<p>Hi,
I’ve search people answer similar question like this saying oh one party per week is okay.
But I have different situation.
I’m a first year and having very hard time in studying that I need to even get rid of my smartphone.
I was okay in first term but as I get closer to friends here and spend more time with them ( like I did in high school), it became so hard to manage my academic life. It’ll be okay if I meet them once or twice a week in the party. But I feel like every hour I hang out with them and even dinner we eat together feels like waste of time. (which usually takes an hour and half for chitty chatty) I really enjoy hanging out, but feel like I need to more focus on my subject.
Well so, after I got one D and C, I isolate myself from them. And my grades get better, but I wonder if this is a right direction… I still have few good friends but definitely my circle gets smaller.<br>
And I’m attending small LAC.
thanks!</p>
<p>It is hard to say without knowing you personally. But Medical Schools do not look for social hermits, they are looking for the team players who connect to people easily, people of vary different backgrounds. I hope that you are not loosing opportunites to develop as person in UG. You got to have a plan and follow it. In my D’s case it included a lot of different activites. She was looking to further develop her very good communication and leadership skills as well as just simply meet people outside of pre-med crowd and spend fun time with them. You need to figure out what is personally works for you. C and D ar not acceptable while on pre-med track. They will shut doors for you. Again, without knowing details and your personality, it is very hard to advise. Usually people who were extremely busy in theri life before college, know exactly what to do and how to adjust and constantly mange time base on priority at the moment. For them, t is a natural process, the way they have been growing up. Others will have harder time adjusting.</p>
<p>you are an international off to a bad start. do you realize how hard it is for an intl to get into a US med school? with a C and D already on your record, your chances are much worse.</p>
<p>you mention a desire to transfer in an earlier thread. I think you should transfer to a univ in your home country and try to go to med school there.</p>
<p>Social is a big part of college life, from social activities, you learn how to interact with people, not against people. I think you have a time management problem, you should not shy away from socialize. Anti-social is not the way to be successful in society after your graduation, no matter which occupation you choose.</p>
<p>And it is 10 times more difficult for an international to gain admittance to an US med school. As M2c stated, you’d better off to attend your own country’s med school. Don’t waste more time here in the US.</p>
<p>D. has international students in her Med. School class. As stated above, probably veryf few.</p>