<p>I'm a freshman at Delaware, and I was hoping to go to Med School. However, I just found out I probably got a C+ in Bio and it looks like I'll end up with a GPA of around 3.0 or maybe even a bit lower.</p>
<p>Is there still a chance I can go to Med School? I'm feeling really bad about myself right now..</p>
<p>Medical schools understand that your first semester is a transition one; just aim for an upward improvement. Ask your professors how to study for their classes, go to the learning center for time management tips, and study with friends that understand the material. If you can prove that this semester was simply a transition material and get better grades from here on out, you should be fine. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Happens to the best of em. Figure out where you went wrong, how to fix it, and then change your behavior accordingly. There’s absolutely no reason to think that your performance in a few classes during one semester–keep in mind, a semester is only 1/8 of your college career–is going to change the course of your future if you don’t want it to.</p>
<p>Time to rally. Figure out how to make the best of a not great situation (usually by learning from your mistakes) and make an honest effort to do better next semester. Your GPA won’t be irrevocably damaged in just a semester. Promise.</p>
<p>To answer your question: yes you can still go to medical school</p>
<p>I agree with Kristen, but I just wanted to add that sometimes your study methods may be good, but the professors you chose may have been unnecessarily hard. For me, I didn’t change my study habits at all from first semester to second semester, but my grades shot up second semester, because I learned how to choose better professors.</p>
<p>Colleges makes a good point. In choosing your schedule, also remember to take into account things like your professors, their grade distribution (if it’s available), how they fit into your schedule (for example, if you choose section a of Bio 202, will that mean you have 4 classes back to back, whereas choosing section b would alleviate that problem?) and even the time of day the class is. For example, I am NOT a morning person. I know I am rarely functional before 9am. Consequently, I will do EVERYTHING possible not to have class before 10. It’s worked out for me most semesters, and usually the only time I take early classes is if it’s a class I really want to take–which makes it easier to get up for.</p>
<p>Ah I know how you feel! I go to berkeley and i feel like i’m screwed. one of my classes is sooo hard. i know i’ll pass well i hope i do but it should work out. it’s just idk if i can even get into med school with a 3.0. it’s my first semester too. it totally sucks. i guess they’re right though. it’s just one class, one semester. i plan to study so much more and get so much more help in the spring. i had my fun and i had the opportunity do have my freshman experience so i’m going to isolate myself in office hours of teachers.</p>
<p>How hard you study doesn’t really matter. It’s how effectively you study that counts. Lots of pre-meds get into the mentality that they can get great grades if only they study long enough, but that isn’t really true. Sometimes what worked for you in high school will no longer work for you in college, and you may have to adapt your techniques to each class you take. Don’t study hard - study smart.</p>
<p>I’m bumping this because I just got my results back, and I did even worse than I expected. I’ll end my first semester with a GPA of around 2.6. What I want to know is if it is still realistically possible for me to go to Med School, and whether retaking some of these classes would help me out in the future. Thanks guys</p>
<p>As was already said, yes. Unless your school has a policy about erasing grades completely from the transcript after you retake, it ultimately isn’t very valuable to retake courses. The major exception would be if you didn’t get at least a C in a pre-req course.</p>