So, got my calc 3 final back. Got a C. Frustrating because after doing bad on the first 2 midterms, I pulled myself to a 90 on the 3rd. But, personal/relationship problems rose and I lost my focus for the final, couldn’t really study, and got killed by the final. Still have 2 more finals.
Rest of my classes: Gen Chem, Chem Lab, Writing 1, some freshman seminar class
I am expecting B/B+s in all of them and maybe A- in freshman seminar. B- for sure in calc. I have hope for an A in chem and chem lab but the way I am right now I can’t focus. Everything just seems to be crashing down after I thought I got it together mid way through.
How can I cope with this? I just need a little inspiration to keep going haha. I accept it already, but I am honestly having a lot of bad thoughts right now.
Its cutting throat in WashU for premeds, I know, because my nice is going through the same thing.
Your first semester gpa is not impressive and be careful about the orgo, its a premed killer. For now, the setback is not a show stopper, its a warning and you should take it seriously. Try to strive for all As from now on and you should be ok.
It is cut throat for premeds at top schools.
I see that you had an ACT 32.
One of the problems with going to a reach school for premed is that often your premed classmates are stronger than you are.
All you can do is work your hardest and try for A’s.
You’re a bio major. Do you love Bio? If not, change to a major that you love and will excel at. You need all the help you can get.
@mom2collegekids hmm I am not sure if I am convinced the problem lies with it being my reach school/stronger classmates. It’s true that for the first two calc and first chem and chem lab exams, I was below average. However, after that, my chem exam was 20 points above average, the next one also above average. My 3rd calc exam was 13 points above average.
My problem right now is that I am going through emotional troubles. I don’t doubt my academic ability with relation to the rest of my peers, that’s a doubt cleared half way through the semester when I realized I was the one answering questions and leading in chem review sessions and that I was falling behind because I was giving in to high school habits of not studying much.
My only goal with this post is to find out how people can cope with stress and other life problems, and not let it have too much of an effect on school, which I am not doing a very good job of right now.
Make an appointment with the counseling center at WashU stat.
Go to the counseling center as stated above. If this continues you will never get into medical school.
Actually WashU is not cut throat at all. It’s an extremely cooperative environment. That’s one of the things my kid loves about it. She came from a competitive cut throat high school environment and WashU was a breath of fresh air.