Do I fail as a future scientist?

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<p>I’m a Microbiology Major.</p>

<p>I did really bad in my first college year, Getting C’s in General Biology I and II , General Chemisty I and II, As well as Basic Spanish I and II, Precalculus I and I’ve got some Fs already repeated to be C’s (Precalculus I and General Chemistry I) </p>

<p>I’m only doing better at introductory and advanced courses such as:
Microbiology (B), Genetics (B) , Economic Mycology (B) , Introduction To Spanish Literature (A), Creative Writing (A), Research Problem Biology (A).</p>

<p>I mean , I really love science but sometimes I feel that I screwed up college very badly… My GPA is roughly a 2.80 at Junior Year, the highest I can score is 3.30-3.40, but even though my GPA can raise but my transcript sure will look a mess… , My mentor believes in me and landed a position as an Undergraduate (Independent) researcher in his laboratory. </p>

<p>Do you think a graduate school would accept me?</p>

<p>Right now I’m still enrolled in the research and also took a very cool electron microscopy workshop (you just wouldn’t believe how amazing electrons can be :smiley: ) </p>

<p>I’m just very concerned… </p>

<p>I’d like to be a Virologist, Immunologist, Parasitologist, Food Microbiologist… Still Can’t decide.</p>

<p>Could you share personal experiences or thoughts with me? What do you think?</p>

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<p>Your transcript is going to be an obstacle to overcome. If you can, try to raise your GPA to 3.0 - that’s the minimum GPA to be eligible for graduate admissions at many universities.</p>

<p>If you are committed to microbiology, it might be in your best interest to work as a lab assistant for a year or two after college before applying to graduate school. The extra research experience and some glowing letters of recommendation will help the admissions committee look past your grades.</p>

<p>I would strongly encourage you to discuss your options with your professors. They are in the best position to give you candid advice.</p>

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<p>You seem to do well with subjects that require writing, reading comprehension, and problem solving and poorly on subjects that require a ton of memorization like general biology or Spanish.</p>