Just got my grade for Physics I

[kinokoboy]

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I got a B-. I have As in Bio 1&2, and Chem 1&2, so my sGPA is doing fine. Did I mention that I hate physics and am totally relieved I didn't get a C?

 

[qwerty2012]

I say gj. Some up-tight workaholic probably will try to berate themselves for not getting that A. ha ha. My last grade for a paper I wrote came out to be a B+ last month. But I was like " fk this sht, at least I got the degree"

 

[Intellex]

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[kinokoboy]

You're funny! Bs are fine just as long you have more As.

 

[LaughingMan]

Grats OP!

Keep up the good work and hopefully you can get accepted wherever you wish!

 

[NuttyEngDude]

Grats OP!

Keep up the good work and hopefully you can get accepted wherever you wish!

what he said! grats!

 

[MaenadsDance]

Heh, I like physics but it's hard and it makes my brain stretch in uncomfortable ways. Chemistry is the one I'm afraid of this semester.

 

[Courtjester8]

I <3 physics but I'm strange like that. If it makes you feel any better, very little beyond a simple understanding of energy carries over into physics 2. Its the closest thing you have to a fresh start with these pre reqs.

cj8

 

[Dynamo24]

If you're doing gen chem and you like physics, you'll be fine. I couldn't stand gen chem, its a lot of random things thrown at you. I'm in organic now and our teacher isn't very good so it makes it harder than it needs to be. Gnashing of teeth for a B-.

 

[rguil15]

Pretty sure if I make a B in post bacc I'd feel like I'm a failure. I'm post bacc for God's sake, when I'm not setting the curves I should have a very good excuse, like "I've been spliting time between studying for these 5-6 classes and the MCAT, and volunteering, and trying to keep a healthy marriage together".

Am I the only one who feels this way?

 

[NuttyEngDude]

depends on if you're a low gpa comeback or not. if you have a good undergrad gpa and just need to take the pre-reqs and mcat then you're good to go really, so long as you ace one or both of them.

 

[rguil15]

depends on if you're a low gpa comeback or not. if you have a good undergrad gpa and just need to take the pre-reqs and mcat then you're good to go really, so long as you ace one or both of them.

Ah, good point.

 

[Courtjester8]

Pretty sure if I make a B in post bacc I'd feel like I'm a failure. I'm post bacc for God's sake, when I'm not setting the curves I should have a very good excuse, like "I've been spliting time between studying for these 5-6 classes and the MCAT, and volunteering, and trying to keep a healthy marriage together".

Am I the only one who feels this way?

I absolutely felt like this. It was actually a source of motivation for me.

 

[freakingoutabit]

I feel exactly like that. I quit my job to do this. It is the thing I care about most right now. There is no excuse or room for any slack in performance.

I'm turning into a robot with an ulcer (aka a future surgeon?).

 

[Courtjester8]

Haha, yea I started becoming a tad robotic myself. Luckily, I lived a mile from the first casino in atlantic city. That made it pretty darn easy to loosen up when I found like I was a bit too tightly wound. The other thing I started doing to bring some humanity back into my academics was I started using what I learned to build stuff (mainly physics). Putting holes through plywood with your mcgyver'ed rail gun is pretty fun. More fun than that was the day the engineering guys and I decided to build a hover water-craft (probably not the best name for what we built but we'll call it that) out of industrial fans and an old boat frame, armed it with an industrial pump that put out 100 gallons per minute, and invaded the schools annual defacto sail boat race with a pirate flag on our boat, ski masks, and plastic swords. We threw each boat a small bucket before we started flooding their boats and sped away after they realized we weren't out to sink them. After 10 minutes or so of this, we bulletted down the opposite end of the lack, pulled the boat out of the water and started amassing some alibis. See, prereqs CAN be fun. (Warning: Do not do this yourself. The engineers I was working with were brilliant.)

cj8

 

[kinokoboy]

I found gen chem to be very easy. I'm still kicking myself for not getting a better understanding of physics 1. The thing that frustrates me is that I did a ton of problems and I still didn't get the concepts.

 

[beethousand]

Ended up with an 89.25 in my second quarter of Gen Chem....I'm praying the prof will spot me the A-. Guess that's what you get when you try to cram a years worth of chem into 9 weeks of the summer.

 

[NightGod]

F*** optics.

That is all.

 

[MissionalMed]

Ended up with an 89.25 in my second quarter of Gen Chem....I'm praying the prof will spot me the A-. Guess that's what you get when you try to cram a years worth of chem into 9 weeks of the summer.

Precisely the reason I didn't take Chemistry this summer; I think you did much better in 9 weeks than I would have. Fingers crossed you get the A-!!

