pre-med in trouble with decisions

[Jim Henderson]

Hi,
I am entering Tufts this year as a sophmore. And i have no clue
what science classes i should take. I took Biology 1 my 1st
semeter and I droped it. Then I made the mistake of taking Chem
and Bio 2 togther. I ended up dropping my Chem class and I ended
up getting a D. Studying for these two classes where what
made me do poorly on my other classes as well. My first semester
I had done better i recieved a 3.11 But my second semester I
recieved a 2.5 I feel so unenthustiastic about studying medicine
now. All these people tell me you need such good grades. I took
Biology 1 over the summer at NYU and I got a B+. I really want to
study pediatrics. Now I just feel so depresssed. I always did
extremely well in school. But my second semester really throw me
off. I plan on entering my sophmore yr taking a chemistry class
so that I can take chem 2 in the spring and organic chem 1 and 2
in the summer at NYU or maybe Columbia. Is this a good idea or
should I take physics instead? Please help me..
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[drhenderson]

The pre-med survival instinct is kicking in and you are in quite a
dillema. I don't know if taking physics or chemistry is the
answer. Sounds like whichever class you take you'll need to do
something different, like talk to the professor and explain your
situation beforehand. Ask him/her what you can do to excel in the
class, and then do it. Start with the basics.
Let us know if we can help.


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Jim Henderson, MD of Medicalstudent.net