Question regarding Pre-med undergraduate grades?
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Crap ton sounds kind of like a lot of Cs. As ndafife said, there are some people for whom schoolwork comes easy and some for whom it is like pulling teeth. As you are just finishing freshman year, I will answer the underlying question: it is still possible to get into medical school. Do not listen to the people who tell you it will now be impossible. However, it will now be harder because of that crap ton of Cs. Obviously whatever you are doing study wise is not working for you. Try something different. Keep trying until you find something that works better for you. Also, you say you have wanted to do this since you were 8. Have you shadowed a physician at all? Are you sure you actually want to do this?
Finally, if you are completely unable to get As or even mostly Bs, you might want to consider an alternate path in healthcare. Everyone comes to the party with a different set of skills and it is possible that yours lie elsewhere.
Finally, if you are completely unable to get As or even mostly Bs, you might want to consider an alternate path in healthcare. Everyone comes to the party with a different set of skills and it is possible that yours lie elsewhere.
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Well they are hoping the A's will either show you learn fast or you work very hard (ideally a combo of both). It'll be hard to make it through medically school of you lack both of the above
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It's a combination of both. You need to both have the aptitude and put in the time. The more aptitude you have, the less time you'll need and vice versa.
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How'd you get a C in Anthro?
Such bad grades among such diverse classes make me think you're a massive procrastinator. If so, that's ok, we all are to some extent, but such tendencies do not align with medical goals..one thing that helped me to procrastinate less was literally looking in a mirror and saying, "you are not going to achieve your goals if you keep procrastinating and if you do not achieve your goals you will not be happy." It sounds weird but it worked, so if this is your situation then maybe that can help 🙂
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Butter up some supernerds or just people who pull in all As without sacrificing all their social life. Offer to buy lunch or coffee to seal the deal. Imitation works at the level you're at. You can figure out your "style" after pulling in a couple of courses of As to boost your confidence.
You'll need to learn to deal with lack of interest and still get the job done. Treat your classes like work if you must and find pleasure elsewhere. That's a huge part of medicine. You simply have to study and master subject details that are incredibly dull or uninteresting for you. If you can't do that now, you almost certainly won't make it to the end.
You'll need to learn to deal with lack of interest and still get the job done. Treat your classes like work if you must and find pleasure elsewhere. That's a huge part of medicine. You simply have to study and master subject details that are incredibly dull or uninteresting for you. If you can't do that now, you almost certainly won't make it to the end.
Another thing that worked for me was adopting a work hard/ play hard schedule. What that meant for me was essentially no distractions during the week, or in crunch times, and then 100% distraction during less rigorous times, like weekends and holidays. I don't think it's the best way to manage time but it worked for me bc I needed release and the work was much easier to slog through with something to look forward to
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