<p>I'm incoming freshmen starting in the fall (doing the UCF/USF accelerated med program). I have some worries though. I am a science nut, and I am not afraid of the studying part of the Chemistry course I have to take in the fall. But... I have a flaw. In all my science courses, I've never been really good at labs. I'm just not a huge hands on person. I want to be a hands on person, but I've just decided that this problem needs to be acknowledged and I need to do something about it. I've gotten A's in AP Bio and such, but I'm one of thoes lab group members that always watch other people do the lab (because I'm always afraid I'm going to mess it up). How should I confront this problem, because I want to do well in Chem Lab (I have to meet a strict GPA requirement) but I don't want my flaws in laboratory situations to get the best of me and jeopardize my status in the program? Also, do you think chem lab is hard?</p>
<p>Chem lab's pretty hard at my school. Generally, you have to work at a brisk to breakneck pace just to get the lab done within the 3 and 1/2 hour time limit. That was gen chem.</p>
<p>Last semester, I scored 90's and above on all my lab reports in organic chem lab but because I messed up on 1 step of my o-chem practical (worth 30% of the grade), it dropped my semester grade from a low A to a B+.</p>
<p>Wow, that sucks. I really am worried about my "lab fear", but it is a fear I really want to overcome because I really want to be a doctor.</p>