<p>Hello everone I'm a premed student in my junior year I'm in a really bad situation right now ..im taking organic chem.and im doing horrible I study so much for that class a loT I go to tutoring I practice etc etc but I keep failing those exams..I don't know what to do drop the class or not?I have never droped any class before from science classes. Idk what to do because our proff.she is going to drop 2 lowest grades if we do the final>so what do you think I should do ,try do my best or drop it insted of risking getting a C or D+
thank you</p>
<p>You still have to take it, it is Med. School requirement. Do you have a plan how to perform better next time? If so, use it now. Ask your pre-med advisor what to do. The only way I know is to study harder. if you spend 20 hrs on each exam now, spend 30, if you spend 30 already, then spend 40.</p>
<p>I’d revise Miami’s suggestion to say you need to study SMARTER not necessarily LONGER. There’s no point in reading the book if the questions come from lecture. There’s no point in memorizing substitution reactions if the test is over elimination. You get the drift.</p>
<p>By now you should know what the tests are over. You should be talking to your professor almost constantly (shoot for at least once a week) about what you need to do to do better on the next exam. You need to maximize your time with your tutor–spend that time going over the hardest problems and practicing the most difficult concepts you can manage rather than just going over stuff you already know. </p>
<p>If you’re serious about going to medical school, you’re not going to have the luxury of dropping tough courses during undergrad. Undergrad is a walk in the park compared to medical school (typically because of the insane volume of work in medical school; conceptually, it’s not much more difficult). If you’re having considerable trouble with orgo, I think it’s reasonable to think back to your other classes to see how those have gone. If this is the first hiccup in your undergrad career, it’s probably not worth worrying about–just give it your biggest effort, study efficiently, and do your best to get the best grade possible.</p>
<p>Getting into medical school is no small feat, and one of the major components of your application is your GPA. Do your best to protect it!</p>
<p>(PS: Most of the posters on this board are in college, in medical school, or the parent(s) of students in college or medical school. You’ll earn a lot more credibility with them if you use proper grammar and syntax when posting!)</p>
<p>Were you a strong student in high school? What was your GPA? What were your test scores?</p>
<p>Did you take AP bio or AP Chem in high school? If so, how did you do on the exams…</p>
<p>^Well, for some (like my D.) Chem. is very easy while Orgo is extremely hard. So, there might not be a connection between performance in Chem. and difficulty level of Orgo. Orgo required anourmous effort from my D. to get her A, while she had the easiest time in Gen Chem and was hand picked for SI position by Gen. Chem prof. OP might be in the same situation.</p>