Worried I've blown it already

[mackie4u]

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I just finished my freshman year of college and am starting to have doubts about whether I can make it to vet school..
My first semester went very well and I had a 3.8 GPA but I went through a difficult time second semester and my GPA dropped to a 3.0 with C's in both Bio 112 and Chem 111 🙁
I have 2 or 3 years before I apply to vet school to bring my science GPA up and I'm a Biology major so I'll be taking a lot more science classes. If my grades are better from now on and assuming the rest of my stats are acceptable would vet schools overlook my second semester?

 

[nyanko]

Unless you have, while getting that HORRENDOUS 3.0 and those C's, concurrently managed to commit multiple violent, unspeakable and traceable crimes involving the immediate family members and/or pets of the admissions committee members at your schools of choice during that second semester there is abso-fffcking-lutely no way that you have "blown it" after one year of school.

Make sure you know the material, do better and move on.

 

[BlacKAT33]

yes, just keep those grades up 🙂

 

[flipflopper]

A lot of people don't do great their freshman year of college. I got a C in my first semester of Gen Chem too. I did much better in my second half of gen chem, even better in organic and well in biochem. I think this showed schools that i finally learned how to study and do understand the material. Take this experience and learn from it. No school will hold this against you if you can improve from here and have an upward trend with your grades/gpa during the next 3 years.

After my freshman year I was convinced I wasn't going to get into vet school and even changed my major from animal science to biology which I thought would give me more options once i got rejected from vet school. It took me awhile to regain my confidence and feel like I was worthy enough to apply to vet schools. Don't let this happen to you, if this is your dream you definitely did not blow it, keep trying. Don't let this discourage you but instead use it to motivate your study habits for this upcoming semester.

 

[StartingoverVet]

Unless you have, while getting that HORRENDOUS 3.0 and those C's, concurrently managed to commit multiple violent, unspeakable and traceable crimes involving the immediate family members and/or pets of the admissions committee members at your schools of choice during that second semester there is abso-fffcking-lutely no way that you have "blown it" after one year of school.

Make sure you know the material, do better and move on.

👍I don't have much to add.
Though I would probably avoid getting caught running a dog-fighting ring.

 

[NStarz]

👍I don't have much to add.
Though I would probably avoid getting caught running a dog-fighting ring.

Yep, I don't think Michael Vick would have a career as a vet if that other job fell through 😉

OP: You'll be fine! Show a strong upward trend and adcoms won't blink at semi-rough freshman year. GL!

 

[168135]

I got Ds in chemistry my first year and flunked math I thought I was doomed... went home and cried for hours when I got my mark back for math. I'm going into my fourth year and managed to play catch-up. Right now I'm in the position where unless I flunk the year, my pre-req average is only going to increase. I'm stoked about applying!

Don't stress out, keep up the hard work, and don't forget to have a little fun. I find volunteering a good stress reliever... plus, it looks good on the vet school apps 👍

 

[SocialStigma]

You most definitely haven't blown it, not even close. Just make sure you do better next semester 🙂. I had a tough courseload my first semester of sophomore year and ended up with a C+ in organic chem I, thought I was done for but then realized how silly I was being. Second semester of sophomore year, I was determined to redeem myself and ended up with a 3.92 for that semester to make up for the previous semester.

 

[Minnerbelle]

There are a lot of people who come on to these boards wondering how they can improve their chances of admission with ~3.0 gpa after 100+ credits! And a lot of these people do make it after a few tries (2-3 years). So someone with <40 units of 3.0 average is in a veeeery workable position with 2 years of coursework before applications are due!

 

[thearsonist]

As it has been said above, you've not lost your chance.
There's always time to improve, especially since you've only finished one year.
try reducing your course load or spreading classes out, perhaps even take summer classes if available.

best of luck.

 

[Horsingaround31]

You definitely haven't blown it already. But do yourself a favor -- I know it's sometimes hard to fit anything else into your schedule, but if you find a class going badly, seek out tutoring. I have yet to attend a school where there isn't free tutoring. I had a tutor for physics and she helped me to an A after I scored a C- on the first exam.

