I think I might do something stupid

[Karina]

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Hey...
So I got my Orgo test #2 grade back...I have never failed a test so hard in my life...this is a first for me...and I really wasn't that surprised when I got my grade back...I just didn't study/practice enough. I had been sick, and going through some family/relationship problems, I had been studying for another exam I had the same day, and I had to work the day of my exam.

So now I am all depressed...thinking that I am a failure...picturing a big fat C in my transcript...in ORGO!!!!
*sigh*
This sucks...it really does...I am so down, I can't even cry...I can't even cry!!!! I always cry...it's like I've grown....cold...or I dunno....I just hate this!

All right...I gotta go to my lab...
Just wanted to say something...maybe talking (typimng) would help since no one in my house cares about what in the world happens to me...

Hope I didn't make y'all too sick.
Later!
Karina 🙁

 

[14931]

awwwh common , a C isnt that bad and this isnt the end, u could still improve with ur final exam and the class could be curved, u could also explain to ur professor and see if he will be willing to give the class extracredit questions (mine did 🙂 ),

i was getting a F in my orgo classes, in fact the only orgo exams i ever passed where my final ones and i still got Bs.

cheer up! its gets better 🙂

 

[Sweet Tea]

Karina--

Fear not! Granted, a C in orgo 2 isn't the best thing in the world, but it's not the worst thing in the world, either. The important thing is to not get discouraged about THIS ONE TEST!!! You have Thanksgiving break coming up...take that time to rest up and get feeling better so you can devote your full attention and energy to that orgo final! If your final is cumulative then you'll have to work a bit harder to learn the new material and the stuff that was on the last test you had, but you can do it. Studying for orgo (and the MCAT) is a mind game...in order to do well you must believe that you can do well. So get rested, get well, and you can overcome a lousy test in orgo. And you have SDN cheering for you. 😀

 

[runner]

Dear Karina,
Please do not do something stupid. Believe me, an orgo test is not worth it. Failing is not fun but i am certain that just about everyone who reads this website has failed and at least one thing at some point in his life. if it makes you feel any better, i failed not one but 2 biology tests freshman year when i had other things on my mind and i do have a big fat C on my transcript - the only one in my life but i have already been accepted into 2 medical schools and more than that i have a had a rich and full life with or without medical school. it's a test and it's a grade and that's all it is - not the mirror of your life.

you need to get out of your dorm room and find something to make you feel better. this procees is very stressful and can be very demoralizing, you need to balance it with some perspective from the outside. talk to someone get it off your chest. this is corny but true, my mother always says, when you tell someone your problems you give them half of it, the more you talk about it, the less you carry around. it probably wouldn't hurt to see an objective, professional third party.

keep your chin up. tough times don't last, tough people do. you can do this.

 

[An Yong]

Originally posted by Sweet Tea
Karina--

If your final is cumulative then you'll have to work a bit harder to learn the new material and the stuff that was on the last test you had, but you can do it. 😀

Actually, I'd study the stuff on the lsat test as well as the new stuff... organic professors tend to be tricky and put questions that require u to have some knowledge of past chapters to get the answer completely right =P

it's like I've grown....cold...or I dunno....I just hate this!

This sounds like a quote from Lord of the Rings =P Ack, I'm such a dork!

Good Luck on your final, do not worry it is one test and in the grand scheme of life matters very little 😀

 

[LoveDoc]

My optometrist got a D in Organic. My dentist got a D in physics. OK...my doctor only got 4-5 B's in his whole life, rest A's.

I think you'll be a great doctor....don't stress.

 

[Chronotropic]

Originally posted by Karina
Hey...
So I got my Orgo test #2 grade back...I have never failed a test so hard in my life...this is a first for me...and I really wasn't that surprised when I got my grade back...I just didn't study/practice enough. I had been sick, and going through some family/relationship problems, I had been studying for another exam I had the same day, and I had to work the day of my exam.

So now I am all depressed...thinking that I am a failure...picturing a big fat C in my transcript...in ORGO!!!!
*sigh*
This sucks...it really does...I am so down, I can't even cry...I can't even cry!!!! I always cry...it's like I've grown....cold...or I dunno....I just hate this!

All right...I gotta go to my lab...
Just wanted to say something...maybe talking (typimng) would help since no one in my house cares about what in the world happens to me...

Hope I didn't make y'all too sick.
Later!
Karina 🙁

1) One C is not gonig to ruin you. Especially in a tough class like Orgo.

2) It's not like you studied your @ss off and still failed. You failed because of extreme situations. Just think there are lots of folks who study hard and still fail orgo tests.

 

[PrincessCKNY]

My G. Chem professor told me he failed orgo his first time around and had to take it again. He now works with NASA.

I agree, 1 C is not the end of the world. I got a B- my first quarter, but got A's after that. As long as you show a positive upward trend, everything's all good. All med schools are fully aware of the learning curve.

