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Hey guys,
So I've been on here for years now but have just been a silent observer. Imma lay out my situation and see what you guys think.
I started out undergrad at the university of Kentucky and done really well the first year. However this whole time my dad was struggling with melanoma brain mets. His sickness was dire and I transferred home to the university of pikeville to be closer to him. My grades dropped dramatically and my dad passed away during finals of my sophomore semester. In hindsight I shoulda took a year off and cleared my mind. I have repeated several classes and chemistry has not been kind to me. I have a 2.9 combined gpa from my 2 schools and I graduate in May with a bachelors in biology. I guess as my grades got worse my confidence feel dramatically. I feel quite defeated because I went from being top notch to sub par. However as of late I've decided to put the past behind me and make the most out of my situation. The school I want to go to is KYCO. Optometrist was originally not in my plans but after having a neurobiology class I was hooked on the eye. Throughout my college career I've been in many extracurriculars but I won't bore you. I have over 5000+ volunteer hours. Don't ask it's crazy lol. Any way guys the deadline for the app is March 31st I need to get in and shadow some I know this. But I feel confident I can get a 320 on the oat at the very least with a month or 2 of studying. Plus I can get a letter of recommendation from someone very close to the program and a sitting member of the board of the school. What do you guys think? I push hard for the March 31st deadline or relax get some experience? Sorry for the lengthy explanation but I'm grateful for any response. Thanks guys we are all in this together.
So I've been on here for years now but have just been a silent observer. Imma lay out my situation and see what you guys think.
I started out undergrad at the university of Kentucky and done really well the first year. However this whole time my dad was struggling with melanoma brain mets. His sickness was dire and I transferred home to the university of pikeville to be closer to him. My grades dropped dramatically and my dad passed away during finals of my sophomore semester. In hindsight I shoulda took a year off and cleared my mind. I have repeated several classes and chemistry has not been kind to me. I have a 2.9 combined gpa from my 2 schools and I graduate in May with a bachelors in biology. I guess as my grades got worse my confidence feel dramatically. I feel quite defeated because I went from being top notch to sub par. However as of late I've decided to put the past behind me and make the most out of my situation. The school I want to go to is KYCO. Optometrist was originally not in my plans but after having a neurobiology class I was hooked on the eye. Throughout my college career I've been in many extracurriculars but I won't bore you. I have over 5000+ volunteer hours. Don't ask it's crazy lol. Any way guys the deadline for the app is March 31st I need to get in and shadow some I know this. But I feel confident I can get a 320 on the oat at the very least with a month or 2 of studying. Plus I can get a letter of recommendation from someone very close to the program and a sitting member of the board of the school. What do you guys think? I push hard for the March 31st deadline or relax get some experience? Sorry for the lengthy explanation but I'm grateful for any response. Thanks guys we are all in this together.