<p>I'm a graduating Senior with a 3.1 GPA, ranked in the 250's out of 380's, and with an 18 for a sub-score in the math section on the ACT; low-20's for the science section. I never did well in math/science during high school, however I did make an overall A for my Biology II course, which surprised me since I made an overall D in Biology I. I nearly failed my Chemistry course; I believe I made a high-D overall, though. Oddly enough, I did well this year in my Trigonometry class with an A overall, but I have a C currently in my Pre-Cal class. I made a D overall in both Algebra and Algebra II. I've been thinking about Nursing for the longest while, but lately I've been feeling myself wanting to give Pre-Med a shot. I've decided on going to a community college to work on two years of Pre-Med courses, but I wonder if this is the right move. I really do find the medical profession interesting, but am I being realistic by wanting to go the Pre-Med route or will I end up doing horribly knowing my math/science background? I understand that choosing Pre-Med means I'll be doing some intense courses in those areas, but is it possible for me to do well in them if I try hard and study or am I getting myself into courses where I would have already needed an understanding in to do well in? Any replies are welcome, and by all means, be as brutally harsh as you can be (for my own sake). Thanks.</p>
<p>I would say that I think anything is possible, but be true to yourself. Just from this post I can see that it seems like you generally don’t enjoy/do well in math/science. </p>
<p>Math isn’t anywhere as important as important as science though (you generally only need about 2 maths; statistics and generally calculus is what I’d recommend.) </p>
<p>BUT, if you don’t feel you can’t handle science you’re in trouble. I mean, that is what you’ll be doing in undergrad + medical school so if you can’t handle chemistry and biology at the high school level, I wouldn’t recommend pre-med because medical schools expect to see you excelling in those classes (like 3.5+ science GPA excelling.) </p>
<p>So anything is possible, just know what you’re getting into I think.</p>
<p>Oh sorry I forgot to answer the other question. If you do end up pursuing the pre-med track, from what I’ve seen it is not terrible to go to community college and transfer. It would help though if you took higher level courses after you transfer though to prove you can handle a traditional college/university’s coursework though. </p>
<p>Good luck in whatever track you end up choosing :)</p>
<p>Alrighty! I guess it wouldn’t hurt to give General Chemistry a try on my first year just to see how I do. I slacked much during my high school years, which was why I didn’t show much interest in any of my courses, especially the math/science courses. I didn’t slack (as much) for my Senior year, and I happened to do well in both my math and science; so I’m guessing I matured a little as far as academics go. But yeah, I guess taking some of the Pre-Med courses of my first year in community college will make or break my decision on taking the Pre-Med route.</p>
<p>To be very frank, it depends. If you legitimately tried your hardest (or close to it) in those high school courses then I can’t see you doing much better in the same subject matters in college where the material is much more intensive and studying/organization becomes much more important. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you were immature, didn’t have goals, etc and now are finally realizing that Medical School is what you really want and think you are ready to put in the work then I recommend that you go for it. I have a friend who spent every night out with friends, playing videogames, drinking on weekends and graduated high school with a 3.2 GPA. Over the summer of his Freshman year going into college he was struck by a car while crossing the street and, to make a long story short, came to the realization that he wanted to become a doctor. </p>
<p>He got a 3.6 GPA at a pretty reputable state school along with a 34 on his MCAT and is now currently enrolled in a US Allopathic Med School. Anything is possible and slacking off in high school is actually pretty common. As long as you get to college and buckle down (not saying you can’t have any fun, you should) you’d be surprised at how successful you can be.</p>