What are my chances

[MalenurseRN]

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Hi everyone! A little bit about myself:

Didn't have an easy upbringing (father is a drinker), got in trouble when I was younger (juvenile detention, probation, etc.), high school dropout. Started working when I was 17 and decided to get my GED when I was 23-24 years old. Started at a community college and graduated with a 4.0 GPA with an AA in Liberal Arts (made Dean's list, Honors list, Phi Theta Kappa, Division Award). Then I transferred to a 4- year college, was one of only 5 students to receive a full-tuition scholarship, graduated with 3.75 (cum laude) with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing in 2013.

At the moment, my prereq grades are:
Gen. Chem 1: B+
Gen. Chem 2: A
Bio 1: A
Orgo 1: A
Orgo 2: A-

I'm taking Bio 2 (expecting and A), Calc. 1 (expecting an A), and Gen Physics 1. For Gen. Physics 1 I don't know what grade to expect. Right now I have a B, but IDK. My physics professor isn't a very good teacher.

I will be working as an RN (I switch between full-time, per diem, and part-time) for 4 years when I apply to in the summer. I have been volunteering as an RN at a clinic that provides free primary and preventative care for people in the community that can't afford health insurance. By the time I apply I would have been a volunteer nurse for a year (I can't tell you how many hours I'm there. During the summer I go there 2-3x a week for 4-5 hours a day.)

I'm worried about my Gen. Physics. Am I over reacting? Will it ruin my chances if I have one semester that was less than stellar (2 B's and 1 A as a worst case scenario).

 

[freak7]

@WedgeDawg @Ismet WAMC please

 

[MalenurseRN]

@WedgeDawg @Ismet WAMC please

Thanks for the reply! Should I send a message to these members?

 

[Lawpy]

@WedgeDawg @Ismet WAMC please

you can simply report the threads that need to be moved

Thanks for the reply! Should I send a message to these members?

no don't worry. it will be taken care

also, you'd need to explain why you are switching from nursing to medicine. regarding physics, you should ideally ace these prereqs or postpone them to later when you have more free time

 

[freak7]

you can simply report the threads that need to be moved

... That makes so much more sense

 

[MalenurseRN]

... That makes so much more sense

Am I missing something. Is there a problem with my post?

 

[freak7]

Am I missing something. Is there a problem with my post?

It's just in the wrong subforum since there's a subforum literally for "what are my chances" posts. I was just "paging" the mods to get them to move it there so more people would be able to help you, but then @Lawper pointed out a much simpler way to do so.

 

[TheBiologist]

don't you read the sticky threads

 

[libertyyne]

Take your mcat and get back to us, grades are good, if pre reqs were taken at cc it will put some schools out of reach, besides that you might want to get involved in some non clinical volunteering and formulate a coherent answer to why not nursing. What state do you reside in? and are you urm or ORM.

 

[ciestar]

Hi everyone! A little bit about myself:

Didn't have an easy upbringing (father is a drinker), got in trouble when I was younger (juvenile detention, probation, etc.), high school dropout. Started working when I was 17 and decided to get my GED when I was 23-24 years old. Started at a community college and graduated with a 4.0 GPA with an AA in Liberal Arts (made Dean's list, Honors list, Phi Theta Kappa, Division Award). Then I transferred to a 4- year college, was one of only 5 students to receive a full-tuition scholarship, graduated with 3.75 (cum laude) with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing in 2013.

At the moment, my prereq grades are:
Gen. Chem 1: B+
Gen. Chem 2: A
Bio 1: A
Orgo 1: A
Orgo 2: A-

I'm taking Bio 2 (expecting and A), Calc. 1 (expecting an A), and Gen Physics 1. For Gen. Physics 1 I don't know what grade to expect. Right now I have a B, but IDK. My physics professor isn't a very good teacher.

I will be working as an RN (I switch between full-time, per diem, and part-time) for 4 years when I apply to in the summer. I have been volunteering as an RN at a clinic that provides free primary and preventative care for people in the community that can't afford health insurance. By the time I apply I would have been a volunteer nurse for a year (I can't tell you how many hours I'm there. During the summer I go there 2-3x a week for 4-5 hours a day.)

I'm worried about my Gen. Physics. Am I over reacting? Will it ruin my chances if I have one semester that was less than stellar (2 B's and 1 A as a worst case scenario).

