Advice on raising my GPA and getting back my motivation

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<p>Hi, I'm currently working on my pre-med courses hoping that I could get into med school but I notice that I have not be doing so well in my courses. I had transferred to a new school at the beginning of fall 2012 and since then I have not very motivated and hard working as I use to be. Before I was obsess with my grade and gpa and would not settle for anything below an A-; now it like ehh as long as I pass. I don't know what happen. When i try to study, I always feel so tire and need a break or that I can't absorb any of the information. Is it because of the new school or is because I really need a break (I always attend fall, spring, and summer 1 and 2 session). If anyone has ever experience the same thing, can you tell me how I can back to my motivated self. Also, as mention, I am struggle with a lot of my courses, especially science; what are some way I can boost my science gpa. Is it better that I get a just passing grade for those courses or request for a credit/no credit grade. Either way, I'm planning to retake these courses again (physic and physical chemistry). Well doing poorly in these three courses (physic 1, 2, and physical chemistry) hurt my chance of getting into med school (I had pass all of my other science course (bio , chem, organic chem, and genetic) with an A or A-)</p>

<p>Last question (I promise), When I apply for med school or any other grad school, will they look at my overall gpa for the two school, or only at my gpa for my current school</p>

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<p>Take a break. You need to do ECs, medically related and others, anyway to get into med school. Get a research job in the summer, or do some volunteering or shadowing.</p>

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<p>You HAVE to take premed requirements for a grade, Med schools will not accept P/F for those classes. </p>

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<p>When applying to Med school, the AMCAS calculates your gpa, and they count EVERY grade from EVERY college course you ever took (even in HS). So retaking classes will help raise your gpa slightly, but the new grade will not replace the old one.</p>