Whining about grades.

[acretinmelon]

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Forgive me for being insensitive, but it was a big relief to read the 2Fs 2Furious thread. I am freaking out over finals and the incredible plummet that my grades are taking and it's at least nice to know I'm not alone.

I have not had anything horrible happen this semester, but it has still been INTENSE. I was doing STELLAR at midterm time so I decided it would be okay to take four days off to see my boyfriend graduate from basic training...

TALK ABOUT A HUGE FREAKING MISTAKE. It actually wouldn't have been that bad except that I got pneumonia on the way home and ended up missing two weeks total. I should have probably stayed out a little bit longer but I couldn't handle missing any more class.

Since then I have been struggling like hell to get my grades back up and basically it has been a dismal failure. To make matters worse, my Thanksgiving break was dreadful--my car broke down and I was broke and stranded, and when I finally made it home, the friend I was supposed to stay with dropped off the face of the earth, and basically it was a whole series of catastrophes and I got NO work done. To make matters worse, my boyfriend told me he got really ****faced and cheated on me, which I guess sounds really trivial but kind of ruined my work ethic for the 24 hours immediately preceding a chemistry exam.

So this post really had no point, I just needed to vent. I can't believe my grades fell this far this fast and that I've worked this hard. I'm not even sure I should bother applying to med school anymore since I got a big old D- on my chem exam.

It just sucks that life gets in the way of grades sometimes, and I wish it was the other way around, and sometimes I really am not certain that med school is worth all this.

 

[HollyJ]

Oh, honey. That's really, really too bad. Have you talked to your professors? Sometimes they can be really helpful.

If nothing else, remember that one lousy semester doesn't kill (or even maim) your chances at med school. Just slog through the next week or so to finish the semester, and focus on feeling better and "resetting" for next semester. Lots of people who get into medical school have a hell semester that's just abysmal.

I hope things go better for you soon. Take care.

 

[Rinaldi]

You guys are really the greatest.
The way I've been describing my semester to just about everyone who asks is as "the academic war against the machines."

But as I said to my significant other just this evening,
"I'm going to make my comeback in January."

Cheers.

 

[Fenrezz]

Well, look at the bright side....there's always D.O. school.