Brothers in science, can you give me some advice?

[Goetze]

I'm a bio major (pre-med) and my grades are really terrible. I have a .89 gpa for my major and a 2.22 overall. I admit, i have been fooling around and partying, but at times when I did cut down on the tom-foolery and decided to take work serious, i noticed that I was overwhelmed / struggled. my math and science skills aren't that strong so that explains the struggles. I'm also wondering if I'm in the correct major for me. yes, i do like the sciences and I'm interested, but w/ my poor skills, i'm really struggling and my grades aren't good for med school.

 

to help narrow things down:

- i like to work w/ my hands (build, fix things, etc., thus I was considering surgery)

- i'm interested in science, research, collecting data, (so i was also considering PhD?)

 

if i could fix up my math and science skills, i'll be okay, but the problem is, i can't afford to take a semester off from school to self study these things. how can you self study and try to master algebra while taking organic chem and physics?

 

 

then what if i'm just not interested in my major? i'm considering switching to computer science, but i'm worried about finding work, etc.,

 

i'm just really confused right now and don't know what to do.

Edited July 31, 2012 by Goetze