Is medical school still a reality with a 3.22 GPA after 1st sem. freshman year?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>My GPA during high school was a 3.8, but high school compared to college is nothing. I'm stressing about whether I can raise my 3.22 to something around a 3.7 all in the next few years. I didn't experience much difficulty in my science course, but I really found my school's English and History course hard (the essays). Should I drop out of the pre-med route and focus on something else that requires a less intense stress on GPA? The courses only get harder from here, and I have heard that Organic Chemistry (which I will take 2nd year) is the course that breaks people's med. school dreams.</p>

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<p>Please read this thread:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1331981-new-pre-med-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1331981-new-pre-med-students.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>If you’re willing to drop out of being pre-med after getting a 3.2 your first semester of college you clearly don’t want it enough.</p>

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<p>It’s definitely possible. I was in a similar situation. I got a 3.3 first semester and now have a 3.8 as a junior. I expect to graduate with a 3.9. </p>

<p>Courses only get easier as the intro bell curved classes become less frequent and you get better at studying and managing time.</p>

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<p>Its only your first semester! Hardly no one gets incredible grades there first year in college. It’s for sure possible to get up to a 3.8 or 3.9 GPA by the time you graduate. You have a ton of time to work hard and improve. Be a little easier on yourself.</p>

<p>By the way with Organic Chemistry it’s tons of fun, not that hard. You just need to learn 60 different reactions and mechanisms and your set.</p>