 

[beethousand]

Precisely the reason I didn't take Chemistry this summer; I think you did much better in 9 weeks than I would have. Fingers crossed you get the A-!!

Yeah, wouldn't particularly recommend it unless you're okay with spending the whole time doing chemistry. Definitely don't expect much free time.

Just got the bump! A-! Time for round three...as much as I hate doing all this in a condensed fashion, it is awesome that I will be done with a year's worth of chemistry....only to take on the o-chem beast this fall.

 

[MissionalMed]

Just got the bump! A-! Time for round three...as much as I hate doing all this in a condensed fashion, it is awesome that I will be done with a year's worth of chemistry....only to take on the o-chem beast this fall.

Well done!

 

[Back 5]

I don't like physics at all, not something that my brain just naturally gravitates towards. With that said, I got an A in Phys 1 over the summer.

Onto Phys 2 and Orgo 1 this Fall and MCAT study come January.

 

[kinokoboy]

^heh, I'm in the same boat as you! O-chem and physics 2 this fall and MCAT prep starts for me in late December.

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

I absolutely felt like this. It was actually a source of motivation for me.

I felt that way... then, I got a B in the six week summer organic class. Big mistake to take that class during the summer. Don't do it, people! Organic is 100x more boring and tedious than Physics, lol. Killed my streak of As in premed classes.

Hopefully acing Organic II will make up for it.

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

I got a B-. I have As in Bio 1&2, and Chem 1&2, so my sGPA is doing fine. Did I mention that I hate physics and am totally relieved I didn't get a C?

You survived! Physics is a beast. 1 semester down, 1 to go. Fortunately, Physics II is totally different, like someone said. I found it even more interesting than Physics I, although it's more abstract.

 

[beethousand]

I felt that way... then, I got a B in the six week summer organic class. Big mistake to take that class during the summer. Don't do it, people! Organic is 100x more boring and tedious than Physics, lol. Killed my streak of As in premed classes.

Hopefully acing Organic II will make up for it.

I can't imagine doing organic over the summer, gen chem is enough on its own in 9 weeks. I'd say a B is pretty good!

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

I can't imagine doing organic over the summer, gen chem is enough on its own in 9 weeks. I'd say a B is pretty good!

Thank you! It's a little discouraging since I'm trying to repair a dismal undergrad GPA, but I'm not stopping now. It is what it is.

 

[beethousand]

Thank you! It's a little discouraging since I'm trying to repair a dismal undergrad GPA, but I'm not stopping now. It is what it is.

Is each semester 6 weeks? I'm on my 3rd quarter which are 3 weeks each. 2 to go.

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

Is each semester 6 weeks? I'm on my 3rd quarter which are 3 weeks each. 2 to go.

You guys have 4 quarters in a summer session? Is that how it works?

Two of the summer sessions at my school are 6 weeks. There is a 10 week session for Physics I. Not sure why there isn't a 10 week session for Organic Chem I. I thought it was a harder class than Physics I.

 

[beethousand]

You guys have 4 quarters in a summer session? Is that how it works?

Two of the summer sessions at my school are 6 weeks. There is a 10 week session for Physics I. Not sure why there isn't a 10 week session for Organic Chem I. I thought it was a harder class than Physics I.

Interesting, no just 3 quarters, I'm done in two weeks. Then organic in the fall.

 

[The_Sunny_Doc]

Interesting, no just 3 quarters, I'm done in two weeks. Then organic in the fall.

Good luck! I'm taking Orgo II. We got this!

 

[beethousand]

Good luck! I'm taking Orgo II. We got this!

 

[kinokoboy]

I felt that way... then, I got a B in the six week summer organic class. Big mistake to take that class during the summer. Don't do it, people! Organic is 100x more boring and tedious than Physics, lol. Killed my streak of As in premed classes.

Hopefully acing Organic II will make up for it.

Is your target date for applying to medical school, June 2013? If so, I don't blame you for biting the bullet and taking o-chem I over the summer. Since you already have straight As, one or two Bs won't kill your sGPA.

Also, i can't comment on which is easier, Physics or O-chem, since I haven't taken o-chem yet; but I have family members who are in medical school and they told me they thought physics was more difficult than o-chem. I guess everybody is different.

 

[NuttyEngDude]

they told me they thought physics was more difficult than o-chem. I guess everybody is different.

I still believe that among the pre-reqs a person will find one of these as the most difficult, depending on how your brain is wired.

 

[LegendaryPunk]

I feel your pain. I just completed Orgo I & II w/ lab this summer (4 1/2 weeks each)...and am now pretty sure I am going to end with a B in Orgo II. Scratched the third exam pretty bad, and don't think I did well enough on the ACS final to compensate.

I know one B in my post-bacc career isn't going to sink me...but still...ugh.