I screwed up.. Do i still have a chance?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hey
I have screwed up this quarter... big time. I am currently a California Communty College student who has been accepted to Cal for the fall. Basically to get a long story short, I screwed up this quarter. I got my first C on my transcript in a freakiN Calculus class. I know for a fact I could have done better in it. Not only did I get a C in calc, but I also got a B in Art, and I think i'm going to get a B(i hope to god its not a C) in the last quarter of lower division bio. Basically I'm <strong><em>ed off at myself because I slacked off so much. I was hoping to have a 4.0 in my bio series, but i messed that up. Then the C just *</em></strong>ed me the hell off in Calculus, it wasn't even hard, I was just lazy...... Art, that just ***ed me off even more because it was suppose to be an easy A. The 3rd quarter of lower div. bio is suppose to be waaaaay easier than the organismal and MCB stuff, and it was, its just that i screwed it up for myself My GPA has been shot down because of this. I was a nose under 3.7 now I think i'll be down to a 3.4......... I'm really upset.</p>

<p>Now i'm really worried, because my ultimate goal is to go to Medschool... Have I ruined my chances? I know I just have to keep my head up and work even harder now, but I'm so *<strong><em>ed off at myself for *</em></strong>ing this quarter away when it should have boosted my GPA instead of shooting it down. Could I retake Calculus and get a better grade... would that help? Or should I just start looking into other professions... :(</p>

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<p>These are my grades... 3 grades per series, quarter system rather than semester.</p>

<p>G Chem
B
B
A</p>

<p>Calc
B
C(should've at the very least got a B)
A</p>

<p>Bio
A
A
B(should've gotten an A)</p>

<p>Stats
A</p>

<p>Physics(will take at Cal)
Pending</p>

<p>Ochem(will take at Cal)
Pending</p>

<p>about a 3.6 or greater in my other GE courses.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in to med school? Is it easier to get into Dental School, or optomotry school, which are my other two options I would like to pursue. I really am not into going to Pharmacy school, but I would do that if I didn't have a chance to go to Med, Dent, or OPt school.</p>

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<p>I am trying not to be blunt but it seems like you just want to become a physician for the good money. For instance, asking whether or not getting into dental school is easier than getting to an optometry school is not the right question to ask if you really have the desire to become a doctor. Anyways, you still have to give us more about yourself; such as, volunteer work, research, etc. Your GPA is not the only factor that will get you into a medical school. Good luck to you and really think about why you want to pursue a career in medicine. If you don't have the desire, trust me, the adcom will know when it comes to your interviews.</p>