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I'm getting pulverized by the Labs. The quizzes/tests aren't too bad, I'm pulling up myself in those, but the Labs are obliterating my grade
I could already see this is a "weed-out" course, we dropped from 220 to 185 in a couple of weeks. The average grade for the class is like 65-70%. What. The. F*ck.
The right lab partner and study group can make a world of a difference.
chemistry, usually organic chem along with physics are historically the "weed out courses". It is quite fascinating to compare the number of pre med majors before chem to post chem.
Like I said in an earlier post you don't have to be a genius but you have to be able to pull at least a "C" and I imagine some schools don't want anything lower than a B
You are a Freshman and September isn't even over yet, but you have already decided you cannot successfully complete chemistry and that the goal of Med School is out....and now it is Finance.
Your problem is not chemistry. Your problem is a very pronounced lack of maturity and self-discipline. Maybe you should be questioning whether it is too soon for you to be in college.
The OP is about 18 years old. Few people are mature at that age. The OP is probably overwhelmed by the faster pace of college classes as opposed to high school. It's normal. Especially in science classes.
Anyway, college is a wonderful time to study different subjects. It is also just as important to find out what you DON'T want to do as it is to find out what you WANT to do.
Wait, so the only reason you're majoring in pre-med is because you were good at high school biology? Honey, that's not enough of a reason. Heck, I aced high school biology too, as well as anatomy & physiology, and passed high school chemistry, but I knew 2 semesters into a pre-veterinary major that I wasn't cut out to be a vet, doctor, nurse, or anything hospital related. I spent enough time volunteering and working in a hospital setting to realize that I lacked the proper temperament to do so.
What other reason do you have to go into pre-med? Be honest here. Have you ever worked or volunteer at a hospital, clinic, or nursing home? Do you have an intense desire to work with the sick and infirm? Are you thinking it's guaranteed six figure job? It's very early in your college career so if I was you, I would make a list of things you really want to do, based not just on what classes you passed in high school, but based on actual desire and aptitude. For now, stick with completing your gen eds-you may find your passion there.
I do believe I have it to be a doctor. I'm typically very relaxed and I enjoy talking to troubled people about their problems and helping them. My original major was psychology, but I was talked out of it because psychology is apparently a starving field where too many people compete for too few jobs. Also I have an aptitude for languages, which I heard is very important in a medical field.
Thing is...I have a passion, and that passion is art. I'm a creative soul who enjoys painting and drawing portraits. Unfortunately, art is a starving profession that relies heavily on luck. You can be the greatest artist in the world and nobody will buy your art, or you can be a ******* who throws paint at a wall, and be branded "an artistic genius". There really isn't much for an artist out there, unless you're gonna work at Central Park drawing caricatures of strangers for 50 cent apiece.
You are young! There are so many things you can do!
^ Thank you for those links, some of the career possibilities do look pretty cool
Also, just a lesson for any of you kiddies; never sign up for lab on Monday. NEVER. Having lab on Monday is terrible, and NOT for the reasons you think.
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