You just better have a damn good reason/explanation for why not nursing, like really well put together. Trust me on this. I didn't even finish nursing school and that came up in every single interview I had. I had some trouble really articulating that answer, which may have set me back. (I also mentioned it in my PS, but apparently my PS wasn't great and I got rejected from one school in part because of it).

I'm just giving you a fair warning, it's going to happen but best of luck to you!

PS: Yes, you're overreacting. A B in physics won't hurt you, as long as you're not accumulating them in every class, especially science. I had two semesters with GPAs in the 3.2s (B in gen chem 1). I also got a B+ in organic 1. Another B in pathophys I took as a nursing student which they counted toward my sGPA. I also had a lovely eyesore of a C+ and it didnt kill me. I recovered from the GPA drop from those two semesters. Basically what I am trying to say is you'll move past it. You're pulling A's in the other courses, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[MalenurseRN]

You just better have a damn good reason/explanation for why not nursing, like really well put together. Trust me on this. I didn't even finish nursing school and that came up in every single interview I had. I had some trouble really articulating that answer, which may have set me back. (I also mentioned it in my PS, but apparently my PS wasn't great and I got rejected from one school in part because of it).

I'm just giving you a fair warning, it's going to happen but best of luck to you!

PS: Yes, you're overreacting. A B in physics won't hurt you, as long as you're not accumulating them in every class, especially science. I had two semesters with GPAs in the 3.2s (B in gen chem 1). I also got a B+ in organic 1. Another B in pathophys I took as a nursing student which they counted toward my sGPA. I also had a lovely eyesore of a C+ and it didnt kill me. I recovered from the GPA drop from those two semesters. Basically what I am trying to say is you'll move past it. You're pulling A's in the other courses, you have nothing to worry about.

Thanks for the reply. I often ask myself why I'm choosing a career in medicine and find that everytime I ask the answer is always different. The difference could be due to the fact that as I grow and develop as a healthcare professional there are more experiences to change my perspective. As a nurse, I have the opportunity to experience, in part, what initially drew me to medicine- the complex interaction between the art and science of medical practice. Ultimately, I'm choosing a career in medicine for the same reason I chose to become a nurse- to help others. However, I'm at a point in my career where I want to broaden my scope of practice. I thought about becoming an NP, but I won't be able to pursue specialties like surgery as an NP.

 

[MalenurseRN]

Take your mcat and get back to us, grades are good, if pre reqs were taken at cc it will put some schools out of reach, besides that you might want to get involved in some non clinical volunteering and formulate a coherent answer to why not nursing. What state do you reside in? and are you urm or ORM.

All pre-reqs were taken at a 4-year college. I made sure of it. I live in NJ. IDK if I'm URM or ORM. What constitutes as URM or ORM?

 

[libertyyne]

All pre-reqs were taken at a 4-year college. I made sure of it. I live in NJ. IDK if I'm URM or ORM. What constitutes as URM or ORM?

Urm is under represented in medicine. ORM is the opposite. White, Asian , hispanic , black etc.

 

[freak7]

Urm is under represented in medicine. ORM is the opposite. White, Asian , hispanic , black etc.

Ummm, last time I checked, Mexicans were hispanic and black people were still URM.

A rare miss from the well-respected @libertyyne

 

[libertyyne]

Ummm, last time I checked, Mexicans were hispanic and black people were still URM.

A rare miss from the well-respected @libertyyne

separate sentences. I was just trying to give examples of what the options were😉.

 

[MalenurseRN]

Hey all! Sorry for the late reply. I just got my grades for the semester and I got an A in calculus 1, and A- in bio 2, and a C in physics 1. It's my first C and IDK what to make of it. I read the chapters, worked the problems at the end of each chapter, online homoework, tutoring, videos on YouTube, you name it. Is this going to be something that's going to set me back?

 

[futureDocDD]

Maybe the physics 1 is a weeding class for engineering? What does the syllabus said how the grading is based on - midterms, final, hw, lab? How you did in midterms? What kind of tutoring did you go? consider getting a private tutor, preferrable a Physics grad student in the same college.

 

[freak7]

consider getting a private tutor, preferrable a Physics grad student in the same college.

Oh look at Mr. Moneybags over here.