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Confused 20
08-08-2009, 01:27 PM
I was admitted to the May 2010 class on the stipulation that I earn a B in Organic Chemistry II this fall. Can anyone who has attended Saba suggest what I may do in my free time in order to be prepared to do as well as possible at Saba? I have a very weak science background so following completion of Organic Chemistry II I intended on taking classes at my community college that would better prepare me for medical school. Is this a wise idea? Also, I wished to purchase the recommended textbooks published in the student handbook and read through them as thoroughly as possible. Are there any other ways in which one can suggest that I prepare to be very well versed in the subject matter and workload I will be presented in medical school? I am also very frightened that I may not be able to earn a B in Organic Chemistry II. Would it be a better idea to devote all my free time to the study of Organic Chemistry II this fall and then begin to prepare for medical school beginning in the middle of December after I earn a B in Organic Chemistry II?

Thank you to anybody who is kind enough to respond. Have a great day.

ElGuapo
08-08-2009, 02:38 PM
I honestly don't believe that pre-studying helps much. Nothing you do in undergrad can prepare you for Saba. I actually had a pretty strong background in many of the subjects that are taught here and it really didn't make much of a difference. If 4 years of undergrad studies didn't help much, I doubt there's much you can do to really make a dent.

And don't worry that you don't have much of a background in this stuff. There are many students here who majored in subjects completely unrelated to medicine and some of them do extremely well. Like I said, I had a background in this stuff and it didn't help much. Everyone is on pretty much equal footing when first semester begins.

If anything, I'd advise that you relax, have fun and make sure you come here well-rested for the mountain of work you'll have to face.