ADHD and bad at math and physics - PreMed?

StarsAndBoxes
Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:28:36 +0000

Hi all,

I have ADHD and I’m about to be a college freshman at UC Berkeley. I’m in CNR, intended Conservation and Resources BS major. I’ve been thinking seriously about premed, and switching to Molecular Environment Biology. It utterly fascinates me. I’m great at bio, I love it, it clicks, it’s awesome. My uncle is an ER surgeon and I’ve shadowed him a few times and I thrive on the environment, honestly. I love split second decision making. I would also consider OB/GYN.

Butttt at Cal, premed is really hard. So is MEB. Chem 1a/b, math 10a/b, physics 8a/b, chem 3a/b, etc etc. I’m so not worried about the bio, but math and physics and sometimes chem are very difficult for me. I think I would be good at being a doctor. But I’m not a great student in general. Math/physics/chem do not come super naturally to me and I had to work very hard just to do okay in HS. I got a B in Honors Chem in HS, A’s in bio, and did not take physics.

Thoughts? Is it just a matter of working hard? Or is it unlikely that someone with my learning/concept difficulties could make it through a competitive school and difficult med school?