frustratedonanisland
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Currently going through one of the worst times of my life. I currently go to what I believe is a lower-tiered school (ton of issues i will bring up). I'm supposed to be in year 2 of school but I received my dismissal letter on monday. Already sent in my appeal letter and waiting for a date for the hearing.
Back story was that I am attending a school that says they are an english school but they are not. Most of my classes have all been in another language and sometimes the material is too. I am bilingual but it takes me longer to process science in another language. Since starting school, all i've dealt with is personal and school issues. My grandmother passed away shortly before starting (that took a major toll on me) then within a few weeks, a childhood friend of mine passed away in a freak boating accident. then a hurricane hit the island. i was living in my apt with no electricity and running water. I would go to school to study till they kick us out bc the generators would stop. So as you can see, less than optimal studying conditions. I ended up not passing biochem that semester because my first exam grade was horrible since i was going through the hurricane. I missed passing by like 1%. The hurricane changed our schedule and it was actually abuse how tightly packed it became. I had to deal with horrible living conditions in my apartment since my landlord would rarely answer.
I worked my ass off the next semester to pass all my classes except micro. By the time the final exam came 70 ppl in micro were failing. (idk how you see that but that doesn't look good at all for the school). they changed some grades around randomly and i missed passing that course by 1%. (that department really hates us cause we would complain a lot) I remediated both classes over the summer. I don't think the departments spoke with each other because we legit had exams every 3 days and i would have to miss class for one because of exams. I worked my ass off again to pass the classes. i even email the micro because no one was passing the retake class. But sadly i fell short in biochem and didn't pass by 3%. I legit would lock myself up in my room/house and study for hours, there would be days that I wouldn't even step outside this past summer. Rumor has it that only 2 people who retoke this course passed.
When i tell you my mental health has gone to **** because of what has happened to me. I would email professors and guidance counselors. I sometimes would never get a response or get rude emails back. I got discriminated by a proctor twice because of my speech impediment. She said i would scare my patients away. I went and spoke w the head of the department about it. My school offered me blueprint for tutoring, my tutor ghosted me and i emailed about it and no one answered.
My school does not post their step scores and right now rumor has it that 78% of the MS3 have not taken their steps or took it and failed. So idk if im being iced out because i struggled in 1 class. but i find it so unfair how i'm being treated.
So i am appealing my decision and creating a ppt to present the committee with an action plan. I hope they will allow me to take a LOA and remediate the course. Idk what is happening and i hate being left in the dark. I emailed the secretary of student affairs multiple times to ask for a meeting with a committee before the decision and would never receive a response.
Medicine is my passion, i have always dreamed of being a doctor. i started shadowing in high school because of how invested i am. I know it isn't the end of the world but I feel like i'm going to let myself down and feel embarrassed to return home and have to tell all the doctors i worked for what happened. Like i know the material, i just have horrible testing anxiety.
Anyone have any advice?
Back story was that I am attending a school that says they are an english school but they are not. Most of my classes have all been in another language and sometimes the material is too. I am bilingual but it takes me longer to process science in another language. Since starting school, all i've dealt with is personal and school issues. My grandmother passed away shortly before starting (that took a major toll on me) then within a few weeks, a childhood friend of mine passed away in a freak boating accident. then a hurricane hit the island. i was living in my apt with no electricity and running water. I would go to school to study till they kick us out bc the generators would stop. So as you can see, less than optimal studying conditions. I ended up not passing biochem that semester because my first exam grade was horrible since i was going through the hurricane. I missed passing by like 1%. The hurricane changed our schedule and it was actually abuse how tightly packed it became. I had to deal with horrible living conditions in my apartment since my landlord would rarely answer.
I worked my ass off the next semester to pass all my classes except micro. By the time the final exam came 70 ppl in micro were failing. (idk how you see that but that doesn't look good at all for the school). they changed some grades around randomly and i missed passing that course by 1%. (that department really hates us cause we would complain a lot) I remediated both classes over the summer. I don't think the departments spoke with each other because we legit had exams every 3 days and i would have to miss class for one because of exams. I worked my ass off again to pass the classes. i even email the micro because no one was passing the retake class. But sadly i fell short in biochem and didn't pass by 3%. I legit would lock myself up in my room/house and study for hours, there would be days that I wouldn't even step outside this past summer. Rumor has it that only 2 people who retoke this course passed.
When i tell you my mental health has gone to **** because of what has happened to me. I would email professors and guidance counselors. I sometimes would never get a response or get rude emails back. I got discriminated by a proctor twice because of my speech impediment. She said i would scare my patients away. I went and spoke w the head of the department about it. My school offered me blueprint for tutoring, my tutor ghosted me and i emailed about it and no one answered.
My school does not post their step scores and right now rumor has it that 78% of the MS3 have not taken their steps or took it and failed. So idk if im being iced out because i struggled in 1 class. but i find it so unfair how i'm being treated.
So i am appealing my decision and creating a ppt to present the committee with an action plan. I hope they will allow me to take a LOA and remediate the course. Idk what is happening and i hate being left in the dark. I emailed the secretary of student affairs multiple times to ask for a meeting with a committee before the decision and would never receive a response.
Medicine is my passion, i have always dreamed of being a doctor. i started shadowing in high school because of how invested i am. I know it isn't the end of the world but I feel like i'm going to let myself down and feel embarrassed to return home and have to tell all the doctors i worked for what happened. Like i know the material, i just have horrible testing anxiety.
Anyone have any advice?
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