So today I found out I got a C in ochem...again.

[TriagePreMed]

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i dont think OP needs to drop the ec's... i somehow managed to get through med school for 3 jobs and 3 EC stuff.. you just budget your time. However, OP ochem really requires understanding. My study strategy was to listen very intently in class and review class notes at the end of the week but also read the corresponding chp in the textbook and do ALL the questions in the textbook chapter and any questions that the professors assigned. I felt like once youve seen all that, you've seen a lot in that specific topic. I managed to get A's in both ochem 1 and 2 doing just that.

Yes, YOU managed, but the OP is not you. He's clearly having a hard time academically.

 

[Musclemass]

^ In response the the above, this is how I think of it. If I cannot survive in Berkeley with a good GPA, how will I surivive med school? If by the end of my undergraduate years at Berkeley I still have a really bad GPA, I'll take it as a sign that medical school is not meant for me and that I cannot take the enormous load I should expect in med school.

Do I still want to be a doctor? Hell yea. But I also want to be realistic when it comes to my future profession.

Maybe it's just your odd choice of words, but you talk like you're a video game Ninja on a quest for a magic jewel.

This is not about philosophy or survival - or looking for signs - or proving yourself worthy - or working smarter (whatever that means). It's about getting top grades in classes and nothing more. It's ENTIRELY a matter of what you do or don't do.

I think Dr Bowtie's suggestion is a good one, you'll have a better chance to get good grades at an easier school. You can improve your situation by being proactive, otherwise, it seems that your perspective is as if you were tied to a railroad track, a train's coming, and there's nothing you can do about it.

If your goal is important to you, plan for success. Right now, you're planning for failure.

 

[Salient]

I severely doubt that is true. OP, you should not bank on a GPA adjustment.

It's be ******ed if they don't, at least to some degree. I went to a CSU, and a 3.9 there means that I did my homework and went to class. I got Bio percentages similar to the OP, but instead of a B I had the highest grade in the class. The competition is just so much lower at CSU that classes that curve end up being pretty easy for anyone with any study skills.

 

[ar2388]

OP, if oyu find out medical school may not be for you, there is always NP or PA... pretty much the same responsibilities.