Yes, I’m currently working with my doctor to find the right medication for me.
Chance Me with low GPA and 11 Ws +5Fs (CC transfer student) [VA resident, 3.1 college GPA, CS major]
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We have a meeting monthly and I’m trying to get help. Thank you for caring about me! :')
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I believe there will be more opportunities and insights I can learn at a top university. The students there are the best of the best. I think learning from other students and be in that environment would enable my drive a lot. I would definitely grow/learn more and faster.
If I were a doctor, I would want to be highly competent in my job and identify my patients’ illnesses very early on to save them. Some illnesses or symptoms can be quite similar, and if I potentially don’t know something or lack knowledge in a certain area, leading to a misdiagnosis, it could result in my patient’s death. I would strive for perfection so that I wouldn’t be incompetence in potentially missing something when diagnosing my patient.
There are very smart kids at every single college in this country, and most certainly in CS. I think you are being very short sighted, and also a bit condescending regarding the capabilities of students not attending top 20 or so colleges…some of which are NOT the top 20 CS schools.
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I’m computer science major, but I’m might do a degree in physic/ME or EE as well.
Do something really great, like discovering something that benefits billions of people.
I’m not saying they are not smart, but there will always be a gap between the top 0.01% and the top 1%. It’s similar to a video game or chess. A chess Grandmaster would beat any chess master, and the best of the best would beat any Grandmaster.
It is impossible to always be perfect and to know everything 100% of the time. There will always be something new or different walking through your door that may leave you scratching your head and saying …hmmm.
Part of being successful is knowing that this happens…and how to collaborate, discuss, and learn from others.
You are definitely right. I’m not trying to achieve perfection, but rather chasing it. I don’t think I’m smart enough or talented enough to create something perfect or be perfect at something. I’m just pursuing perfection so that I can become very competent and potentially lead in my future field or in area of my research/interest.
That is waaaayyyy too vague. What do you want to pursue? If you are 24, you probably have some direction. What does that mean?
I’m currently on government hours, so I need to get back to work. However, thank you for trying to help me, and I’ll do my best to respond as soon as possible.
This will maybe be my last comment.
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With your past college class performance, you are not in the top 1%. So get over that.
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Your first priority should be managing your ADHD which might actually help you focus better, better target your actual interests, etc. Right now, you sound very scattered to me.
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Your ECs will not make up for your lackluster GPA and all the failed and withdrawn courses. Sorry…they just won’t.
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Apply where you choose, it’s clear you didn’t come here for actual advice about that and you will apply to these tippy top schools, and maybe GMU. That being the case…what exactly do you want to know from the people posting here?
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You’re missing my point. The person who identified my friend’s leukemia was NOT a physician. He’s a dentist. He’s had experience and training to recognize potential malignant growths on the tongue or in the throat, but leukemia is WELL beyond his scope of practice. Nobody expects a dentist to see a pile of spit in a sink and recognize the very subtle signs of leukemia.
You can be incredible and wonderful and lifesaving even without graduating from a top school, and even without becoming a SME and even without striving for perfection.
You can have an impact just being competent. Which given your academic difficulties might be the right goal for you. Not saying you aren’t plenty smart. But setting goals which you cannot reach- and then getting F’s, withdrawing, etc. isn’t going to help you long term.
You are going to college to discover something that benefits billions of people? Please explain.
And I hope you are getting some counseling as well.
Your TOP priority should be managing your ADHD, and your expectations.
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Blockquote I didn’t have any mentor, and I’m a first-generation student. I didn’t even know about the SAT or have early exposure to college at a young age.
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A lot of us here have had this experience, Including myself, but I didn’t use it as an excuse.
There are thousands of students who are brilliant and don’t attend Ivy League schools.
I agree with everyone who has stated you need to seek continuous professional help.
I also agree that you have a record which indicates a lack of direction and task completion. It doesn’t matter that you’ve made money and you’re not satisfied. You can’t get through a community college education in 2 years and won’t attend a school that wants you.
You are beseeching to the high heavens, that you deserve and will only matter if you attend an Ivy League. But your academic record doesn’t prove that.
Apply and you will have your answer. No one here, on this website can help you.
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There are many different types of counseling doctors. For a situation like this, what kind of doctor or counseling should one seek? I have requested recommendations from my doctor so many times. However, my current doctor doesn’t want to give me a referral to another doctor because he worries that he will lose his business, and I’m at a loss.
I want to discover it later with the knowledge from university (Bachelor to PhD) that will enable me with a varierty of knowledge that I can use later like a tool to help with whatever my specific task/research in the future.
I’m totally fine going to GMU or UVA if the Ivy League school doesn’t accept me. However, I would lose a sense of self. And, uh, I’m not going to Ivy League for prestige. I’m pursuing the maximum I can learn from a college.