- Not everyone who wants to go to med school is cut out (academically) for it.
There’s no shame in that. Science may not be your strength. In life you need to play to your strengths, not your weaknesses.
- Think long & hard about why you are not doing well in your science classes.
Do you lack the necessary high school preparation? Do you have poor study habits? Do you just not “get” the material? Are you using all the available resources open to you? (Office hours, tutoring, alternate textbooks/YouTube videos/study guides, peer study groups) Do you have difficulty with the amount of reading? Memorization?
- Make an appt with the academic counseling center at your university. They can help assess where your deficits lie and offer your some help with study habits, The counseling center offers free tutoring as well.
My suggestion–for now, drop the pre-med intention and concentrate of learning how to be successful student in college. Once you’ve learned to do that, then and only then, you can consider if you want to get back on the pre-med treadmill. There is no single path to med school. Everyone who arrives in med school got there by a different road. Many students take the long way.