Dear Reader 29

worried pre-med said...

that was my question actually! for alta bates, thank you!

another question: so i just got a D on chem 3a- ochem1 :/ and after the end of freshman year, i have a 2.6 GPA. basically bad. is there any hope for me?

Dear Worried pre-med,

You're welcome! 

If it's not too late, I would try signing up for chem 3a again for the next semester. Even though you can't erase that D from your transcript, your repeat grade will take the place of the D in your gpa. If not, that D will drag your gpa down for the rest of your undergrad years and might ultimately hurt your chances when applying to med school since ochem is such an important class. Since you've just ended your freshman year, there is still plenty of time to raise your gpa- don't lose hope! In my opinion, the first two undergrad years are the hardest since you have to take all the weeder classes. The last two years will hopefully make up for that since many people say that upper divs for bio majors (assuming you're a bio major) are a lot easier than lower divs. So don't worry so much for now- focus on doing well on the remainder of the pre-reqs and possibly retaking chem 3a :) 

All the best,

-K