<p>Hey I know there have been multiple posts in this forum about GPA markings. This semester my GPA dropped to a 2.98 because of two C's in Calc I and Biology... making my GPA of 3.52 to become a 3.24. I know the following semesters my grades have to be strong but two C's has really discouraged me tremendously. What will medical schools say even though that was my second semester Freshmen year.</p>
<p>Obviously, they won't be happy but they won't automatically reject you for it, either.</p>
<p>Your response is real but it is my first year but I don't understand in other posts where individuals are failing the class and have W's you say just try harder. I guess your response is what I was not looking for but thank you for the feedback</p>
<p>It wont matter if you show a upward thread in you grades.</p>
<p>1.) "It won't matter" is probably too strong a statement, but the idea is intact. Certainly your freshman year grades are less impt than soph/junior grades.</p>
<p>2.) Obviously you're in a better position than a student with F's. I had a C in organic chemistry and very few people seemed to care.</p>
<p>3.) I'm not quite sure what you're talking about. The last time a student came in here asking about an F, he got really upset with me for being so pessimistic -- actually sent me a profane PM for my use of a baseball analogy. I think a single D or F is a big deal. But that medical schools won't be happy about a C seems like a pretty obvious thing for me to say.</p>
<p>Seriously, what did you expect BDM to say? I don't understand any of these freshmen who come on here with GPA's around 3.0, asking "Are my chances ruined?" No they're not ruined but C's are obviously not good. 3.0 is obviously not the way to start off. DO THE MATH. Figure out what you have to get in the subsequent years to end up at 3.5-3.6 by application time instead of asking such a vague question like "What will med schools think of my second semester?" or "Am I completely screwed?"</p>
<p>All I can say is that I fear for the future of medicine...</p>
<p>Wow.. I didn't expect BDM to say anything but I take everything said with a grain of salt and asked the question to get a second perspective. Do not get it twisted I know what I have to do and no I am not a neurotic Freshmen</p>
<p>calm down...if you are ready to give up after one sour semester then you should reevaluate your desire to go into medicine. there will be a lot of road bumps on your way to med school (and im sure BRM and BDM will tell you that there are plenty more afterwards). Just study harder and bring ur overall gpa to around 3.6 or higher. you have two FULL years left.</p>
<p>ive asked a question similar to this but to say u fear the future of medicine is ridiculous we are all overzealous and all here to ask sometimes dumb questions. if u said that u or no one in ur class questioned a C then ur lying its clear that the standards are a lot higher now than they have in the past. yes we'll move past C's but at the time that we ask the questions they are honest fears normally when we aren't thinking rationally. the fact of the matter is no matter wat grade u get in ur initial general classes wont affect u that much in the long run be in going to grad school instead or a year off either when u get 2 med school those with the As that end up struggling just as much as those with the Cs. Im saying this knowing people who are in as well as have graduated med school including my parents and others. thats it.
sorry this is kind of a rant but i personally take that as an insult and unrealistic.
p.s. i am a neurotic FRESHMAN but so what...im on my way to med school :)</p>
<p>... at least you're in better shape than I am!</p>
<p>I'm an aspiring premed and rising sophomore but I'm climbing out of a very deep hole. I currently have a B- average in Cornell Engineering. </p>
<p>Now why do I have a B- average? Because I almost flunked out first semester and had a much much better second semester. I basically have to pull an A- average the rest of the way if I want to make it. Not an easy feat for any major at Cornell</p>
<p>well.... except Cornell Applied Economics Management or Human Ecology</p>
<p>Are you planning on switching majors?</p>
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u said that u or no one in ur class questioned a C then ur lying
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<p>What is he talking about?</p>
<p>I have an idea: Why don't we write here the way we would on the writing section of the MCAT? You know, with punctuation and capital letters and stuff...</p>
<p>Honestly, esperame, please don't give any more advice. I felt like I had to decode your post. Since you claim you're on your way to med school, I certainly hope you speak to your future patients and write your prescriptions in a more direct manner. In other words, I continue to fear for the future of medicine. Kudos to both BDM and norcalguy.</p>
<p>Ok so I'm writing as though I am in an online forum! Oh my goodness! Don't insult my intelligence. Critique the superficial things such as writing u instead of you...all you want as far as I am concerned that's irrelevant but what I said is actually what matters and judging by your response...you know that I am right. So thanks.</p>
<p>There's a difference between informal writing and something that's simply incomprehensible.</p>
<p>You're so correct, BDM. As for esperame, I still don't understand your point. What are you trying to say? From the tone of your last post, you seem like you're trying to "one-up" me by claiming that I indirectly proved you are right. No offense, but your posts make me laugh. I just hope the person that reads your personal statement in the medical school admissions office isn't doing the same.</p>
<p>I agree that esperame could have been a little more direct in his initial statement, but i won't ignore his main point. I don't know if anybody should be fearing for the future of medicine quite yet. The fact is, there are a lot of neurotic freshman, especially on this site, and i think that it is justifiable based on the high standards required for admission to medical school. I actually just finished my freshman year as well and i'm sure that I am a little neurotic at times. In my case however, that trait has allowed me to do very well my freshman year.</p>
<p>Anyways, i think his point is that you should just suck it up and answer the questions without the added insults.
This is a forum for all types of questions afterall...</p>
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you should just suck it up and answer the questions
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This becomes a problem when it's unclear what he's asking. Or if he's even asking anything.</p>