Bad grades freshman year

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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<p>I was aiming for a cumulative 3.7-4.0 gpa for freshman year. I ended up with a 3.31 first semester and a 3.4 second semester. This was way below my expectations. Additionally I recieved a C+ in Chemistry (general) this past semester. My other science classes have only been in the B range. Every other class has been in the A range (including Calculus and Stats).
Am I completely hurting my chances for dental school? Aiming for top 10 schools such as U. Michigan, UPenn, etc.</p>

<p>It really concerns me why I'm doing so badly in my science classes. I've always been a straight-A student in high school. My college is a flagship state school.</p>

<p>All the grades that I've talked about in this post refer to my freshman year only. </p>

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<p>Looks like it’s time to take a look at your study habits. Sometimes over studying can really be detrimental to your test taking abilities. That was one thing I learned as a transfer student taking an upper division physiology course. Take advantage of any tutoring resource available in your school. Try studying with a group.</p>

<p>See what you can adjust with your studies, you can pick your grades back up. Don’t let a C destroy your dream to pursue dental. You’ll pick yourself back up in no time.</p>