and really enjoyed it. I considered moving to Shanghai to start some kind of outsourcing software business but I decided for medicine. If you dont learn Mandarin or Hindi you will be competing against the asian engineers who are happy to work for $10,000 a year. If you are willing to learn Mandarin and move to Shanghai or Beijing for a few years you will be in very high demand. Most of the real money in engineering is in long term contracts with very large corporations willing to pay obscene rates for your services. All of these massive corporations are now streaming into China but have a very hard time finding people to manage their projects there. They need Americans who also speak and navigate the Chinese culture. A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

If you want to do engineering and stay in America then do ChemE and go to Law School. If you really want to stay in American DO NOT chose Mechanical. There are very few jobs for MEs. The demand for EEs fluxuates quite a bit.

 

[BooMed]

Retake a class because of a B ?!?!

That is officially the craziest thing I've ever read on here. And I got a B+ the first semester of Orgo, thank you very much.

 

[laboholic]

Im a leisure studies major and I got a B+ once in my sports leisure class. It was pretty hard. I think I might take it over

 

[laboholic]

P.S. - I hate you all

 

[mbgRN]

You are a huge nerd.

 

[shuzee]

OP, you need to STOP making these outrageous posts! what in the world is wrong with a B?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[frostynorthwind]

dumb. who cares about a few B's? my last B was last semester in biochem 2. it was an awesome class and i learned a lot. my justification for the B? tried my best and earned every bit of a B. 😀

(on a side-note, pass/fail med schools sure are lookin' pretty sweet right now)...

 

[argonana]

Engineering ( software and EE ) was a great career during the 90s because there was so much demand for our skills. I was making $100 an hour and working as many hours as I could stand to work year after year. It was also a blast to be part of the rise of the internet. Everything was new and exciting. After the bubble burst the industry became tedious and highly competititve. I started working on a new technology ( RFID ) and realized that there were already too many suppliers and not enough customers in that industry as well so I decided to get out. I have thought about medicine for years so I made the change. I actually had volunteered at a hospital several different times before I made the decision and I knew I would enjoy it.

If I were you I would only consider engineering if you are also interested in learning Chinese or Hindi. I am not kidding. That would be a great option. I started to learn Mandarin and really enjoyed it. I considered moving to Shanghai to start some kind of outsourcing software business but I decided for medicine. If you dont learn Mandarin or Hindi you will be competing against the asian engineers who are happy to work for $10,000 a year. If you are willing to learn Mandarin and move to Shanghai or Beijing for a few years you will be in very high demand. Most of the real money in engineering is in long term contracts with very large corporations willing to pay obscene rates for your services. All of these massive corporations are now streaming into China but have a very hard time finding people to manage their projects there. They need Americans who also speak and navigate the Chinese culture. A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

If you want to do engineering and stay in America then do ChemE and go to Law School. If you really want to stay in American DO NOT chose Mechanical. There are very few jobs for MEs. The demand for EEs fluxuates quite a bit.

Cool. You have great stuff to share. Why don't you talk about this more rather than starting such absurd threads?
I can't believe how many replies you've gotten, honestly. WHO CARES?!!?!

 

[morgan]

Hmmm today is August 21, 2005... so that would be one, two, three.... times six, carry the one... ahhh yes

it's been a whole two months. 🙄

 

[argonana]

A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

I didn't get this far last time.

I'm not a man, and I find this remark to be pretty irrelevant to the topic.

 

[unfrozencaveman]

How long has it been since you got laid?

 

[samenewme]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

Um, let me think. It was 1984. I got several. I'm not going to retake the History of Costume, okay?

 

[BooMed]

How long has it been since you got laid?

Ouch! 😛

 

[it.]

How long has it been since you got laid?

OHHH!!!! BURN!! BURRRRNN!!!!


inspired by Kelso from That 70's Show

 

[Medikit]

Engineering ( software and EE ) was a great career during the 90s because there was so much demand for our skills. I was making $100 an hour and working as many hours as I could stand to work year after year. It was also a blast to be part of the rise of the internet. Everything was new and exciting. After the bubble burst the industry became tedious and highly competititve. I started working on a new technology ( RFID ) and realized that there were already too many suppliers and not enough customers in that industry as well so I decided to get out. I have thought about medicine for years so I made the change. I actually had volunteered at a hospital several different times before I made the decision and I knew I would enjoy it.

If I were you I would only consider engineering if you are also interested in learning Chinese or Hindi. I am not kidding. That would be a great option. I started to learn Mandarin and really enjoyed it. I considered moving to Shanghai to start some kind of outsourcing software business but I decided for medicine. If you dont learn Mandarin or Hindi you will be competing against the asian engineers who are happy to work for $10,000 a year. If you are willing to learn Mandarin and move to Shanghai or Beijing for a few years you will be in very high demand. Most of the real money in engineering is in long term contracts with very large corporations willing to pay obscene rates for your services. All of these massive corporations are now streaming into China but have a very hard time finding people to manage their projects there. They need Americans who also speak and navigate the Chinese culture. A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

If you want to do engineering and stay in America then do ChemE and go to Law School. If you really want to stay in American DO NOT chose Mechanical. There are very few jobs for MEs. The demand for EEs fluxuates quite a bit.

