OFFICIAL: B!tch about your grades thread
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Haha..... I also lost my 4.0 due to physics, but received an A+ orgo in the same semester🙄
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I straight up failed my biblical archeology final because it was more specific than anything he had ever given us. Never failed a final before. Dropped me from an A- to a final C. It is a 1 credit class so I don't really care, but still.
Sorry to hear about your final and I feel your pain. I bet having that acceptance probably played a role as well. Congrats on that! I think I can pull a B in physics as long as I don't fail the final, but I really suck at physics so failing the final is surely possible. I'm taking 4 finals in 4 days so I really don't have a lot of time to devote to it either. I will have an update here soon as far as the outcome.
Sorry about your physics. It's from the devil. But big ups on your orgo!
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14 credits this semester. Stats, upper-level Bio without lab (both already finished), Bio w/ lab, Chem lecture, and Chem lab (the word is that they split it out because too many people were failing one part or the other.)
4.0 in 28 credits of postbacc BCPM so far.
Decent probability that either Chem lecture or Chem lab is going to break the streak. Not sure which one it's going to be, if it does. Switches back and forth by day. Of course, on the really good days, it looks like it might be both. At least I'd be consistent!
(And the really great part? Took Chem my second term in undergrad and got my only W out of it. Took Chem for Dummies my last term in undergrad because I needed a science to graduate, didn't get a full A. So this will be my third time through! Apparently it is not the charm.
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4.0 in 28 credits of postbacc BCPM so far.
Decent probability that either Chem lecture or Chem lab is going to break the streak. Not sure which one it's going to be, if it does. Switches back and forth by day. Of course, on the really good days, it looks like it might be both. At least I'd be consistent!
(And the really great part? Took Chem my second term in undergrad and got my only W out of it. Took Chem for Dummies my last term in undergrad because I needed a science to graduate, didn't get a full A. So this will be my third time through! Apparently it is not the charm.
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I've pulled off successfully NOT getting A's in three Bio exams this semester.. I sit with the expectation of having a good handle of the material and then get the test back with a big red B. Drives me INSANE. I've yet to see a solid A in the lecture.
Apparently, I need to learn how to learn.
Apparently, I need to learn how to learn.
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The fear of breaking that 4.0 has turned me into "that pre-med". I kind of want to get it over with so I can stop obsessing over my grades.
My poison is biochem, partially because I haven't put enough time into learning it, but also because the professor grades so arbitrarily. And of course I put most of the blame on the prof and not me 😉
Good luck with finals!!!
My poison is biochem, partially because I haven't put enough time into learning it, but also because the professor grades so arbitrarily. And of course I put most of the blame on the prof and not me 😉
Good luck with finals!!!
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Biochem is ruining me. Four As, all in upper level class, and then the lovely mess that is a C+ (maybe a B if I can rock the final) in biochem. I study for hours and hours and know everything on the guide like the back of my hand. Then the exam happens and it all flies out the window; it'd help if we had practice problems and a book that didn't blow. Trying to tell myself it isn't the end of the world and it's my last chem class for a while. Plus, I just got a 100% on my anatomy final so biochem is really having a hard time bringing me down right now. Next semester is going to be so awesome, though.
I'm probably taking physics this upcoming summer and just the thought of that class makes me want to throw up. FFFFFICANDOTHIS
I'm probably taking physics this upcoming summer and just the thought of that class makes me want to throw up. FFFFFICANDOTHIS
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The only reason I still have a shot at the A is because the A/B cutoff is 82/83%, otherwise I'd be very close to a C, and that would suck. So even though we complain so much about this prof, he is very generous with his grades.
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I got very lucky this semester and squeeked by getting an A in calculus by 5-10 points out of 1000 and a B in chemistry by 18 points out of ~2000. In either class if I had missed one more question on the final it would have dropped me down a letter grade.
I'm just trying to relax as much as possible and prepare myself to hit it hard next semester.
