<p>Hi everyone, My name is Laura and I'm 19 years old and in between a Freshman and Sophomore. My major is Neuroscience and Behavior. I always wanted to work with Doctors without Borders and provide medical treatment to those who can't afford and/or don't have access to it. Needless to say, Even though the subject is interesting to me I feel like I am "failing." I was dual enrolled in psychology for my senior year and started in the summer taking classes. However, In the fall I got two C+, one in Chemistry 1 and one women criminal studies. The class wasn't hard, I had A's in both of them never getting anything less than an A, but we have this thing called an iclicker and because I didn't use it, my participation caused my grade to drop to a C+. I will retake chem in the future though. I did well in my fall semester, with a B+ in chem and got a c+ in college algebra. Though not an excuse, I did not study for my last two test because we had a attempted house armed break in and someone broke my car windows and tried to steal my car... I would just be paranoid to stay home and study etc... even though I could of tried harder:/ Finally, I have a demanding mom (don't we all?) She wants the best for me but pushes me to graduate earlier and get straight A's and everything, it is doable but I do need a little break and time to relax. I did a 8 month worth of biology in 12 weeks. I got a c+ for biology 1 and am praying and studying to see if I can get a B- in biology 2, though it seems I will have a c+. Do I have any chance to get into med school?</p>
<p>I feel stupid to say the least. I do try but I am a bit worn out mentally, I volunteer for the community emergency response team, I babysit, I do odd jobs, and I don't go out to the movies, or friends, party... I go to school and come home and sleep (literally). I go to FAU currently, and would love to stay there for med school, but I feel like they will like me and look at my grades and kick me out. I don't have anything lower than a c+ and all my c+ were one or two points away from an B (frustrating). I feel like my dreams are slipping away. My mom always told me you either be dirt poor like me (she is an immigrant and didn't go to school because her parents wouldn't let her, so that is why she is super tough) or you be semi rich and a Doctor. You however cannot be middle class. So I am pressured to do well and be someone and help other people. I hope I gave you all enough information to read how I am and be honest with whether I do have a chance or not. Thank you</p>
<p>Dear Laura…please breathe! Your life is your own, not your Mom’s. As a Mom myself, I will tell you y not to be a doctor and to be middle class. I have a good friend who was in a similar predicament. Came from a family of MD’s, went to NYU and majored in Pre-med, couldn’t think of anything else. Always had excellent grades. She got overwhelmed in college as a freshman and took a crazy course load and screwed up some math and science courses. She felt lost …like a failure…but she ended up getting her Masters in Public Health and working for a medical group as an administrator. Later in life, she became a food blogger. And now she’s getting another Master’s in Religion. </p>
<p>Sorry, I am still getting used to posting…I cut myself off. Anyway, my point was that YOU need to find what you want and realize there’s more than one way to skin a cat. If you don’t qualify for med school here…what about another country? If you want to be in health care, there’s nursing, physical therapy, chiropractic, or…like my friend, public health, of which there are many off shoots. There’s getting an MBA in health care administration, or there’s public administration, too, so you can work in a helping organization, still. Just let go of the stress…it will be fine. My friend, after losing her faith in herself as apossible MD, came back to herself. But she had to realize that she was smart and could still fulfill her goals, just differently. And when you allow yourself to be calm and who you are…you never what will happen. Don’t sweat it!</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouragement everyone! It definitely helped bring me up a bit. I know I want to do something with health but I’m just not sure what kind of health. I just like to get things right the first time lol, but I do need to cut back on my course load and breathe. Which is exactly why my two weeks of summer will be quiet and calm. I just know I enjoy helping people, especially little kids. Transitmom I have consider to maybe study in Bolivia if I can’t here:/ I don’t want to but that is my last option. I am still hoping that my sophomore and junior year will bring up my grades and that they will see I just had a overwhelming and tough freshman year (though it’s not an excuse). I just want to make my mom proud, and be useful to others. Thanks for the encouragement though, I will consider other options out there related to the medical field! </p>
<p>Hi - sorry but the chances of you getting into a US based medical school with a transcript full of Cs and Bs is going to be difficult. Most med school applicants have a near perfect 4.0 GPA by the time they apply. You can of course re-take the classes and get the grades up, but your AMCAS application will still note your lower grades for the first time you took the course.</p>
<p>Getting into off-shore medical schools (Carribean, etc) is a different matter. Suggest you visit the premed forums and get some advice.</p>