not giving up

[baj8670]

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After a very tough year and semester I am being placed on academic probation w/ a 1.75 gpa. I am only half way thru my pre-requisites (core) classes such as history,gov't,etc..all of these I have C's in and 1 D in a government class, Tech. writing I made a B in. I still have aprox 8 or 9 more of the core classes to go.

I will be off acad. probation end of summer term and I haven't taken any science or math courses yet. I am a non-traditional sophomore and I know I can bring it up within the next 3 yrs I have left w/ A's and B's. I will do it and I am determined , want it more than anything I have ever wanted. I want to hear from others that are or have been in this situation. Will being on acad. prob. ruin my chances?I would think they'd be impressed w/ my upward trend when I achieve reaching my goal of a 3.5+gpa I wouldalso be interested in the PA program as well.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

academic probation isn't going to be a kiss of death IF you can turn it around. You need to figure out what you are doing and fix it otherwise you may need to find a different career. good luck and keep us updated.

 

[tenndoc]

you should get ready for a post bacc. i got a 2.2 my 1st semester and, after getting 3.3+ every semester after that, still only managed to bring it up to a 3.46. you are in your sophmore year, meaning you have more credits weighing you down than i did. its going to be tough to fix it

 

[YiSheng]

You would be ok if and ONLY if you have a strong upward trend from now on. Be honest with yourself and really re-evaluate what you were doing wrong before. Make sure you stay on top of your classes and do well from this point on. If you ended up in a roller coaster ride of ups and downs then I would say you killed your shot at med school.

 

[DrWily]

You would be ok if and ONLY if you have a strong upward trend from now on. Be honest with yourself and really re-evaluate what you were doing wrong before. Make sure you stay on top of your classes and do well from this point on. If you ended up in a roller coaster ride of ups and downs then I would say you killed your shot at med school.

^ this. Fix your problems before you dig yourself into a deeper hole. It's not the end of the world, but you will have to be on top of your game from now on.

 

[dntke1518]

you should get ready for a post bacc. i got a 2.2 my 1st semester and, after getting 3.3+ every semester after that, still only managed to bring it up to a 3.46. you are in your sophmore year, meaning you have more credits weighing you down than i did. its going to be tough to fix it

No no no stop that silly post-bacc talk... OP has time. OP, like Frky said, you really need to figure out what isn't working for you. Time to buckle down and start kickin @ss, you know what you need to do. As far as the PA route, its no cake walk either, so like YiSheng said... Be honest with yourself, if you really want this then do what you need to so that happens, but right now its not showing.

 

[ManBroDude]

No post bacc, he just started! And PA school is just as competitive (in a different way).

If you haven't even started science classes yet and you're having difficulty with government and other core classes, I'm afraid this doesn't bode well for you. There's been plenty of underdogs who came back from dismal first years, but they rocked 3.5's and higher. You need to get all A's from here on out if you want your dream to come true.

 

[willen101383]

you should get ready for a post bacc. i got a 2.2 my 1st semester and, after getting 3.3+ every semester after that, still only managed to bring it up to a 3.46. you are in your sophmore year, meaning you have more credits weighing you down than i did. its going to be tough to fix it

Despite the people claiming no post bacc I agree with you. Depends if OP has a cumulative GPA of 1.75 or his semester GPA is 1.75 and he still has a higher cumulative. I was in this guy's shoes once as most who read my posts know...and could never come back from that ultimately ending up with a 2.45 at graduation. Even a semester at a horrible GPA is hard to come back from.

I hate to be that guy...but what is the chance that you can pull your GPA up to sufficiently high levels to get a 3.5....after having a 1.75 in comparatively easy classes? Not very good. Maybe it is possible...but who knows. I am going on my past experiences. I made lofty claims like this too but could never fulfill them. You just need to try your hardest...and if you cant make it happen...you cant make it happen. College is a time of rapid growth...and I didnt find my groove until after I had graduated. Smoked my grad program and now I am where I want to be. Sometimes a little maturity and drive is what you need to be successful. And despite wanting this stuff...if you dont have it in undergrad its going to be pretty damn tough to pull down the necessary grades. If you need to do a post bacc...you need to do a post bacc. Giving yourself a little time off in between undergrad and your post bacc may allow you to realize what you need. Just my $02 based on my experiences.

 

[tenndoc]

Despite the people claiming no post bacc I agree with you. Depends if OP has a cumulative GPA of 1.75 or his semester GPA is 1.75 and he still has a higher cumulative. I was in this guy's shoes once as most who read my posts know...and could never come back from that ultimately ending up with a 2.45 at graduation. Even a semester at a horrible GPA is hard to come back from.

I hate to be that guy...but what is the chance that you can pull your GPA up to sufficiently high levels to get a 3.5....after having a 1.75 in comparatively easy classes? Not very good. Maybe it is possible...but who knows. I am going on my past experiences. I made lofty claims like this too but could never fulfill them. You just need to try your hardest...and if you cant make it happen...you cant make it happen. College is a time of rapid growth...and I didnt find my groove until after I had graduated. Smoked my grad program and now I am where I want to be. Sometimes a little maturity and drive is what you need to be successful. And despite wanting this stuff...if you dont have it in undergrad its going to be pretty damn tough to pull down the necessary grades. If you need to do a post bacc...you need to do a post bacc. Giving yourself a little time off in between undergrad and your post bacc may allow you to realize what you need. Just my $02 based on my experiences.

Up top! *high five*

 

[HM3]

Post bacc? Forget about that...worry about right now (as in this upcoming summer/semester).

Do yourself a favor and stop worrying because it's going to get you NOWHERE. Trust me. Thinking positive is the only way you're going to make it to where you want to be. You need to let this semester slide and get all A's next semester.

 

[willen101383]

Up top! *high five*

Woo! 👍 Good work to the both of us (pats my own back).

Obviously the OP should bust his/her ass for the rest of school if possible. I am just being realistic that if someone is getting 1.75s in their non science classes the chances of somehow turning that around by the end of college are pretty slim...as much as I am rooting for OP. That doesnt mean they will never go to med school..because I am living breathing proof that is false....as are you.

You need to find out why you are not being successful right now OP and fix that. If the issue is maturity/not having the drive...you will get there eventually. My biggest problem in undergrad was (not tooting my own horn again) I had been smart enough in highschool/growing up to be able to get decent grades with minimal work. So when I got to college I kept this crap up. I was straight up lazy. I had this idea in my head that I was so much smarter than other people because I needed to put in significantly less study time to get by than they did to get good grades. Somewhere in there...mediocre grades became okay....because I barely had to work for them. Once i was set in those ways it was super hard to turn around...even though I wanted to turn myself around and get into med school right out of undergrad...I couldnt. A few years of work, and I realized that I wasnt better than anyone else...and that I still needed to put in the work to get the grades. Not saying this is you...but I wanted to share my former issues.

 

[Goro]

Concur strongly here. If you can now turn your poor start into an increasing upward trend, you'll be in a good place. I see this all the time, BTW. it will help you in your PS if you explain why this difficulty happened, and how you overcame it.
good luck!

academic probation isn't going to be a kiss of death IF you can turn it around. You need to figure out what you are doing and fix it otherwise you may need to find a different career. good luck and keep us updated.

 

[Ost3oclast]

OP it depends on why you are messing up in school. Personally I had a really bad semester sophomore year.... 2 B's 1 C and 1 F. It dropped my GPA under 3.0. At that point i wasnt serious about school and hadnt even thought about medicine. 3 years later I have a 3.7 GPA with three years of straight A's. You can do it but it has to be RIGHT NOW and from now on.