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Ok so to make a very extremely long story short..I screwed up pretty badly and now I'm not sure what to do. I took Bio1 and Chem1 as a freshman and failed (along with my other classes). I was able to get "Freshman Fogiveness" for one class as a sophomore so I chose to retake Bio1 (in hopes of getting a better grade..didn't happen)..I got a D.
Stayed away from the sciences because I realized I was just making it worse for myself..until the summer before my Senior year when I decided to go against my better judgement and take Bio2 and Chem1 (retake)...got a C in Chem1 and a D in Bio2.
Did great overall in other classes and actually had a 3.0 cum GPA..3.75 Major GPA when I graduated..how the heck that happened I have no freakin idea.
I know I'm not the only one who messed up in undergrad, but it sure feels like it 🙁. I know doing so poorly so many times looks horrible..but trust me when I tell you I was so immature, naive and unprepared for what being pre-med is like. I know I can handle the sciences because it was never a matter of not getting it, I just simply slacked off, took things for granted, and seriously did not study the proper way I should have.
I'm trying to start my formal post-bacc in September and wanted to know what your opinions were. Should I start from the very beginning..as in, should I retake Bio1 and Bio 2 since I did so poorly?
I was reluctant to because basically I will end up having taken Bio 1 three times and Bio 2 twice!!
Let me know what you guys think.
In the mean time I have been working on doing some great EC's (community volunteer work, shadowing, working at a hospital, and a few other things that have helped me understand why I want to go into medicine).
Sorry..it somehow ended up still being long! lol
Stayed away from the sciences because I realized I was just making it worse for myself..until the summer before my Senior year when I decided to go against my better judgement and take Bio2 and Chem1 (retake)...got a C in Chem1 and a D in Bio2.
Did great overall in other classes and actually had a 3.0 cum GPA..3.75 Major GPA when I graduated..how the heck that happened I have no freakin idea.
I know I'm not the only one who messed up in undergrad, but it sure feels like it 🙁. I know doing so poorly so many times looks horrible..but trust me when I tell you I was so immature, naive and unprepared for what being pre-med is like. I know I can handle the sciences because it was never a matter of not getting it, I just simply slacked off, took things for granted, and seriously did not study the proper way I should have.
I'm trying to start my formal post-bacc in September and wanted to know what your opinions were. Should I start from the very beginning..as in, should I retake Bio1 and Bio 2 since I did so poorly?
I was reluctant to because basically I will end up having taken Bio 1 three times and Bio 2 twice!!
Let me know what you guys think.
In the mean time I have been working on doing some great EC's (community volunteer work, shadowing, working at a hospital, and a few other things that have helped me understand why I want to go into medicine).
Sorry..it somehow ended up still being long! lol