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I received a B- on my second chem exam which was well below what I expected. I seem to be making mistakes on problems that I solve confidently.
After doing the math, I'm faced with the following scenarios:
Best case (100% on everything here on out): A
Because that's not going to happen, the realistic scenario leaves me at a B/B+
The problem is that I really want to apply to law school with the highest gpa possible, which a science-based curriculum is going to make difficult.
With each passing day I'm drawn closer and closer to law as I realize that my personality will be my downfall concerning dental school interviews. I would be pretty damn pissed if I had a kick-ass gpa and dat, was interviewed at like 7 schools, and then rejected at all due to my lacking interpersonal skills.
And yes, I understand wanting to drop due to a B may sound extreme, but this is the only class I'm having this problem in; and god knows what Ochem will do to my gpa if I can't make an A in gen chem.
So how bad would a W look on a transcript (FOR LAW SCHOOL) compared to eating a B?
Also will the drop in credit load look bad? If I'm forced to drop chem lab too I'll have to abandon this plan since I'll be under full-time student status at that point.
If I was set on dentistry I obviously wouldn't be freaking out right now, but I'm going to switch majors to political science or history; two subject areas I excelled at in highschool.
I don't have too much time left until the deadline passes. I'm going to discuss it with my folks, adviser, and SDN, and then go from there.
And please do not tell me to get off of SDN. I cannot work effectively with these things looming in my mind.
Thanks, wonderful people.
After doing the math, I'm faced with the following scenarios:
Best case (100% on everything here on out): A
Because that's not going to happen, the realistic scenario leaves me at a B/B+
The problem is that I really want to apply to law school with the highest gpa possible, which a science-based curriculum is going to make difficult.
With each passing day I'm drawn closer and closer to law as I realize that my personality will be my downfall concerning dental school interviews. I would be pretty damn pissed if I had a kick-ass gpa and dat, was interviewed at like 7 schools, and then rejected at all due to my lacking interpersonal skills.
And yes, I understand wanting to drop due to a B may sound extreme, but this is the only class I'm having this problem in; and god knows what Ochem will do to my gpa if I can't make an A in gen chem.
So how bad would a W look on a transcript (FOR LAW SCHOOL) compared to eating a B?
Also will the drop in credit load look bad? If I'm forced to drop chem lab too I'll have to abandon this plan since I'll be under full-time student status at that point.
If I was set on dentistry I obviously wouldn't be freaking out right now, but I'm going to switch majors to political science or history; two subject areas I excelled at in highschool.
I don't have too much time left until the deadline passes. I'm going to discuss it with my folks, adviser, and SDN, and then go from there.
And please do not tell me to get off of SDN. I cannot work effectively with these things looming in my mind.
Thanks, wonderful people.