Terrible Freshman GPA

MGM1818
Fri, 09 May 2014 23:40:43 +0000

I’m an undergrad student in pre-med at a large state school. I’ve never been a great student but received excellent scores on the ACT/SAT and I tend to get good grades when I actually spend the necessary time.
Upon entering college, I was told by academic advisors that Chemical Engineering would be a good major for premed. After taking a tough course load in the fall, due largely to entering college with AP credits, I received an extremely disappointing 2.79 GPA. This spring I continued as a chemical engineer and I will be receiving a GPA between 1.0-1.5. (D in Ochem, D- in Physics, D-/F in Process Flows, and A-/B+ in Intro to Chem E)

I know the mistakes I’ve made this year and plan on trying my absolute hardest when I return to school in the fall. My question is, what should I be doing about majors? I love chemistry, but I hear that it is tough for pre-med and I now realize that chemical engineering is probably unrealistic. Should I consider switching to a biology major? What happens if after four years I don’t get accepted into med school and only have an undergraduate biology degree? If I do not get accepted into med-school, I would much rather attend graduate school/do research than work industry.

Thanks for taking the time to read/answer my question