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I used to get really bad grades, waaaaaaaaaaaay back in middle school. I failed one class in 6th grade, 2 in 7th, and 1 again in 8th. Otherwise the rest of my grades ranged from B-D-.
But I straightened up in high school, and now in college, grades aren't really that important, or at least not as much as they were.
I won't share with you my grades. But anyone who wants to see some really stunning transcripts can say the word . . . . I'm proud that I've made really good grades and test scores over the years. I plan to keep doing that when I start medical school in four weeks. Heck, I'll have to!
What did you take?Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
I'd love to see some of what you wrote....assignments etc!!
I'm in cali too, but biology was sophomore...Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbows.rsexy
Anyways, I liked the school system I was in... all the classes had their grades based on 70% tests/projects and 30% homework..
And the grades were A,B,C,NM (No mark).. There was no D.
You either get 70+% or fail.
I got through ALL of high school just by getting really good scores on every test and project. I'd say in 4 years I did about 10 homework assignments...
Made it out of school with a decent 3.12 GPA too...
In college I double-majored in journalism and English and also got a teaching certificate and did a minor in pre-med (biology), which is coming in handy now. Graduate school was a degree in journalism (news editorial sequence). Law school was, well, law school, so I took law courses, and frankly, although I made good grades there, I knew from the start that I wasn't cut out to be an attorney. I think my father and husband are still shaking their heads about the money I used up on that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Az.
The last time I graduated from anyplace was in 1986! That was still in the days of paper assignments and typewriters. So the few papers and articles I still have are hard copies. When I start med school next month, it'll be the first time I've gone to school since the modern PC age began. Makes me feel old!
i actually got pretty decent grades this year.... D in science a couple Cs a couple Bs and an A in auto.
i didnt do homework much at all the whole year, only the yr end projects, didnt skip that much though only like once a month.
Looked like I made this thread for a second lol.
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How-we gonna cope?
birdgirl what are you studying in med school?Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Well, the first year it's pretty standard. So this coming year will be anatomy and physiology. Biochemistry. Genetics. Cytology/histology. Embryology. Endocrinology. They do a half-year ethics course now in the first year.
Down the road when clinical specialities begin, I think I'm going to be interested in emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, or pediatrics. Those can change, but right now those are three areas I think I'd be interested in and good at. I don't think my makeup is that of a future surgeon.