<p>Hello.
This is definitely the right forum.
I know what she’s going through. I recently decided against being premed. Always been on the fence, and I decided that a physician’s lifestyle would stress me out more than I can handle (can’t even handle premed courses lol).
First of all, Chem 141 is flat out hard (90% of my friend group took it.). But, of course, there are ways to succeed. ChemMentors (used to be called SI) is a must. Mulford designs those sessions, and if you’re comfortable with them, you’ll have an easier time on the tests. Also, your daughters should be keeping up with the reading and reviewing her notes every night. Chemistry is designed to “weed out” people (even though the department would never admit that), so it’s essential to take advantage of every opportunity. I would also suggest an EPASS tutor to help clarify subjects (the class, like all sciences at Emory, is pretty fast paced). A 65 isn’t as good of a start as she was hoping, but there’s still several months to raise grades. Her decision on medical school and the next 50 years of her life shouldn’t be based on her first 3 weeks at Emory.
My suggestion would be to attend ChemMentors, get an EPASS tutor, and review her notes every night. Then, see where she stands at the end of October-ish. If she’s looking at a D or (maybe even) a C, then Freshmen are allowed to withdraw from a course without penalty as long as they do it before the end of the 10th-ish (look up exact) week of the semester. But, before she decides to drop medical school ambitions, ask her to keep in mind that chemistry in college is just difficult.</p>
<p>Also, you said she’s taking Chemistry 141 AND other science subjects? At the same time? That might not be too good of an idea. Pretty much all the advisers advise against this unless you have a very thorough background in the courses. And I agree (I tried to balance Chemistry 141, Multivariable Calculus, and Calc-Based Physics this year. I ended up withdrawing from Chem 141 because I couldn’t handle the course load and it wasn’t required for my new major.)</p>
<p>I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.</p>