Juggling 2 Science Classes

FutureMD96
Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:55:38 +0000

@dolphnlvr6 I only got a C+, because partly, during the exams I kept filling out my Scantron incorrectly (yes, dumb mistakes). I filled out one line wrong and the rest were wrong, but you could tell I got them right, because my answers aligned with all the right answers (but one line off). Obviously, once a Scantron is graded, it can’t be corrected (professor’s policy) and I ran out of time before I could go back and see if I filled everything out properly.

But setting Scantrons aside, I know I honestly could have done better if I had tried harder and studied more effectively. I spent way too much time on extra credit opportunities. I ended up wasting a bunch of time I could have used to study for an exam. (The extra credit only applies to homework all of which I got 100% on, it is only worth 50pts out of 1000. You can’t get more than 50pts. on the homework section anyways). I went to every single lecture, lab, and discussion section. I also went to office hours and tutoring was only available if I signed up for another 1-unit class, which would have meant taking 18 units. It does not sound like much, but time management is not exactly my forte. I know that is something I really have to work on, because it is essential to succeeding in college.

Indeed, hopefully first semester really was a fluke. As for an academic adviser, I actually don’t get one until I am actually in the major. Since bio is an impacted major at my school, I have to complete all the pre-major requirements before I can get in. However, I have been going to the pre-major advising center and that has been helping a lot. My degree would be in Biology.