<p>Hey all, I apologize if a similar topic has been posted before. I absolutely love biology and hence think I would be a good doctor, but I'm beyond awful in chemistry. I'm a college freshman that just found out I got a D on my first chem quiz. Is this a subtle indicator of my suitability for the medicine field?</p>
<p>no, but if you get a D in the class it will hinder your ability to get in to med school. Lots of people have an adjustment period first semester freshman year, just buckle down and work to correct it.</p>
<p>Agreed. YOu don't have to love chem, but you have to get through it as well as organic chem with better grades. Ask about help/tutoring. Get that grade up. But if you get B's in chem and A's in all your Bio classes, you'll still be in the running. It's just the first quiz, right?</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies, and that's right it's the first quiz. Which really amazed me since I'd prepared well in advance and did plenty of practice problems. Hence the worry that pre med might not be for me.</p>
<p>;__; I'm so scared that's going to be me, in two-three weeks (when school starts for me).</p>
<p>I looooooveeeeee biology too, but I... did horrible in high school chem. To put it bluntly, I got C's and I'd bet that was why I was rejected from so many college during admissions season. :(((</p>
<p>I don't know how it works at your school, but at my school, we have a tutoring program set up so that it's easy to go in and ask for help. :\ Maybe check out your campus version of it (assuming you have one)?</p>
<p>I actually only one chem class in HS and that was the regular chem class that taught the basics. Well with only that much knowledge in chem I now literally spend 4hours just for chem doing reading/hw/practice problems but I actually enjoy learning about all of it. I now dread Bio b/c AP bio wasn't too fun and I really don't want to learn about evolution/ecology AGAIN</p>
<p>Understanding chemistry and being able to problem solve is essential to understanding biochemistry in medical school. All needed to understand pharmacology, and every field needs a knowledge of the drugs their patients need/take. There is a reason so many undergrad chemistry courses are required. The basic sciences teach you how to learn about diseases and treatments since they are constantly changing. Memorization without understanding basic principles won't get you anywhere when you need to adapt. So... it's not just getting an acceptable grade but preparing yourself to learn material based on chemistry. A poor foundation will not support you even if you do get into medical school. A love of biology does not indicate becoming a good physician- remember medicine is very diverse-orthopedic surgeons and psychiatrists for example. BTW got my MD eons ago and if we hadn't been taught how to learn along with the enormous database we aquired most of our education would have become useless very shortly after graduation. Good luck.</p>
<p>I was the same, but if you work on your chemistry, study and memorize the rules/information, you shouldn't have a problem on the quizes.</p>
<p>I LOVE biology too, but don't enjoy chemistry very much...got a B in it...am a junior in high school by the way. career goal: surgeon.</p>