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Posted by restonstory on December 20, 2008
Heey everyone,
Im currently a sophomore and I just finished an AWFUL, AWFUL fall semester. Anyway, I started off taking five classes: a business management class that everyone gets an A in, undergraduate research, pharmacology, organic chemistry II, and physics I. Im suffering from moderate depression so its been extremely difficult for me to find motivation to do anything. The depression thing was always kind of there, but it never got bad up to the point where I stopped doing homework for like two weeks. It was really badanyway, I ended up dropping physics about two weeks into the semester for the sake of my sanity and so I can focus more on organic chemistry and pharmacology. Now, I dont HATE organic chemistry and I actually really like itbut I wasnt consistent. The second part of organic chemistry is known to be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest class, in my university. Anyway, I wasnt consistent with studying and did extremely poorly on all my exams. I barely did anythingI dont know why and I know its my fault and Im getting help (saw a therapist four times and will see a psychiatrist as soon as possible). I ended up failing the class, but fortunately, anything below a C does not show up on our external transcript. I have no Cs so far, but I really want to major in chemistry. Im legitimately interested in the subject and I feel like if I manage my depression effectively, I can do well in the future. I have to retake organic chemistry II next fall and I know this time around Ill do much better or at least I expect to. I planned out my schedule for the next two years and a half and I can still graduate with a chemistry degree on time even if I retake it next fall. Am I being realistic? Or should I take this failure in orgo II as a sign that I shouldnt go near chemistry ever again because Im simply too stupid? The reason why I want to do chemistry is because Id like to work for a pharmaceutical company or maybe even get a PhD in medicinal chemistry if I dont get into medical school or whatever. Any advice or comments are appreciated. Thanks.
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