<p>My son got his 1st quarter grades back from University of Washington. He got an F in Chemistry and and a C in Math. Does that mean he should forget about med school at least after undergraduate school? </p>
<p>bkk</p>
<p>Before anyone replies that an F in chemistry reflects badly on his ability to work hard turn it around, I am shelving that consideration for the moment and want an aye or nay answer. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>bkk</p>
<p>nay (10 char)</p>
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<p>I think he should be okay if he starts doing great from now on.
Most adcoms understand that people do badly in their first semester of college.</p>
<p>Have him retake it and get a better grade.</p>
<p>Nay...not good, certainly, but not "forget" about med school. The short answer is obviously that this cannot happen again.</p>
<p>To paraphrase BDM, there is pretty much no single factor that can sink your application. Should one part of your application be weak, the other parts will be scrutinized more closely.</p>
<p>I'm also going to echo BRM - this cannot happen again.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for your replies.</p>
<p>bkk</p>
<p>Does HE really want medicine or is he trying to live up to expectations? I ask this not out of disrespect but out of real world experience.</p>
<p>I thought I wanted medicine. All through junior and senior high it was my dream profession. I got to college and realized that while I could do the material required, I absolutely hated doing it and when studying chem or bio would spend 4-6 hours in the library but get very little done. i realized that my drive didn't match that of those plodders that were willing to sacrifice any kind of life to get an A in our school's very difficult and uber-competitive pre-med track. When I finally worked up the nerve to tell my parents that I wanted to change majors before my junior year, they were disappointed but supportive.</p>
<p>I started to love school again, loved my classes, and developed close mentor relationships. I really hated when undergrad ended. I was able to get into the top grad program in the country for one of my new majors and while I can't hang an M.D. after my name, I've led a nice, successful life.</p>
<p>It might be worth having a discussion with him about his real passion because I see how hard my son is working as an MS-1 and it sure makes undergrad pale by comparison. He recently told us that there have already been more than a dozen drop out of the class because they just don't have the drive and commitment required to be successful in Med school.</p>
<p>just my $0.02</p>
<p>eadad, I was wondering the exact same thing. However, the OP asked for "aye or nay," not for us to question her S. For all we know, the S is freaking out about this and OP is trying to calm him down.</p>