<p>Hey everyone. Well, the title says it all. I had a pretty rough freshman year at UPenn and I am a premed, so things such as "rough freshman years" are not really the best thing to happen. I took Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, English, Economics and an engineering class. My first semester GPA was a 2.56, and the second semester GPA was a 3.10, so now I have a cumulative 2.84.</p>
<p>Is there anyone in my situation, or anyone who has been in my situation and lived through it?</p>
<p>I'm in a worse situation than you are heading into my sophomore year, so there are certainly other people out there with their backs against the wall. It's depressing, and it's going to take some significant lifestyle changes for me to get back on the right track. Good luck, friend.</p>
<p>Improve over the next 4 semesters (or 6, if you wait till you graduate to apply) and get a high GPA in those semesters. It will show an upward trend and the freshmen grades were due to other circumstances.</p>
<p>agree with asma, do a complete spike up in gpa if you can and you'll be fine by senior yr</p>
<p>Hopkins premed here. First semester grades were 2.1 on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. (I actually got an unsatisfactory in one class). Second semester grades were a tad bit better at 3.45.</p>
<p>Shooting for 4.0 next semester. Don't stop trying, there is always hope!</p>
<p>never give up if this is what u really want stick to it, everyone has tough times, but proving that you can get over them and succeed shows that your willing to never give up.</p>
<p>do a lot or many med school applicants struggle their first year? i mean at first i thought that only those who werent cut out for med school struggle but ive talked to a couple of people in med school who also said theyve struggled their first year. and we've got a UPenn and JHU student here so i mean its not like we're not cut out for med school in the first place or we lack potential. i mean i go to UNC-CH OOS which is probably not as impressive as UPenn or hopkins but i still consider myself to be smart since I still got in. i came away from freshman year with a 3.1 which is pretty bad, and like you guys im worried as well. I just dont know if this trend is somewhat natural or if we're really not cut out for med school.</p>