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I know that there is always a ton of these posts, but I really need some insight on my own personal situation here! I have a huge passion for medicine. I have tried to 'like' other areas of knowledge such as business and what not but I just can't get into it like I do with medicine! It just feels right and I know I need to pursue something in that field of interest. Ultimately, I want to be a doctor. And before I set my heart of becoming one, I need to make sure that I even have a chance. So here's my story...(I know its long but I would appreciated it greatly if you guys would read it and tell me what you think)
I started college right after high school at a local community college. I really had no good study skills because no one ever pushed me in high school to do well. For my first two years of college I did manage to do well and kept around a 3.35-3.40 GPA (well, good for someone who had never been good at school in her whole life). I took two semesters of anatomy and physiology and fell in love with it. I got A's both semesters. I knew then that I needed to go into the medical field. Through out college I've always worked 5 days a week. I live at home but I must support myself because my family doesn't have a lot of money. Fast forward to this school year (fall 12- spring 13), I had all the intentions of doing very well and felt confident in where I was headed academically. Fall semester started out great, but then quickly became a disaster when my mom declared bankruptcy and was told her house was being foreclosed on. I started working more and became very stressed out to the point that I was unable to do my school work. It ate away at me every day and I struggled the rest of the semester. I found myself with not even a single C...I got D's and F's. I promised myself I was going to fix those grades and retook them this semester. And here I am again, basically failing. A few of my professors have granted me an incomplete, which means I have one semester to complete unfinished work and improve my grade. This is good, but I don't know if I'll get the grades I really want. **NOTE: These are gen ed courses, not science courses**
Right now I'm 21 and credit wise I'm a sophomore. I was accepted to a university at the very beginning of this school year and committed there. They don't have my transcripts from this year yet, only my first two years. I plan on discussing this whole situation with my admissions counselor soon. I have declared myself a biology major. I know I have a lot of courses ahead of me and that makes me hopeful. I understand that DO schools, unlike MD schools, do replace grades that are retaken. This also makes me feel better...But...I'm still really worried that this patch of my academic history going to affect me later on
My financial situation is easing up and by the fall will be MUCH better, so focusing on school won't be an issue starting this fall.
Any input is greatly appreciated 🙂
~ Maddie
I started college right after high school at a local community college. I really had no good study skills because no one ever pushed me in high school to do well. For my first two years of college I did manage to do well and kept around a 3.35-3.40 GPA (well, good for someone who had never been good at school in her whole life). I took two semesters of anatomy and physiology and fell in love with it. I got A's both semesters. I knew then that I needed to go into the medical field. Through out college I've always worked 5 days a week. I live at home but I must support myself because my family doesn't have a lot of money. Fast forward to this school year (fall 12- spring 13), I had all the intentions of doing very well and felt confident in where I was headed academically. Fall semester started out great, but then quickly became a disaster when my mom declared bankruptcy and was told her house was being foreclosed on. I started working more and became very stressed out to the point that I was unable to do my school work. It ate away at me every day and I struggled the rest of the semester. I found myself with not even a single C...I got D's and F's. I promised myself I was going to fix those grades and retook them this semester. And here I am again, basically failing. A few of my professors have granted me an incomplete, which means I have one semester to complete unfinished work and improve my grade. This is good, but I don't know if I'll get the grades I really want. **NOTE: These are gen ed courses, not science courses**
Right now I'm 21 and credit wise I'm a sophomore. I was accepted to a university at the very beginning of this school year and committed there. They don't have my transcripts from this year yet, only my first two years. I plan on discussing this whole situation with my admissions counselor soon. I have declared myself a biology major. I know I have a lot of courses ahead of me and that makes me hopeful. I understand that DO schools, unlike MD schools, do replace grades that are retaken. This also makes me feel better...But...I'm still really worried that this patch of my academic history going to affect me later on
My financial situation is easing up and by the fall will be MUCH better, so focusing on school won't be an issue starting this fall. Any input is greatly appreciated 🙂
~ Maddie
