I am terrified...

<p>So, a lot of people were telling me I would do terrible my 2 years in school because my "Act is mediocre" and my "gpa does not reflect good outcomes".
I never believe what people say about me, but I am very worried about myself for this semester. It is my first semester of college and I am adjusting. I actually found out recently within the past 2 weeks or so how I learn and how I memorize subjects (kinda late since it is the last few days of my semester in school). But I am very nervous for my grades. Keep in mind I did play soccer, am involved in the Spanish club and recently got elected secretary, and I also was involved in the Basketball team (quit due to me wanting to be focused on grades and my stress was very high - practice at 5 AM each morning). I had been working very hard to achieve A's in all my classes. My lab final didn't go over well ( I had a B+ and needed an 85 to achieve an A-). My professor never told us how much time we had and he told me to hand in my paper when I had almost 2 pages not completed. This brought my final grade to a B. I also had B+'s in two other classes but one dropped to a B- i do not know why. And one stayed a B+ because I didn't make a B+ on my essay. As of now I am looking at virtually all B's and one A for final fall semester grade. The grading scale at my school is A-F</p>

<p>FYS: B+
Spanish: B+
Biology Lab: B
Biology Recitation: A
Biology Lecture: Not available yet- Final is on monday and I need a B+ or better on it.
History: B</p>

<p>I am just terrified that these grades did not reflect how much I studied and how well I can do. My goal was to get on the deans list but with this GPA, I can't this semester because to make it I would need a 3.65 gpa instead of the 3.2-3.33 I will receive. My goal next semester is going to be to make the deans list. I have no major EC and all I am doing is Spanish club and my on campus work study. I am just terrified this will not be good enough for medical school.</p>

<p>paintgirl–</p>

<p>If you are unhappy with your performance this semester, analyze why your grades aren’t where you feel they ought to be and work on developing/repairing the skills you need to meet your goals. Accept responsibility/ownership for your performance. No one randomly assigned grades to you; you earned whatever grades you received. If you don’t understand why you received a particular grade, humbly and politely ask your professor/TA for some feedback on what you can do to improve for next time. </p>

<p>Your grades are not fatal to your ambitions. Not the best start, but not absolute death either. You have time to repair your GPA. Only time will tell if you will be able to.</p>