![]() ![]() So I looked up what the colleges policy was on deferring admission, successfully deferred to take a gap year. While the rest of my friends were excited to go to college and already picking their dorms, I was leaving everything until the last minute and completely unmotivated to start studying in the fall again. But I had my sights set on a college in Europe that didn't give me a scholarship, and I was devastated. I got into a great state school (sometimes called a public ivy) that most of my peers would have loved to go to. Honestly I felt exactly this same way at the end of my senior year in high school. But once you get past that, it's time for the stuff you really care about. You're going to need chemistry (possibly organic chemistry too) and you're going to need calculus. Keep working at it, because it's going to be tough. Show them that you're ready to be the next big researcher or pioneer and make yourself memorable. Try not to just be another student in one of their classes. Even if you're going to a community college at first like I did, those teachers (especially, ESPECIALLY those in biology) are going to be instrumental later on. ![]() Be nice, ask them interesting questions, work hard, and show your passions to them. And now, I'm going off to UCSC and so ready to actually take classes in my field! But once I got to Zoology and Botany, it was so wonderful. Quite honestly, I did not like general biology as much I just can't seem to wrap my head around cell biology. The highlights of my first two years were the biology classes. Your needs to do something else other than science or you're going to break down. I took all my GE's online so I didn't have to take up valuable class time with them, and I highly suggest that if you have the option/are good at online classes. Sprinkle in some general requirements with the STEM prep classes. This may be flashcards, tons of practice problems, or just paying more attention in class. Chances are that there is one, and when you find it the class will become more manageable. Buckle down and search for the best way to study for it. It's extremely likely that you're going to have at least one class that you struggle with. Moral of the story: check the requirements!)Ĭhemistry was tough for me, but that may be different for you. My chemistry teacher and lab tech didn't even believe me at first they thought all STEM majors automatically had to take organic chemistry. (Amazingly, UCSC doesn't require organic chemistry, so since I knew I was transferring there I just didn't do organic chemistry. I had to take a lot of chemistry, math, and introductory biology. The first two years are mainly prerequisites. LOL, it's hard not to notice when it's my flair! ** List of all college specific subreddits ** Textbooks: How to find the best LEGAL price Mods retain the right to remove content for any reason if deemed necessary This typically includes anything related to a specific textbook, professor, program, or university.
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