<p>The end of my first semester as a sophmore at university of utah..here is my transcript...</p>
<p>1st semester freshman:
Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals I : A
Gen. Chem Lab I : A
Calculus II : A
Intro to biology 1210 : B+ (Bad????)</p>
<p>2nd semester freshman: WORST TIME OF LIFE, CRASH, FULL TIME JOB, EX GF PROBLEMS...ETC...</p>
<p>Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals II: B
Gen Chem II : B
Cell Biology : C + :( :( :( :( (am i done for med school??)
Calculus III : A
Gen Chem II Lab : B
Intro to music : A</p>
<p>1st semester fall, sophmore:
Organic Chemistry I : A- 3 points away from A :(
Psychology intro : B+
Gen Chem I : A- GRRR should have gotten A
OChem Lab I : A- :( 5 POINTS FROM A :(
Bioengineering careers : A</p>
<p>These grades arent good at all, im so depressed. I should have gotten straight A's my last semester but i fell short by several points in all my classes and im so depressed :( I admit i didnt put all my effort in getting every single point and just tried to just do good on tests, but GOD...</p>
<p>Any advice for what i need to take and do to progress? i want to go to the U of U medical school, and so far things arent looking too well :( Im working full time as a head manager at a big car dealership and i previously worked at the New IMC hospital as a patient tech during the summer. No volunteer or research done yet...Thanks</p>
<p>Am i done for med school with grades in cell bio, stupid stupid grades in gen chem, and o chem???? Sooo depressed, but am i done or what? Med schools wont like those grades in those classes...</p>
<p>about 3.5 but ive been doing bad and not up to my potential for sure..been slacking and stuff and going clubbing and hanging out and working...thats for sure but im getting better and studying ahead of time, but not yet as seen in my pervious semester : ( man i need to lose my social life or something</p>
<p>First let me say I had trouble interpreting what you typed... </p>
<p>i.e. "[insert class] :A... five points away from an A"
Do you have an A or not?</p>
<p>Also, you are never "DONE FOR". All you can do is your best... If you feel like you need to go clubbing and have a lot of fun, THAN DO THAT. Just remember that your grades might slip a little bit. You can always do better next semester and raise the GPA. Just don't keep saying it... Take action.</p>
<p>First two years in my opinion are the years you need to take advantage of campus life, make friends, go out and party, and slowly adjust to the new environment that is college (while maintaining a good GPA - WHICH CAN BE DONE). Last two years are a little different. You should have made some good friends and begin to focus on the future and what you want to accomplish. Few people can go 100% in school trying to get all A's for 8 years of intense science without having a lot of fun (maybe 12 if you were crazy like that in high school - I for sure wasn't).</p>
<p>Why do you think that many medical school applicants like to apply for a "gap year" between undergraduate and medical school?</p>
<p>Don't get so consumed. This is your life... Enjoy it.</p>
<p>I wrote A- and i was five points away from it which makes me even more upset haha. but medical schools are extremely strict on these first 2 year classes that i took..its a clearly bad sign already and im just depressed about it...ugh any advice? I need to get better grades..what classes should i begin to take??? should i retake any? What is my current placement towards other students applying to med school?</p>
<p>Chill. Your grades are fine. A little higher would be nice, but you are well within the range to make med school a reasonable goal. Your prospects will depend on your grades in your remaining courses, your MCAT scores, and recommendations.</p>
<p>"Working full time" do you really mean 40 hours/week? If so, med schools will be very impressed that your grades are as high as they are.</p>
<p>Talk to a premed advisor to get some perspective. </p>
<p>"been slacking and stuff and going clubbing and hanging out"</p>
<p>Maybe you should stop and think about the fact that med school training does not allow time for "been slacking and stuff and going clubbing and hanging out" so they look for folks that don't, in an indirect way through high grades and such?</p>
<p>Really, you do need to decide on priorities. Holding down a 40 hr/week job is fine, but do you really need that income level to complete college? If you do, then you might have a good story to tell. If not, if the $$ just support a nice lifestyle while in college, then you really need to look at your priorities. Life has its compromises.</p>
<p>My transcript for my first two years of college looks a lot like yours. I started doing noticably better in my junior and senior years. You should definitely keep focusing on your studies, but I wouldn't throw in the towel just yet. An upward trend in grades always looks good.</p>
<p>yeah i got a 5 on the chemistry AP but i wanted to go back and take general chemistry 2 so i can get an easy A...i never went to class or anything, but i struggled in my life at the time and didnt even study at all and got a B. So then i was upset with my gen chemistry results and wanted to take gen chem I to feel better about myself i guess and in that i didnt even go to class i just wanted the A but i guess i got the A -</p>
<p>I have found most students who repeat AP courses taken in high school end up doing not as well as they hoped. They assume they know all the material (which is not always the case) and are probably bored with the stuff that is covered again. Seems to me the purpose of taking an AP is to get college credit and/or place out of an intro course to take an advanced one. Not to repeat it to get an "easy" A. I wonder whether you were underchallenged in your first year and therefore were not all that interested in the science courses you took. Perhaps you also wanted to party, too. The challenge in college is to balance your coursework with your personal life. Like some of the other posters have said, it may take some students the first two years of college to learn to do so. As a physician, you also will have a demanding schedule and will need to balance work with family and play.</p>
<p>haha There isn't an actual age limit. However, you should really use it when you are actually applying. It's great for dealing with the logistics of the application process (for example, if you want to know the phone number of the UCLA admissions office or if you want to know when Cornell started giving out interviews) since it's filled with people who are also applying. However, it's not a very supportive environment and can be a little rough on newbies. That's why it's best to sign up a few months when you start applying (roughly when you're 21 or so).</p>
<p>what's done is done. grades are in the past. If you want to improve or feel that you are slacking, then change your attitude and do better next time. The stress you are feeling in college is nothing compared to what you are going to have to deal with in your later years. And if you think "oh my god, i've gone clubbing too much," it sounds like you are regretting the fun you are having. That's pretty said if it's true. This is the last chance where you have no real commitments and stress. Go have fun and also get your stuff done.</p>