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For BCPM, I really only enjoy biology and cannot stand chemistry, physics and mathematics.

I'm starting a post-bacc program soon and am starting to get worried about my disinterest in these subjects leading to struggling with these courses. I've taken a small variety of biology courses, love A&P, but cannot seem to get excited over the CPM courses.

So, 2 questions:

For those of you who share in my misery, what helped to get you motivated to study and do well in these courses (other than the desire to become a physician)?

Does a lack of talent and/or interest in these subjects translate into not doing well in medical school or, even worse, becoming a subpar physician?

I realize that some of this is just a bit of a nervousness, but I'm also genuinely concerned that majority of the medical school pre-requisities do absolutely nothing for me.

 

[jd989898]

Wow, I'm the complete opposite. I love chemistry, math, and physics, but I find learning biology pretty dull. I find biology studying consists of 100% memorization for the most part.. I just have to crack open the textbook and know everything there is to know. Maybe you've got a great memory?

 

[TheShaker]

For BCPM, I really only enjoy biology and cannot stand chemistry, physics and mathematics.

I'm starting a post-bacc program soon and am starting to get worried about my disinterest in these subjects leading to struggling with these courses. I've taken a small variety of biology courses, love A&P, but cannot seem to get excited over the CPM courses.

So, 2 questions:

For those of you who share in my misery, what helped to get you motivated to study and do well in these courses (other than the desire to become a physician)?

Does a lack of talent and/or interest in these subjects translate into not doing well in medical school or, even worse, becoming a subpar physician?

I realize that some of this is just a bit of a nervousness, but I'm also genuinely concerned that majority of the medical school pre-requisities do absolutely nothing for me.

Have you taken those classes yet? You might change your mind about them once you take it. I used to think that I hate chem and math but it turned out that they were pretty cool.

I don't know, everyone will have classes that they hate but you just have to treat it like a game and do well in the class.

 

[Sidereum]

For BCPM, I really only enjoy biology and cannot stand chemistry, physics and mathematics.

I'm starting a post-bacc program soon and am starting to get worried about my disinterest in these subjects leading to struggling with these courses. I've taken a small variety of biology courses, love A&P, but cannot seem to get excited over the CPM courses.

So, 2 questions:

For those of you who share in my misery, what helped to get you motivated to study and do well in these courses (other than the desire to become a physician)?

Does a lack of talent and/or interest in these subjects translate into not doing well in medical school or, even worse, becoming a subpar physician?

I realize that some of this is just a bit of a nervousness, but I'm also genuinely concerned that majority of the medical school pre-requisities do absolutely nothing for me.

Honestly, I don't think I've ever had a course that I haven't enjoyed, so I may offer a somewhat skewed opinion, but I think what might help is thinking about how all of these different subjects come together. I mean, bio, physics, and chem all share an important interplay in the function of organic life, and I find all of that to be truly fascinating. If, of course, you can't find that you enjoy them, remember this: once you finish the second year of medical school, it's really not going to matter how much you like chemistry or math. It seems like once you get into the practical applications and actually working as a physician, you would be a lot happier.

Now, I don't think disliking those subjects translates into being a poor physician. Think of it this way; I hated learning about grammar, but now I wrote novels for fun. Do I use the grammar I learned? Yes. Do I enjoy what I do now? Also yes. You're just learning the building blocks at this point; for you, the real fun stuff is probably coming up later. If you think you would enjoy being a physician, I don't think anything can stop you from doing well, if that's where your passion lies.

EDIT: Awesome avatar/username.

 

[carnelian]

Wow, I'm the complete opposite. I love chemistry, math, and physics, but I find learning biology pretty dull. I find biology studying consists of 100% memorization for the most part.. I just have to crack open the textbook and know everything there is to know. Maybe you've got a great memory?

Lol, sounds like the first 1-2 years of med school will be miserable for you... Also, try some higher level bio classes -- they're involve less memorization and more thinking.

 

[487806]

Wow, I'm the complete opposite. I love chemistry, math, and physics, but I find learning biology pretty dull. I find biology studying consists of 100% memorization for the most part.. I just have to crack open the textbook and know everything there is to know. Maybe you've got a great memory?

same here. except for biochem, i hate biology. 👍👍

 

[weezynation]

Honestly, I don't think I've ever had a course that I haven't enjoyed, so I may offer a somewhat skewed opinion, but I think what might help is thinking about how all of these different subjects come together. I mean, bio, physics, and chem all share an important interplay in the function of organic life, and I find all of that to be truly fascinating. If, of course, you can't find that you enjoy them, remember this: once you finish the second year of medical school, it's really not going to matter how much you like chemistry or math. It seems like once you get into the practical applications and actually working as a physician, you would be a lot happier.

Now, I don't think disliking those subjects translates into being a poor physician. Think of it this way; I hated learning about grammar, but now I wrote novels for fun. Do I use the grammar I learned? Yes. Do I enjoy what I do now? Also yes. You're just learning the building blocks at this point; for you, the real fun stuff is probably coming up later. If you think you would enjoy being a physician, I don't think anything can stop you from doing well, if that's where your passion lies.

EDIT: Awesome avatar/username.

It's not once you finish 2nd year. When you finish the pre-med curriculum, it doesn't matter how much you like chemistry or math. The General Chem in med school is super basic and mostly just acid/base stuff, equilibrium, and a little kinetics and pretty much show up in only Physio (renal/respiratory) and Biochem for a couple lectures. The math is a joke. If you can multiply and add, you'll be fine. The physics is even more of a joke...a few principles (which are learned in the context of the body so a physics baskground isnt even necessary) and knowing how to manipulate equations and put them into other equations (once again, who needs a background in physics for this?). OP, I didn't dislike General Chem but didn't love it either, I hated math, and despised Physics. You will have no problem. If you like Biology, you will like medical school classes. I can't speak for 2nd year courses, but from what I've heard it's pretty much the same as 1st year except even more volume of Biology but in the form of Path.

 

[weezynation]

lol, sounds like the first 1-2 years of med school will be miserable for you... Also, try some higher level bio classes -- they're involve less memorization and more thinking.

+1

 

[Sidereum]

It's not once you finish 2nd year. When you finish the pre-med curriculum, it doesn't matter how much you like chemistry or math. The General Chem in med school is super basic and mostly just acid/base stuff, equilibrium, and a little kinetics and pretty much show up in only Physio (renal/respiratory) and Biochem for a couple lectures. The math is a joke. If you can multiply and add, you'll be fine. The physics is even more of a joke...a few principles (which are learned in the context of the body so a physics baskground isnt even necessary) and knowing how to manipulate equations and put them into other equations (once again, who needs a background in physics for this?). OP, I didn't dislike General Chem but didn't love it either, I hated math, and despised Physics. You will have no problem. If you like Biology, you will like medical school classes. I can't speak for 2nd year courses, but from what I've heard it's pretty much the same as 1st year except even more volume of Biology but in the form of Path.

Well hey, even better!

 

[jh12345]

Lol, sounds like the first 1-2 years of med school will be miserable for you... Also, try some higher level bio classes -- they're involve less memorization and more thinking.

I completely agree! I think I'd (personally) reconsider medicine if I found my bio classes completely boring and uninteresting. An interest in the subject is one of the main things that motivates me to study. Physics, meanwhile, is another story.

 

[deleted357625]

Don't worry hated all of it except political science courses