I am a freshman in college and the year is almost finished and college has given me a somewhat rough reality check about life. My university is private and small and when I was a senior in high school I thought the school was interesting. However during that same year in high school I was randomly turned off from going to that university. I never really thought of a school that I really liked. I thought I liked this one college in Georgia but my GPA was a 3.0 and its way to far from me since I live in Houston. I wanted a small school that was in Texas meaning outside of Houston but my mother wanted me to stay in Houston. After my graduation I still hadn’t decided on a school and my other option was a school in Beaumont but my mother refused for weeks to take me to see the campus. If none of the schools were in Houston she did not want to go see any school. I finally get to see this school (Lamar University) and I realized that the school may be too much of a distraction for me to attend. I settle for my current school here in Houston and don’t get me wrong the school has a great education and I learn a lot but it’s almost the end of the year and I do not like it. The school is making me think about my life a lot. I came from a public high school and never really thought much about the future because I knew what I wanted and how to get it but since being at my university I cannot help but think of my future. I think so much about it I feel so down. I want to be a doctor and save people but I got a C in my biology class last semester and A’s and B’s in other classes and I’m just thinking "you can kiss that dream goodbye” I don’t believe in changing my major because I don’t quit anything that may be a challenge for me but I feel like I am at the wrong school. I made friends but I don’t feel comfortable with them and I also live at home which really bothers me. I take the bus to get to and from school. Now I can’t go a day without my family but it’s like if I stay home am I really helping myself. What should I do?
You can’t blame your academic performance on your school. Medical school is extremely competitive and very few students become doctors started out saying “I think I want to be a doctor” but get a C in Biology. You need to examine the real reason why you got a C. Hint, its not your school. Don’t tell me. Write a sticky note and put it on your laptop/monitor. Messing up and being lazy is okay, but blaming other factors will dig you deeper into that hole budd.
BUT you should definitely transfer if you don’t like the situation you’re in. Sounds like you need to leave home and grow up and “see the world”. Do you really want to be a doctor? Why? Can you save lives in other ways? What is it about being a DOCTOR that saves lives that appeals to you? You don’t need a solid answer. You’re young. As long as your answer is, well, I can’t think of anything else that would scratch this itch, then continue.
You kind of rushed into school with no general plan. Transfer out if you want! Its normal. But don’t rush it again this time. Spring is almost over, many transfer deadlines have passed. Make a list of schools you want to see and consider. If you don’t have a car, call them. Ask their advising. YouTube them. Short down your list to 2 schools you’d really like to go to. Apply for 3 with one as a back-up. Don’t look back. Ensure your academic success. This might have to happen for Spring 2016. Sorry but you’re backing out pretty late.
If at anypoint you were reading this and you said, man you’re right I guess I just thought of this doctor thing would be cool but I’ve never put more than 2 hours time researching and considering what it takes/means to be a MD, you need to consider going to community college and just exploring yourself. Grab an associates. Hell get a nursing degree. Nurse to MD is one of the most respected paths.