Not whining, I swear!!!!

[aesposito]

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OK, maybe a little bit....

But jeez, this is the FOURTH time I've taken BIO I in my life (don't ask) and I'm getting to the point where I can mouth the words the instructor is about to say.

I feel my life sucked out of me each class, and the same thing is happening with Chem. 😴😴😴

I can't be the only one on this board who is dying a little inside each time diffusion and molarity are defined. There has to be plenty of non-trads who are stuck taking pre-reqs over (and over and over, not due to failing grades, but due to old degrees, dated pre-reqs, dropping for family issues, etc). Right? RIGHT?

Can anyone provide me with any good coping skills? Or daydreams? Or something? Remind me that in about 9 years I'll be a doctor?

Or maybe I just need a swift kick in the butt to take a big-kid pill and suck it up.

 

[mauberley]

In about nine years, you'll be a doctor. 😉

Assuming you've correctly assessed that you have to take the classes over again, I'd look at them as reinforcement; you are making sure you have a solid grounding in the fundamentals. And, uh, easy A's...right?

 

[SFGuy2011]

Can anyone provide me with any good coping skills? Or daydreams? Or something? Remind me that in about 9 years I'll be a doctor?

Or maybe I just need a swift kick in the butt to take a big-kid pill and suck it up.

Yeah suck it up and stop whining. Do you really need to acquire coping skills for this? Consider it an opportunity to know the basics better.

 

[aesposito]

Yeah suck it up and stop whining. Do you really need to acquire coping skills for this? Consider it an opportunity to know the basics better.

Thank you Sir and may I have another? 😀

A

 

[SFGuy2011]

Thank you Sir and may I have another? 😀

A

I do what I can. You asked for it.

 

[n3xa]

It gets better after general biology, promise. 🙂

 

[life_is_goood]

I'm right there with you. I spend 2-3 hours to read one chapter and my professor covers it in 50 min... Oh well. I will let you know how my first exam goes in 3 weeks. I also study with study guide and I think it helps. Don't give up and just keep reading! We can do it.

In 9 years, we'll become a doctor. Then, I can buy a house. My dog can have a plenty of chew toys. My future kids will be able to go on a vacation like other kids do..

 

[Pons Asinorum]

What adcom told you that you needed to retake prereqs due to age? Why not take higher-division classes instead? My prereqs are over a decade old and have had no issue with it since I've been taking upper-division classes. The prereqs are a check in the box; the current courses prove I still have the required aptitude to succeed in the classroom. If you've taken gen bio four times without failing it once, then you are acting on some truly bad advice.

 

[aesposito]

What adcom told you that you needed to retake prereqs due to age? Why not take higher-division classes instead? My prereqs are over a decade old and have had no issue with it since I've been taking upper-division classes. The prereqs are a check in the box; the current courses prove I still have the required aptitude to succeed in the classroom. If you've taken gen bio four times without failing it once, then you are acting on some truly bad advice.

With my last complete Bio I being 25 years old, the school where I am taking my pre-reqs unfortunately required me to retake it before I could take Bio II.... I took it last semester but had to drop it with an A a few weeks before the final due to a personal family issue.

Ditto Chem I, they won't let me take Chem II and Org until I retake my 25 year old Chem, which I also had to drop last semester with an A just weeks before the final.

So it's unfortunately not the medical schools making me do this, it's the regular schools. But I appreciate the thought....

A

 

[Pons Asinorum]

With my last complete Bio I being 25 years old, the school where I am taking my pre-reqs unfortunately required me to retake it before I could take Bio II.... I took it last semester but had to drop it with an A a few weeks before the final due to a personal family issue.

Ditto Chem I, they won't let me take Chem II and Org until I retake my 25 year old Chem, which I also had to drop last semester with an A just weeks before the final.

So it's unfortunately not the medical schools making me do this, it's the regular schools. But I appreciate the thought....

A

Shew...25 years is older than most of the discussion around here. Got where you're coming from now. Yeah...this is a "suck it up" kind of situation, unfortunately. Best of luck.

 

[SFGuy2011]

Shew...25 years is older than most of the discussion around here. Got where you're coming from now. Yeah...this is a "suck it up" kind of situation, unfortunately. Best of luck.

Mine were 11 years old, and I thought that was bad. 25 years is just impressive.

 

[EdLongshanks]

With my last complete Bio I being 25 years old, the school where I am taking my pre-reqs unfortunately required me to retake it before I could take Bio II.... I took it last semester but had to drop it with an A a few weeks before the final due to a personal family issue.

Ditto Chem I, they won't let me take Chem II and Org until I retake my 25 year old Chem, which I also had to drop last semester with an A just weeks before the final.

So it's unfortunately not the medical schools making me do this, it's the regular schools. But I appreciate the thought....

A

Go to the counseling office and make loud noises until you get shuttled to a counselor that thinks and has the authority to override stupid rules. You're being a sheep.

 

[crazycooljoel]

Look at the bright side, you might be the first to ace the MCAT... Right? Right?

 

[wholeheartedly]

Any way you could clep out of those classes or something? You've already got grades for the first time and you'll show the med schools your current science performance with the upper division classes. Then again, as others have said, it is a good review.

 

[thomasfx10]

I loved O-Chem compared to Gen Chem 1 & 2. In Gen Chem 2, tons of math ... I am in O-Chem 2 and have yet to use my calculator!

Physics is a beast (At least to me). Be prepared to know Trig / Angles (Sin / Cos). I remember when I started physics, I never took trig or geometry so I was hurting ... I did manage to finish with an A ... Use ratemyprofessor.com to find a fair professor. It could make the difference between an A and B.