 

[RatherBEventing]

Yep, I think you've blown it.
haha just kidding just kidding. I really think you'll be ok, I got a C+ in Calc 2 and I've brought my GPA back up to a 3.8. I'd say just study real hard for OChem and impress the crap out of the admissions committee. You already know you aren't too good at Gen chem (which I am HORRIBLE at as well) so this means that you get a good learning experience from this to prepare for Ochem. use it to your advantage! a lot of schools also look at your progress, not just the grades. Many of the schools im applying to is asking for a last 40 hr GPA.

 

[mackie4u]

Okay, thanks everyone! Its good to know I still have a shot there's nothing else I can really see myself doing
I'm vowing to work really hard from now on to show a big improvement in my work

All the advice was very helpful, I'm very glad I found this website

 

[UFCVMhopeful]

Knowing what I know about my own college exploits the first time around, if I still don't think I've blown it yet, then there's no way I think you did. 👍

 

[unsureprevet]

This is my first time posting, so go easy on me.

I am planning on applying to vet school in the fall. I went to a tier one school with a cumulative gpa of 3.37 with a major in biological sciences and a minor in math. I originally was an engineer and hated it so my freshman and sophomore grades were not impressive. After sophomore year, I took a semester off and when I got back to school made dean's list every semester until I graduated.

I am currently finishing my pre-reqs and have not taken my gres yet. However, my last 45 hours are about a 3.7. My experience is a bit lower than others who have posted. I have about 500 hours working with zebrafish at a diabetes research center, ~ 100 hours working with mice and behavioral research, ~80 hours working at an animal rehabilitation center, ~ 60 hours working at an animal rescue league, and ~ 120hours working at a small animal veterinary practice. Mind you, I just switched to pre-vet about 4 months ago. Is there any chance I'll get into vet school?

HELP!

 

[twelvetigers]

Unsureprevet, you should read this thread:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=750855

Terrible username, by the way. Are you going to stick around and continue using that? Lol.

 

[unsureprevet]

Unsureprevet, you should read this thread:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=750855

Terrible username, by the way. Are you going to stick around and continue using that? Lol.

Thanks for tha advice and yeah now that I think about it, my username is crappy.

Thanks!🙂

 

[Nexx]

I was dismissed from the Univ of FL after 3 semesters with a whopping 0.8-ish GPA. 7 years later I was accepted to the first AVMA accredited school I applied to. It took a lot of work to bring that GPA up and a lot of work paying for school since I no longer was able to get federal funding until my GPA made it to at least a 2.0 (and even then there was issue with attempted-versus-earned-credits).

Your attempt toward vet school is certainly not over. 🙂

 

[UFCVMhopeful]

I was dismissed from the Univ of FL after 3 semesters with a whopping 0.8-ish GPA

😱 You win. 😀 I think my worst was a 1.16 GPA. Got kicked out of the University of North Florida back in 1999.I respect you a lot for going back and kicking butt (exactly what I'm trying to do). 👍

Just minutes ago I checked and saw my summer statistics class final grade has posted - A. Got a few more weeks until the others wrap up.

 

[Ehkehfemal]

I don't think you should worry just yet; you have three more years to bring it up and if they're really that bad you can just retake them and show them you put some effort and thought into it. From what I hear a C or two won't kill you, just keep it up and get a lot of experience and you'll be okay.

 

[cowgirla]

From what I hear a C or two won't kill you.

Or three, or four, or more....

 

[nyanko]

Or three, or four, or more....

👍

And even some W's mixed in with those C's... 😱

 

[VeganSoprano]

I also have a couple of diastrous years (1.5-ish at best!), which for me were sandwiched between a moderately successful undergrad career and some mixed results as an even older postbacc *and* two completely different careers. If I haven't given up on myself yet, no freshman ought to be giving up!