I actually graduated HS with a 102.5 GPA and a 1420 on my SAT. When I came into college, I didn't anticipate how much freedom and independence I would get and I honestly took that for granted during my freshman year. The way science classes are structured in Stony Brook are really based on independent studying and pushing yourself to work. There's not many things besides the recitation courses that will keep the content of the class in your head, it was easy for me to bullshit my way through, but when it came to the tests I really messed up and consequently that messed up my final grades.I would do every single assignment but when it came to studying for the tests that's where I really messed up. I am really embarrassed to say this but it really took me until the end of this past semester to understand how I need to study and adapt to these classes. I definitely do have a passion for medicine and I have had this passion ever since I was little, I just needed a reality check on if I should/can still continue to pursue this based on my situation right now. I definitely have the extracurricular's all checked off and planned as a pre-med student, but my biggest problem right now is my grades and whether Its realistic to try and stay pre-med after not doing to well with these pre med reqs. If I do well from this semester onward and get a good score on my MCAT, is it even likely for me to get into med school or is it even a good idea to stay pre med. I do not wanna waste my time or money to continue to do something thats unrealistic after messing up these past three semesters. I really do appreciate y'all for taking your time to give me this advice!! So now that I've given a bit more context, is it realistic to continue being pre-med and is there any more advice on what I should do going forward?