<p>Chemistry I
Biology I
Biology Lab
Sociology
Calculus I</p>
<p>I was already a little hesitant about that schedule, just because I knew I'd be transitioning to college life as an out of state student, but I wanted to stay with what my university recommended pre-meds to take, so I stuck with it.</p>
<p>It's not entirely related to grades, but I'm incredibly stressed out all of the time. I was accepted into a prestigious organization that turned out to be REALLY time consuming (close to 15-20 hours per week), along with a sorority, and I had some medical problems to deal with. I'm having a great time, don't get me wrong, but I just constantly feel like I'm on the edge of a cliff about to fall off because of how much I have going on. Everyone told me not to overload myself freshman year, but I was so used to being so involved in high school and not having to study for classes that I ignored them and I'm really feeling it now.</p>
<p>After seeing many emotional breakdowns, my roommate thinks I should drop my biology course, but I just feel awful about it. It would relieve a lot of stress, but the thing is, my grade isn't absolutely terrible in it-- I have a 78%, so obviously not ideal, but I could bring it back up--and I just feel like if I drop it I'll be so behind on the pre-med track. </p>
<p>Should I drop it? As of now I'm waking up in the middle of the night with panic attacks and having legitimate emotional breakdowns at least once per week, but I just feel like i'm quitting. If I keep Bio, I'll probably end up with all Bs; if I drop, probably all As. I'm really borderline. </p>
<p>I would say drop the biology. It obviously is not good for your well-being and you do not want to burn out as a freshman. Im also pre med and thinking about dropping my chemistry class and taking it next quarter (I’m a freshman). It will put me a tiny bit behind but I feel that it will be better for my grades and stress level.</p>
<p>How many credits do you need to be a fulltime student at your university?</p>
<p>If you drop below full time what are the repercussions?</p>
<p>Are you on any financial aid? How will dropping the course impact your aid, and SAP (Satisfactory Academic Performance) standards?</p>
<p>Have you scheduled a meeting with your academic advisor to discuss this?</p>
<p>Dropping the course may be your best choice, just make sure you have all the information to make an informed decision. Your academic advisor should be able to help you.</p>
<p>I ended up dropping it. I’m at 12 hours now, so still a full-time student, and luckily I was able to keep my biology lab as well because I was past the midterm date. </p>
<p>I really looked over everything and decided I wanted to switch to being a kinesiology major (rather than biology), which really cut down the amount of hard-science classes I have to take and I’m much less stressed now. I planned out my overall schedule for all four years, and I can take one science per year (chemistry as a freshman, biology as a sophomore, organic chemistry as a junior, and physics as a senior) so I’m never overdoing the science again, plus my new kinesiology electives I’ll be taking are much more interesting to me, and I’m looking into sports medicine and orthopedics, so it’s applicable.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the advice! Oh, but one last thing-- the pre-med route of kinesiology suggests I take biology sophomore year, and organic chemistry junior year… but should I try to switch that? I’ve just heard the MCAT is heavy on the biology so it might be beneficial for me to take it junior year so it’s fresh in my mind, right? Not to mention I’ve heard organic chemistry is SUPER stressful, so would it be too much taking it junior year while I’m studying so much for the MCAT?</p>