Is this considered an upward trend?

[Shayla Flowere]

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Hi, I struggled with my pre-req classes my freshman year of college (it was a mix of being in too many upper level classes and not knowing how to study) my GPA crashed after my second semester and now as a sophomore I've been working hard trying to repair it. I know med schools like seeing a upward trend in grades, is this considered one?

Freshman Year: Semester 1
Botany: C
semester gpa: 3.28

Freshman Year: Semester 2
Gen Chem 1: C- (retook and got a B-)
Gen Chem 2: B-
Genetics: C
semester gpa:2.94


Sophomore Year: Semester 1 (current semester)
Zoology: A+
Organic Chem: C-/C+ depending on how the final goes
Physics: A+
semester gpa: 3.45

cGPA: 3.16

Should I be looking at an straight A semester for semester 2? And is my chem trend concerning (I only have O-Chem 2 and Biochem to finish my chem series of classes)

 

[DelayedGratification]

Its a little short to be a trend, why the struggles in orgo?

 

[Shayla Flowere]

just having a really hard time visualizing concepts in my head...i practically live in my professors office but I can't seem to apply what I'm learning in class to quizzes or tests

 

[Magus5454]

Model kits are your friend. Draw everything out.

 

[de Ribas]

Hi, I struggled with my pre-req classes my freshman year of college (it was a mix of being in too many upper level classes and not knowing how to study) my GPA crashed after my second semester and now as a sophomore I've been working hard trying to repair it. I know med schools like seeing a upward trend in grades, is this considered one?

Freshman Year:
Gen Chem 1: C- (retook and got a B-)
Gen Chem 2: B-
Botany: C
Genetics: C



Sophomore Year:
Zoology: A+
Organic Chem: C-/C+ depending on how the final goes
Physics: A+

it hasn't evolved into a trend yet. 2 semesters is not enough.

 

[Robin-jay]

You will need to retake orgo. chem. if you earn less than a "C".

 

[Robin-jay]

Model kits are your friend. Draw everything out.

I taught several labs where my students used model kits in gen/orgo chem.

It was ok. For students with a superficial understanding of the material, it helps a lot. However, if the student struggles with something like cis/trans configurations on paper, then it would be hard for them to build the structure in the first place. Some students really enjoy it, and learn from it, others really don't.

As far as practicing drawing the structures (and mechanisms), this was absolutely paramount in the success of any student.

Its gotta be second-hand nature by the time you enter exam day.

 

[BTC0821]

Practice makes perfect. Before each orgo test that I took I made sure to have at least 10 pages front and back of reaction questions completed. Do the same things enough times and the patterns emerge