<p>Currently in two of my classes I have a D and C with over 75 percent of my grade done in each of those classes. Should I just drop out or transfer? I feel my medical school dreams are over.</p>
<p>Is it too late to drop the classes? Just curious. I’m sorry you are in this situation. I hope you have a close friend to confide in as you decipher what to do. For what it is worth, almost every student has a couple classes along the way that rough them up a bit. Many of those still are able to get into Medical School, so chin up and keep on trucking!</p>
<p>You didn’t say but I am assuming that you are a freshman. And I assume that your unsatisfactory grades are in required pre-med classes.</p>
<p>First, understand that there are many other students in the same boat. Many of the required pre-med classes serve to weed out students with poor/mediocre study habits or who aren’t committed to working very hard. These courses are often not particularly difficult from a conceptual point of view but usually require a lot of hard work. Many freshmen are not prepared for this and, as a result, they underperform.There are a lot of distractions that you didn’t have in high school and you probably don’t have your parents looking over your shoulder anymore. I am going to guess that you probably fall into this category. If you weren’t smart enough to do well in these courses, you wouldn’t have been admitted. In almost all cases such as yours, the problem comes down to poor study habits.</p>
<p>So what to do. Transferring or dropping out at this time is not advisable. That will not fix the problem. And dropping out will only make things worse. </p>
<p>If you are a freshman, there is still time to turn things around. Meet with your professors and TA’s. Find out what you are doing wrong. And buckle down. You probably need to spend a lot more time studing and doing problem sets than you have devoted so far. If you really want to be a physician, know that being a doctor is a lot of hard work. If you aren’t willing to put the time in now, then perhaps you should rethink your career goal.</p>
<p>If, after really trying your hardest, you still don’t cut the mustard, then you will have to rethink your career goals. Take a variety of courses and find out what you really like and are good at. It might be something totally different than what you thought you wanted to do coming into college. But that’s what college is all about.</p>
<p>Your choice is to do your level best to pull your grades up, or to formally withdraw from the classes. Go pay a visit to the pre-med advisor, and find out whether a string of Ws in your academic record will look better than Cs.</p>