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I transfered to UCLA from a community college as a history major. I was always interested in the medical field and decided that if I got into UCLA, then I would prusue it. So I got in and to make a long story short, wasnt allowed to change majors and was told by the medical school that I should stick with history because med schools like the diversity as I have also read vigorously here on the forums. Anyways So far I've taken GenChem which i dropped thinking that I would get a bad grade but would have probably done at least a B in which I know isnt great but better then a mark as a dropped class. Took Physics and Life Science and unfortuantely got C-'s in both of them. Reason for the bad grade in Physics was that I never EVER took calculus or trig in HS or college so I was always a few steps behind everyone else. Life science I guess was my fault.
Anyways, I have a few problems maybe you helpful people here could give me some advice on.
1) I need Calculus 3A which is the first calculus class needed for the pre med requirements. Again, I never took any Calculus classes before and the highest math class I took was Math 22 at a CC which is College Algebra. I think If i study hard enough for the proficiency exam then I could possibly take it over the summer at a CC. Do you guys think that I could last in all the chem and physics classes with a non existent math background? Yea of course im going to try my best in the classes but realistically is it something I should be reconsidering?
2) Im 24 years old and am a Junior in college since i transferred. Messed around a little bit after highschool but yea... I know there are a lot of people out there that went to med school at 30+ years old of age but I dont necessarily come from a lot of money so im trying to take the best route fitted for me. This is something I REALLY want to do. Being a surgeon was something I felt like I was put on this earth to do since I was in highschool but always doubted my ability to handle the stress and work. Anyways, again im majoring in History and taking the pre med courses as well. Any advice you have for someone in my position would be fantastic. Like if I should join the campus science groups or AMSA, where to start basically. Maybe someone whose been in the same position as I.
I know im still young but I feel like time is of the essence and that im not getting any younger so I need to capitalize on the youth that I still have. I apologize if what I have written doesnt seem to make much sense, Iv'e been reading all different post on here for a good 4 hours straight now and am gettin a bit weary. This website has opened my eyes a lot and have given me s "second wind", but I feel like I would be more willing to continue if someone had gone through the same things as I have and could give me advice on what to do. Anyways, thanks everybody in advance for replying to this thread. I hope I posted it in the correct place.
Anyways, I have a few problems maybe you helpful people here could give me some advice on.
1) I need Calculus 3A which is the first calculus class needed for the pre med requirements. Again, I never took any Calculus classes before and the highest math class I took was Math 22 at a CC which is College Algebra. I think If i study hard enough for the proficiency exam then I could possibly take it over the summer at a CC. Do you guys think that I could last in all the chem and physics classes with a non existent math background? Yea of course im going to try my best in the classes but realistically is it something I should be reconsidering?
2) Im 24 years old and am a Junior in college since i transferred. Messed around a little bit after highschool but yea... I know there are a lot of people out there that went to med school at 30+ years old of age but I dont necessarily come from a lot of money so im trying to take the best route fitted for me. This is something I REALLY want to do. Being a surgeon was something I felt like I was put on this earth to do since I was in highschool but always doubted my ability to handle the stress and work. Anyways, again im majoring in History and taking the pre med courses as well. Any advice you have for someone in my position would be fantastic. Like if I should join the campus science groups or AMSA, where to start basically. Maybe someone whose been in the same position as I.
I know im still young but I feel like time is of the essence and that im not getting any younger so I need to capitalize on the youth that I still have. I apologize if what I have written doesnt seem to make much sense, Iv'e been reading all different post on here for a good 4 hours straight now and am gettin a bit weary. This website has opened my eyes a lot and have given me s "second wind", but I feel like I would be more willing to continue if someone had gone through the same things as I have and could give me advice on what to do. Anyways, thanks everybody in advance for replying to this thread. I hope I posted it in the correct place.