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Continuation of http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=859963
It...got...worse
My sister, while no longer in immediate danger, needs attention. My father, who I have deeper issues with that I won't get into here, I need to be with. I am taking 26 credit hours. I am getting C's or worse in all classes, including 2 basic bios and orgo 1. On top of that, I am a D1 athlete on a full tuition athletic scholarship and put in extra hours of work outside of practice--everyone on the team knows I work the hardest--yet I've been performing poorly with so much on my mind. Nowhere near poorly enough to lose my scholarship, but definitely beneath my ability level. I also have a part-time online job that I am doing the minimum amount of work for to keep my position, serve as a committee chair for undergrad student government, am a mentor for a peer mentor program, cook my own meals, and am on a weight-loss diet.
On Tuesday, I cracked like I never have. I was taking orgo midterm #2 (got 33% on the first one), and despite going in to prof's office hours twice a week in prep for the exam, my mind just shut down. I went totally blank looking at predict the products problems and left entire pages blank. Couldn't have done better than 40%.
Do I do a term withdrawal from the university?
Tomorrow is the deadline for 40% tuition refund (afterward is no refund). No idea how it will affect my scholarship and $7,500 unsubsidized loan from FAFSA. No idea how it will affect athletic eligibility (i NEED to play next semester, my team and coach are counting on me).
I've been trying to get an appointment with our counselor, who I haven't been able to get a hold of yet. I'm a dual-degree student enrolled in both business and LAS colleges. LAS advisor told me to go to business advisor. Business advisor unavailable until next week. 40% of tuition is pretty big, especially if I lose my scholarship this semester, so I really need to know something by tomorrow.
EDIT: Secondary questions--not as urgent, but very important
Should I forget medical school? Should I forget top-tier medical schools? If I'm still doing medicine, I'm dropping my business degree to focus on Biochem. I'm only in my second year of college but have enough credits to be a senior. 15 hours straight A's last fall, 24 hours of 3 B's in business classes and B in chem 1, A's everything else, 18 hours over summer--A in IR, C in econ, C in business, C in physics 2, C in chem 2. I was advised to try for retroactive withdrawal in my previous thread--what if I just retake all of those classes I got C's in next sem w/GPA recalculation?
and I REALLY want to get out in 3 years--is that completely unfeasible at this point? Will start research, shadowing, and clinical volunteer next sem. Have been doing non-clinical volunteer through non-profit org that I founded this summer and raised over $700 for.
It...got...worse
My sister, while no longer in immediate danger, needs attention. My father, who I have deeper issues with that I won't get into here, I need to be with. I am taking 26 credit hours. I am getting C's or worse in all classes, including 2 basic bios and orgo 1. On top of that, I am a D1 athlete on a full tuition athletic scholarship and put in extra hours of work outside of practice--everyone on the team knows I work the hardest--yet I've been performing poorly with so much on my mind. Nowhere near poorly enough to lose my scholarship, but definitely beneath my ability level. I also have a part-time online job that I am doing the minimum amount of work for to keep my position, serve as a committee chair for undergrad student government, am a mentor for a peer mentor program, cook my own meals, and am on a weight-loss diet.
On Tuesday, I cracked like I never have. I was taking orgo midterm #2 (got 33% on the first one), and despite going in to prof's office hours twice a week in prep for the exam, my mind just shut down. I went totally blank looking at predict the products problems and left entire pages blank. Couldn't have done better than 40%.
Do I do a term withdrawal from the university?
Tomorrow is the deadline for 40% tuition refund (afterward is no refund). No idea how it will affect my scholarship and $7,500 unsubsidized loan from FAFSA. No idea how it will affect athletic eligibility (i NEED to play next semester, my team and coach are counting on me).
I've been trying to get an appointment with our counselor, who I haven't been able to get a hold of yet. I'm a dual-degree student enrolled in both business and LAS colleges. LAS advisor told me to go to business advisor. Business advisor unavailable until next week. 40% of tuition is pretty big, especially if I lose my scholarship this semester, so I really need to know something by tomorrow.
EDIT: Secondary questions--not as urgent, but very important
Should I forget medical school? Should I forget top-tier medical schools? If I'm still doing medicine, I'm dropping my business degree to focus on Biochem. I'm only in my second year of college but have enough credits to be a senior. 15 hours straight A's last fall, 24 hours of 3 B's in business classes and B in chem 1, A's everything else, 18 hours over summer--A in IR, C in econ, C in business, C in physics 2, C in chem 2. I was advised to try for retroactive withdrawal in my previous thread--what if I just retake all of those classes I got C's in next sem w/GPA recalculation?
and I REALLY want to get out in 3 years--is that completely unfeasible at this point? Will start research, shadowing, and clinical volunteer next sem. Have been doing non-clinical volunteer through non-profit org that I founded this summer and raised over $700 for.
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