I'm hurting right now....

[DKB15]

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So right now I am in my second year at school. I will be looking at having a 3.0-3.1 GPA after this horrid semester.

I really have a passion for medicine. I can't see myself doing anything else but it.

I just need some advice on what to do I am really tore up inside. I am thinking about changing my major to psychology (something I'm interested in) and knocking out the pre-reqs to apply in 2 years.

How does one overcome a bad semester I'm looking at a 2.83 gpa for my semester GPA..

 

[kenjixshadow]

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[DKB15]

Ya I know I need to learn how to say no and study a bit more.. I can do this

 

[j4pac]

You wouldn't be the first med student with a sub 2.9 GPA after Freshman year. I was one of them years ago. Tighten up and destroy.

 

[osteohack10]

So right now I am in my second year at school. I will be looking at having a 3.0-3.1 GPA after this horrid semester.

I really have a passion for medicine. I can't see myself doing anything else but it.

I just need some advice on what to do I am really tore up inside. I am thinking about changing my major to psychology (something I'm interested in) and knocking out the pre-reqs to apply in 2 years.

How does one overcome a bad semester I'm looking at a 2.83 gpa for my semester GPA..

I finished out my first year of undergrad with a whopping 2.3 GPA. Managed to graduate early and pull up my grades. Starting med school next fall. Eye on the prize, you got this!!!

 

[PKA<0]

I had a similar situation op. I had a 2.7 after freshman year. I managed to not have under a 3.7 after that every year. I was accepted to med school this week. Believe in yourself! Know you are better than who you've been and learn from your mistakes!

 

[Dr. Hopeful]

My GPA was in the low 3.0 range after sophomore year. Junior and senior year, I got all 4.0s except for a 3.9 in an upper level bio course and a 3.6 and 3.7 in two gen ed courses. I retook a class I had a 2.3 in from my sophomore year and pulled a 4.0 in that as well, and my final GPA ended at nearly a 3.7 cGPA with a 3.7 sGPA. Also, showing I was able to do that was far more valuable in my application than just getting a 3.7 average GPA throughout all 4 years. Getting 4.0s in those upper level science courses is what really counts, don't worry at all about what you've done this semester. If you're serious about medicine as a career, don't let another semester like this one happen again and you'll have more than a good chance of getting in down the line. Change your study habits and start acing the classes that really count, like biochem, physiology, anatomy, etc, etc.

 

[PlaqueBuster]

What is your current major now and did you already declare it? Ifyou declared it then switching over to psychology will show on your transcript. If you haven't declared it yet then sure switch over if you are interested. I majored in psychology and loved it. Don't do it just for the easy gpa boost though.

 

[Prncssbuttercup]

I graduated with a 2.78 and had to do a Post-bacc, and I am now a third year... Manage your schedule, try to make sure you don't have super hard classes all lumped together. Like try not to take physics and Ochem or biochem at the same time. Don't take the upper-level class to fulfill requirements if there's an easier, lower-level class that fills it. Try to find out in advance if a course has a ton of busy work, or not, and try to balance them so you don't have 4-5 super hard or busy courses in a semester... If you need to, retake things while you're still in school, and as was said, try not to get anything less than a C. Very few students make it out of UG with a 4.0. You'll be okay...

 

[JW2020]

Don't let one bad semester get you down. I graduated with barely over a 3.0 and later did a post-bacc and am starting Med school in August. The important thing is to understand why you had such a tough semester, and iron out the problems that led to the grades you aren't happy with. For me, I was unmotivated my first two years of college and was not planning on pursuing medicine originally, so I dug myself in a hole by not putting effort into classes that I didn't care about (I'm not saying you are unmotivated, just that this was the limiting factor for me). If you continue to have trouble with classes next semester, talk to your professors, consider going to a tutor, or making small adjustments to how you study (flash cards, practice problems, taking notes from the readings and then reviewing your notes, etc).

 

[medickdb]

I had a GPA under 2.8 after my sophomore year. I brought it up to over a 3.5 in the end. So far, I have a 3.7 in medical school. Anything is possible.