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And what would be your suggestion if this was the only one teaching the class? 
You have to realize that all your classes need to fit in your schedule and you might not have a choice.</p>
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<p>This often happens. Last term I took a class with an instructor who in the previous semester gave out no As (I had no other choice). He turned out to be a nice guy. He just wouldnât curve. If you wanted an A, it had to be a natural.</p>
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This points to the potential benefit of having a glide/gap year.</p>
<p>It is likely not a coincident that, by and large, the higher rank the college you attend, the higher percentage of the alumni applicants (among all the students who actually apply from your college, either at the end of junior year or applying later) is. Their families tend to have more resources so they do not have to apply to med school ASAP (and with an immediately marketable major as a backup plan like some kids from the top or mid-tier public colleges or the poorer kids from top private colleges often have to do.)</p>
<p>Who say the world is fair! Some person is rumored to start thinking about doing something meaningful in his thirties and could still be your President in the end, while other poor souls screw in their first few premed classes and worry that their career dreams have been over. Or, to be impartial to either party, last time I read it, the daughter of the Clinton was invited to be a member of some board for a prestigious med school to help decide the direction of that med school, and do you think she had ever taken a couple of premed classes in college, let alone be a med school student in the past, in order to be qualified for this position?</p>
<p>I agree with kristin. Other than dealing with scheduling. I took the classes that I wanted without any regard for the impact it might have on my GPA. Youâre only in college once, and your purpose for being there is not simply to get into medical school.</p>
<p>My D. did not care to waste her time on dealing with prof. who might be loosing it because he happened to be ancient. She knew that she would get her A, no matter what because she just worked hard and if class was challenging as Orgo (huge amount of memorization), then she would just commit more time to it. However, time is a precious comodity and her schedule was so busy that her committee later commented that they did not understand how she was able to involve herself in so many unrelated activities and never took a summer class. Anyway, everybody has a different philosophy about it, some people want to learn to deal with difficult personalities which is a very valuable skill, there is no doubt about it, others decided that they will do it later on in their lives and they usually pay for it as one need to learn it sooner or later (as my D. discovered, she cannot avoid them forever, got to learn to deal and it is not easy, but she is good at seeking help, she does not hold it inside).<br>
Everybody has to evaluate their own priority list and follow their own goals, including priority in learning and obtaining certain skills. It is very personal, there is no general rule about it. If one feel that he/she is NOT ready for something at certain point of their lives, they better hold it and do it later. I made sure to remind my D. about it ever since she plunged from high dive at 4 y o. She was OK because she knew now to swim. But what if she did not? Do not push yourself too hard, sometime it is worthwhile to waitâŠrespect yourself and your own feeling, forget about others and what they think about you for.</p>