If you suck at science would it be wise to major in a field regarding medicine?

College Majors
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Hello all, I am trying to find a college a major and I cannot seem to find a major that fits. But what I have noticed is that from the time I was younger, I have always wanted to go into medicine (PT, PA, etc) but it hit me that I suck at all sciences. So should I look elsewhere?

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What have been your grades overall? What grades have you gotten in Math and in Sciences? What year are you in and do you have test results (such as PSAT, SAT, or ACT)?

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You might find that science is taught differently in college than it was in high school, but if you plan to become a doctor, you need to be a strong, hard-working student in general.

There are a lot of careers working in a medical environment that do not require graduate school to explore.

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What classes have you taken and what grades have you achieved?
What about math? English?
Why health-care?

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@MYOS1634 taken all of my gen eds…math is another hurdle I’ll have to factor in.

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@DadTwoGirls I received mediocre grades in both. I am currently in college.

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Can you list your grades in the following classes that most “pre health” sophomores have taken:
General Chemistry
General Biology
Organic Chemistry
Anatomy
Calculus
Biostatistics
English
Psychology
Sociology

What’s your GPA?
What’s the GPA if you only add the math and science classes you’ve taken?
Have you taken any CS class?

“mediocre” doesn’t help. Some students think C is mediocre, others think B+ is mediocre…

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If you are one of those students that even though science doesn’t come naturally to you if you just work hard, you can get mostly As and some Bs, then you may be okay going into medicine. Do note that you’re going to be in for a long, hard slog through the pre-med prereqs and medical school.

If you are a student who struggles to understand science concepts and gets mostly Bs and Cs in basic science classes, then no, medicine or a DPT are not a good fit for you - if for no other reason than med school and DPT programs are very competitive and students who don’t get mostly As in their science prereqs are unlikely to get admitted.

Furthermore, you shouldn’t necessarily base your career goals on what you’ve wanted to do ever since you were younger. Children don’t really understand all that specific careers entail - it’s quite easy to dream about being a doctor when you’re five because really you’re only familiar with a few professions. As you get older, you’ll have more freedom to explore other careers and also more exposure to careers beyond the basics.