sanyc23

[sanyc23]

Hi there,

Kind of relieved i found this site. i’ve been mulling over my gpa issues since freshman year and have delayed graduation to pursue a double major. long story short- my freshman year i dived into pre-meds bio,chem,precal, physics without ever really having a good background in sciences after leaving highschool. I was told this was the best thing to do in order to finish the pre-reqs as early as possible but my strong points were in history and english and i had to withdraw from these pre-med courses. i also had health issues backed by medical documentation and during freshman year my single parent household was on unemployment and finances were tough.

Having a string of W’s, but never giving hope on my dream to enter medicine which i discovered during many of my community service experiences in high school i kept at it and took these classes over getting A’s, B’s, and two C’s. I’m a senior- i should have graduated last year but i’d hate to do so with a low gpa- 3.47 overall, 3.1 science. i’m transferring to another college to pursue a stats and bio double major at this point and should be done in another two years..i’m willing to do this if it means raising my undergrad gpa. After doing a bioinformatics research internship i have hope that these majors will benefit my stats and my plans to pursue md/phd which i was inspired to do by my internship. Anyway everyone by this time has told me to give up-family,friends, and advisors told me i’m screwed, but i know i won’t be happy unless i’m in this field. i have a great resume doing clinical research, bioinformatics, various volunteerships in hospitals and school extracurriculars. Is there a shot for me or am I just kidding myself? the road has been long and arduous and i worry everyday it will end in a mediocre position i would have never chosen for myself. BTW no one in my family is a doctor or remotely in the science/ health field so this process has definitely been one in which i can only depend on my self for advice and counsel. What do you suggest i do to raise my chances- it means so much to me to get there eventually.

Thanks for reading and i look forward to your response.

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