I'm just trying to relax as much as possible and prepare myself to hit it hard next semester.
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I got my first B in seven consecutive years of schooling this last fall semester. Organic chemistry killed my dreams, lol.
I was depressed about it for a week. You are not alone. Being pre-med makes us otherwise rationale people a little batty.
I was depressed about it for a week. You are not alone. Being pre-med makes us otherwise rationale people a little batty.
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Aaaaand... my 4.0 is now a 3.97. 
On the one hand, I know it's ridiculous, and a single A- is not going to keep me out of medical school. On the other hand, it was my third time through some stripe of Chemistry. (Drop in my second term of undergrad, AB in "Chemistry for Idiots" my last term of undergrad--I needed a natural science to graduate.)
I'd ask for SDN reassurance and validation that, even with that history, a single A- is not going to blow my chances, especially with the A in lab. On the other hand, there's nothing I can do about it if it will, and I did my best. (It was an ungood class. The Chem department at my institution has a Reputation.) So why ask, right? Just keep swimming, murder the next class in the sequence, and murder the MCAT.
But still, if any of you further-along types want to toss me a "STOP BEING SO NEUROTIC YOU'RE FINE" bone, I'll take it. If it will kill my chances, though, please kindly keep that to yourself!
On the one hand, I know it's ridiculous, and a single A- is not going to keep me out of medical school. On the other hand, it was my third time through some stripe of Chemistry. (Drop in my second term of undergrad, AB in "Chemistry for Idiots" my last term of undergrad--I needed a natural science to graduate.)
I'd ask for SDN reassurance and validation that, even with that history, a single A- is not going to blow my chances, especially with the A in lab. On the other hand, there's nothing I can do about it if it will, and I did my best. (It was an ungood class. The Chem department at my institution has a Reputation.) So why ask, right? Just keep swimming, murder the next class in the sequence, and murder the MCAT.
But still, if any of you further-along types want to toss me a "STOP BEING SO NEUROTIC YOU'RE FINE" bone, I'll take it. If it will kill my chances, though, please kindly keep that to yourself!
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Aaaaand... my 4.0 is now a 3.97.
You're almost exactly like my wife. She had the prospect of getting a B in a class this semester and was incredibly upset, until she pulled off yet another A.
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Seriously, dude, I think you're overreacting....
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As someone who spent four years on the adcom at my med school, I'm telling you to stop being so neurotic; you're fine. You should be aiming for a 3.8+ postbac GPA. Last I checked, 3.97 is greater than 3.8. 😉But still, if any of you further-along types want to toss me a "STOP BEING SO NEUROTIC YOU'RE FINE" bone, I'll take it. If it will kill my chances, though, please kindly keep that to yourself!
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That was spring semester for me, and I knew my luck had to eventually run out and this was the year. Congrats to your wife! I'm still upset about my B.
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I feel ya. I got a effin C. My teacher was nice, but she didn't know SHIII. Biochem II is suppose to be MUCH easier and shes not teaching it...should lookd good.
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from a former hate physics gal myself i highly recommend the following two resources (which i discovered when i was studying for physics for the mcat and wished i had used when i was in physics)
1. novas MCAT physics book : seriously things made sense here that did not make sense in class. and if your physic prof is like my physics prof they do not care how you get there as long as they can follow your logic and you get there.
2. physics the easy way (little green book at barnes & noble): holy crayola where was this when i was struggling through projectiles is all i have to say!!!!!!!
and just remember, you really do not see much of it again...aside from understanding what vector is and what it means when it moves....you are good 🙂
1. novas MCAT physics book : seriously things made sense here that did not make sense in class. and if your physic prof is like my physics prof they do not care how you get there as long as they can follow your logic and you get there.
2. physics the easy way (little green book at barnes & noble): holy crayola where was this when i was struggling through projectiles is all i have to say!!!!!!!
and just remember, you really do not see much of it again...aside from understanding what vector is and what it means when it moves....you are good 🙂