Also, be glad you have a good explanation for that C WHEN (not if) you get yourself some interviews. Better than saying "Uh, I just got a new b/f and was too lame to figure out how to balance school and a relationship," which was my excuse...thank god they never asked!

I also have a family that is not super supportive throughout this process. They think it's great that I want to be a doctor, but whenever I tell them about good or bad news, they just shrug and walk away. I figured out that they simply don't understand how tough it is to be on the med school path. I could explain the whole thing till I'm blue in the face and they still don't care. (At this point, they do because I have interviews and exciting stuff is happening.) Point is to find friends in school to hang and study with and to be a support group. You'll find you'll be a lot happier and others will be able to identify w/ you.

 

[Mudd]

Originally posted by PrincessCKNY
My G. Chem professor told me he failed orgo his first time around and had to take it again. He now works with NASA.

You forgot to mention that his job with NASA is as a janitor. 🙂 j/k

Originally posted by PrincessCKNY
Point is to find friends in school to hang and study with and to be a support group. You'll find you'll be a lot happier and others will be able to identify w/ you.

That is so true. Great wisdom!!!!

Good luck on the interviews. Are you going back home to NY for medical school?

 

[Angeliqua]

Hi Karina,
Please don't stress out too much about the test, use it to motivate you for the next one and the final! The same thing happened to me in Organic, I had recieved solid A's (94,98) on the first two exams and the third...33! WTF! It sucked, I went from A to C overnight. I was so pissed off! But I worked my a$$ off for the final and ended up with an A in the class...still don't know how that happened, but am happy it did. Point is, don't stress out, use this dissapointment as fuel to rock the future tests and you will be very happy. 🙂
Ang

 

[PrincessCKNY]

Originally posted by Mudd
You forgot to mention that his job with NASA is as a janitor. 🙂 j/k

you got me!

That is so true. Great wisdom!!!!

Good luck on the interviews. Are you going back home to NY for medical school?

I'm actually from California, but I have always wanted to live in the east coast (NY especially). I'm not counting any chickens yet, but so far NYMC is my favorite.

 

[exigente chica]

Karina,
DOn't be sad honey..I am having the same exact problem in phyics..no matter how much I study I still only know "HALF" of the stuff on the test Instead of coming out sad I just laught it off and am happy that I know at least 50% on my test..heheh It's super hard man, and this teacher is unbelievable. I think I too, fingers crossed will be getting my first C this year too, ohh well.

Remeber that's it's not the end of the world and plenty people have gotten worse or similar grades and gotten into med school. Brush it off and go work out and get those good flowing endorphins going and u will feel better in no time

Need nething..pm me

Hang in there u can do it

 

[kidsmd]

Princess CKNY: I get what you mean about people not understanding how tough it is to be on the med school path. I was actually just talking to my bf the other day about it. Whenever I tell some of my friends I got interviews or whatever they're like "okay", but they're not quite as excited as I am, it seems. My boyfriend was telling me if he wasn't with me, he probably wouldn't understand either. It feels so weird some times when you're so excited and other people are so.. .not.... haha...

Karina: I hope that you are feeling better. I know that the first time I took O. Chem... I hated it. Actually, I hated the professor's guts. I failed not one midterm but two, and ended up dropping the class. That was the first time in my life that I had ever felt like I had failed. But I ended up re-taking it and doing well and loving it. Besides that, I ended up tutoring O. Chem my junior and senior years of college. (who would have thought? getting paid for something I used to think I sucked so bad at) It's probably not looking too good right now... but trust me, things will get better and you will get better. You just have to have faith in yourself and know that you can do it.

 

[Mistress S]

Karina,
Believe me, Orgo is NOT worth being miserable about. I have not one but TWO C's in orgo on my transcript (my school is on the quarter system; the first term I got a B, and C's after that). I HATED orgo- I took it with physics and just didn't have the time to put into it. And the professor I took o-chem from the last term didn't curve, which seems bizarre to me in a class where the test averages were usually in the low 60's. Some things come more naturally to us than others- besides those C's, I have a B from gen chem sophomore year and all the rest of my grades are A's, so I know that those o-chem grades are not indicative of my overall intelligience or academic ability. I'm applying this June so I have yet to see how those C's will affect my app, but honestly I'm not overly worried- my overall GPA is a 3.75 (should be a 3.8 by graduation) and my science GPA is 3.6. You should look at how you are doing in your other classes too, if you are doing well than don't let one grade get you down too much. Also, as others have pointed out it is not too late to bring your grade up if you kick ass on the final, and certainly you can do better next term. I would not recommend my approach, which was to get disgusted with the whole thing and not put in as much effort as I could have. Live and learn, hopefully your distractions will be lessened by the final or at least o-chem II and you will be able to get at least a B. I too was freaked out at first when I got a C, then I got some perspective and realized it's not the kiss of death. I just thank god now that o-chem is over and I never have to think about it again (well, at least I won't have to after the MCAT this April). Good luck and don't let a grade determine your self worth.

 

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