sillymetodaynow said:
It is the middle of the summer and I am depressed because of physics. I hate that damn subject and as I mentioned before my prof is a disaster. I feel really sad and mad about the whole experience. To make it worse I bombed the last two quizzes after studying the material for hours and hours. This professor does not write questions that are similar to the text nor to his homework problems. His quizes are all conceptual.
I am feeling mighty low.
Hey Sillyme,
You are not alone in despising Physics! I took it all last year, and thought I would seriously die! I used to tell my brother (who is now 3rd yr in med school) that there was not one single brain cell in my head that was following what the heck my prof was saying, and I felt that ALL the quizes and tests were disasters! I barely squeeked through with Bs every quarter. However, when I began to study it for the MCAT, something clicked. I don't know if it was just the way review materials explained concepts, or doing a buzillion practice exam questions or what, but I did well (although I'm retaking the MCAT next month to do even better).
Have you tried tutors? You also might get a Kaplan review book - the chapters are organized concept-wise so you can find what it is you're supposed to be learning.
The other idea is getting a study buddy. For me, spending
hours with the prof didn't seem to do it, but having a study buddy to hash things out with (I like to talk - sometimes yell alot! - while I'm trying to figure this stuff out!) really helped.
Courage - you can make it! One other note: when I had an interview last year, the guy mentioned my Physics grades, and I let him know my opinion of Physics. He just laughed, said that most good Bio people and most good premed people don't like Physics. He said also that everything I dislike about Physics I would never see again, and to just get through the class, it was no big deal.
to you!
