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Hey all,
I've seen a lot of posts about an upward trend and ~reinvention, but not many on what to do when you aren't doing well in those upper level bio courses that were supposed to prove you can handle this material. I bombed a biochem exam yesterday and I'm not doing so hot in genetics or bio ii either. My GPAs are already barely at a 3.0 and this likely won't help. I'd think that I wasn't cut out to be a doctor but I have a 95th percentile MCAT (which means I do know... things, right?). I'm not sure what's going on with me, although I've had a lot of distractions this semester (ranging from relatives almost dying to being misdiagnosed with cancer myself) and I've performed well in physics/calc and, yknow, the MCAT.
It's like I know I could perform well in the right circumstances (or maybe at a school without grade deflation...) but that clearly isn't happening right now. I have story after story for why certain semesters haven't gone well but I don't want to just have a string of excuses. I'm getting tired of myself. I don't want to spend the money for a post bac or SMP but it's looking like those are my best options...? I'm also worried that I'll shell out for one of those and just get a string of Bs again and not get in anywhere. Any advice is appreciated.
I've seen a lot of posts about an upward trend and ~reinvention, but not many on what to do when you aren't doing well in those upper level bio courses that were supposed to prove you can handle this material. I bombed a biochem exam yesterday and I'm not doing so hot in genetics or bio ii either. My GPAs are already barely at a 3.0 and this likely won't help. I'd think that I wasn't cut out to be a doctor but I have a 95th percentile MCAT (which means I do know... things, right?). I'm not sure what's going on with me, although I've had a lot of distractions this semester (ranging from relatives almost dying to being misdiagnosed with cancer myself) and I've performed well in physics/calc and, yknow, the MCAT.
It's like I know I could perform well in the right circumstances (or maybe at a school without grade deflation...) but that clearly isn't happening right now. I have story after story for why certain semesters haven't gone well but I don't want to just have a string of excuses. I'm getting tired of myself. I don't want to spend the money for a post bac or SMP but it's looking like those are my best options...? I'm also worried that I'll shell out for one of those and just get a string of Bs again and not get in anywhere. Any advice is appreciated.