This was a pretty amusing albeit somewhat racist read.

 

[LargeMemberMD]

This was a pretty amusing albeit somewhat racist read.

Most of the world is racist Medikit. Racism in Asia is far more intense than anywhere in the world.

 

[veenut]

i got a B three years ago, it ruined my life. soon after, someone keyed my porsche and i got a toothache, all in the same month. rough!

 

[Medikit]

Most of the world is racist Medikit. Racism in Asia is far more intense than anywhere in the world.

Okay...

Have you decided whether or not you are going to take Calculus based physics vs. Trig based physics yet?

 

[LargeMemberMD]

Okay...

Have you decided whether or not you are going to take Calculus based physics vs. Trig based physics yet?

Yes. Thanks for asking.

 

[it.]

Okay...

Have you decided whether or not you are going to take Calculus based physics vs. Trig based physics yet?

BURRRRN!!!!!! BUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRNN!!!!!!!!!

 

[argonana]

I'm imagining some annoying kid just scratching his fingernails across a chalkboard...relentlessly...

Isn't it time you started a new thread?? Oh, the suspense......

 

[ti89]

 

[radioh3ad]

i've got plenty of b's.

bitches that is... 😉

 

[visualwealth]

Engineering ( software and EE ) was a great career during the 90s because there was so much demand for our skills. I was making $100 an hour and working as many hours as I could stand to work year after year. It was also a blast to be part of the rise of the internet. Everything was new and exciting. After the bubble burst the industry became tedious and highly competititve. I started working on a new technology ( RFID ) and realized that there were already too many suppliers and not enough customers in that industry as well so I decided to get out. I have thought about medicine for years so I made the change. I actually had volunteered at a hospital several different times before I made the decision and I knew I would enjoy it.

If I were you I would only consider engineering if you are also interested in learning Chinese or Hindi. I am not kidding. That would be a great option. I started to learn Mandarin and really enjoyed it. I considered moving to Shanghai to start some kind of outsourcing software business but I decided for medicine. If you dont learn Mandarin or Hindi you will be competing against the asian engineers who are happy to work for $10,000 a year. If you are willing to learn Mandarin and move to Shanghai or Beijing for a few years you will be in very high demand. Most of the real money in engineering is in long term contracts with very large corporations willing to pay obscene rates for your services. All of these massive corporations are now streaming into China but have a very hard time finding people to manage their projects there. They need Americans who also speak and navigate the Chinese culture. A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

If you want to do engineering and stay in America then do ChemE and go to Law School. If you really want to stay in American DO NOT chose Mechanical. There are very few jobs for MEs. The demand for EEs fluxuates quite a bit.

lol WTF??

 

[fuglydoc]

Engineering ( software and EE ) was a great career during the 90s because there was so much demand for our skills. I was making $100 an hour and working as many hours as I could stand to work year after year. It was also a blast to be part of the rise of the internet. Everything was new and exciting. After the bubble burst the industry became tedious and highly competititve. I started working on a new technology ( RFID ) and realized that there were already too many suppliers and not enough customers in that industry as well so I decided to get out. I have thought about medicine for years so I made the change. I actually had volunteered at a hospital several different times before I made the decision and I knew I would enjoy it.

If I were you I would only consider engineering if you are also interested in learning Chinese or Hindi. I am not kidding. That would be a great option. I started to learn Mandarin and really enjoyed it. I considered moving to Shanghai to start some kind of outsourcing software business but I decided for medicine. If you dont learn Mandarin or Hindi you will be competing against the asian engineers who are happy to work for $10,000 a year. If you are willing to learn Mandarin and move to Shanghai or Beijing for a few years you will be in very high demand. Most of the real money in engineering is in long term contracts with very large corporations willing to pay obscene rates for your services. All of these massive corporations are now streaming into China but have a very hard time finding people to manage their projects there. They need Americans who also speak and navigate the Chinese culture. A huge plus for American men who live in China is that Chinese women love American men. I have a couple of friends who work out of Shanghai and they cant say enough about the very generous Chinese women.

If you want to do engineering and stay in America then do ChemE and go to Law School. If you really want to stay in American DO NOT chose Mechanical. There are very few jobs for MEs. The demand for EEs fluxuates quite a bit.

