Iāve always been a very high achieving student and Iām aiming for T20 colleges. Iām planning on going into the medical field and majoring in biology for undergrad, and Iāve planned high school all around this. Iām used to being a top student in all my classes, I even took Calculus BC and I didnāt struggle. I donāt mean this to brag just as contextā this year, Iām taking 5 AP classes, all of them are going fairly well (and Iām loving biology) but I feel so stupid in AP chemistry. Everyone in the class is doing very well, scoring 80-100% on the first test today. I had one of the lowest scores at 60%. I know chemistry is very important for med school so I feel so lost. I feel very embarrassed being in that class because Iām so used to being smart and I think Iām the dumbest one in there. Anyway the point isā is my future career doomed? Should I keep the class and just do my best to get through? Iām kind of panicking please help me figure out what I should do!
Edit: I guess my question was not so much if struggling in AP chem will cause me to have a lower chance getting into college, because it wonāt reflect in my applications unless i say it explicitly, or if i get <5 on the exam (Iām most likely still going to have a 4.0 because of assignments and grade inflations lol).
My question is: if Iām struggling right now, will working hard get me where I need to be, or does this kind of ability only come naturally? Everyone in my class seems like theyāre just naturally good at it and thatās what scares meā I was told because Iām good at math and biology iāll be good at chemistry but Iām just not.
Sorry this is long Iām just confirming what my question was, thank you
Ap Chemistry is a very hard class, maybe consider majoring in a soft science if you are looking to get into a T20 school it may be helpful to find a major that isn't biology, very competitive at any school. Also, Ap chem is preparing you, go to office hours, ask questions. Rather struggle now then when you have to take chem again in college.
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