LOL i found this kinda amusing...but he's right, just didn't come out right (i think?). Anyways, he's just stating that the engineering field is getting way over saturated, not to mention they are starting (if not already) outsourcing engineering jobs over to India and China. In China (probably India as well), there are 3-4 times as much engineering graduates there then here. It was once a demanding field back then, but it's becoming over saturated with the number of engineering graduates oversea. This opened the opporturnity for companies to outsource jobs like the IT field.

 

[argonana]

After seeing this and reviewing your other posts, we all get the picture that you are a gunner. You can just tell us outright that you have got a 4.0, that you don't think you need Orgo lab, etc. Try to put up posts that are actually useful instead of feeding your ego.

Oh, it's much worse than that. He's a freak.

 

[argonana]

It's kind of like a train wreck.

Oh the horror..............

But you can't look away!

EXACTLY. I've got to admit, though, he parodies the extreme SDN "gunner" very well. Just look at how many people took his "B" post seriously!!

 

[LargeMemberMD]

EXACTLY. I've got to admit, though, he parodies the extreme SDN "gunner" very well. Just look at how many people took his "B" post seriously!!

I was surprised by that as well but not as surprised as I was about all the people getting Bs in their classes. If you want to go to med school why would you accept Bs on your transcripts ? This process is far to competitive to take a B sitting down.

Oh... there I go again.... I will stop now. Oh... I didnt get any Bs this year. Damn I cant stop. Seriously. I got a 4.0 this whole year and I took some hard classes. What about you ? If we were competing for the last remaining spot could you beat me ? Damn. I am so bad.

 

[argonana]

I was surprised by that as well but not as surprised as I was about all the people getting Bs in their classes. If you want to go to med school why would you accept Bs on your transcripts ? This process is far to competitive to take a B sitting down.

Oh... there I go again.... I will stop now. Oh... I didnt get any Bs this year. Damn I cant stop. Seriously. I got a 4.0 this whole year and I took some hard classes. What about you ? If we were competing for the last remaining spot could you beat me ? Damn. I am so bad.

Yes, I would beat you. Easily. But I don't get excited about a 4.0.

 

[drmota]

How long has it been since you got laid?

ha

 

[red dot]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

barf.

 

[radioh3ad]

this thread needs to be euthanized. not even funny.

 

[Shredder]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

what a nerdy thread, is this even serious. its been 1 semester for me, and making Bs here and there means nothing, its the knowledge that counts in the long run.

 

[Shredder]

ha i see im not the only one. euthanasia

 

[pre-medUSF]

I got a B last semester in an English course. Our grade for the class was based off of two essays analyzing several different novels we had to read for the class. I never even read two of them, so I guess I was lucky to get a B. And no, I'm not planning on retaking it. Two english courses was more than enough for me.

You're lucky. At my school it is required for all students regardless of major to take 5 writing types of classes, english composition I and II, 6 credit hours of a major works/issues writing class, and 3 credit hours of a literature and writing class.

 

[pre-medUSF]

I was really upset last year when I ended up getting a C+ in my calculus I class. I was very sick and spent some time in the hospital for awhile. My parents called him and left a message briefly telling him that I would not be able to attend the exam. This may have sounded a bit suspicious, but I was unable to tell him personally because I had tubes down my throat. When I went back to class he refused to allow me to make up the exam. He pointed out that the syllabus stated that absolutely no make up exams would be given, regardless of medical or personal reasons. Although he knew I was a good student and got A’s on the exams that I took he gave me a 0 for this exam which came out to be a C+ in the class. I couldn’t really talk to the math department because the department head was my calc. professor. He told me that if he let me make up the exam that wouldn’t be fair because there were probably other students who missed it because they were sick also. I had all of the hospital documentation and doctor’s notes so I asked if I could take the exam and maybe he could take my grade into consideration if I was a borderline grade. He agreed. I made an 89 on that exam and A’s on the others, only to get a C+. I went ahead and took calc. II and made an A. In retrospect I should have medically withdrawn, but there isn’t anything that I can do about it now. Do you think that med schools will understand? The C+ ruined my gpa, but I didn’t want to waste time and money taking the class again.

 

[MaryWrathers]

I am a returning student ( former engineer ). I certainly got many Bs during my first undergrad experience. Since I have been a premed I have a 4.0. I havent gotten a B in a year and a half. What about you ? When was your last B ? If you got a B why did you get it ? Are you going to retake that class ?

Bs are not bad. You are doing just fine. Good luck and best wishes! 🙂

 

[bwells46]

Worst. Thread. Ever.

 

[eshanim]

wow i can't not comment on this ... i thought i hated the people that asked questions like "I'm in SUCH a pickle, I have a 3.9 gpa (3.95 BCPM), and a 36 MCAT, do you think that's good enough??? I'm soo worried!!! I feel like such a failure 🙁 " ...

seriously dude, be a human being. since when was a B the great downfall to humanity? MY GOD. some people have real and sincere questions to ask.

 

[it.]

oops, i made a.... poopy...on the thread 😳

hmm, nutty...