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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is what people mean when they talk about kids being weeded out of pre-med classes.  Tons of kids plan to go pre-med, but do not get there because STEM does not come easy to them.  There's no reason to fight your own strengths.  Why not encourage your child to try another area where your child may naturally be stronger?[/quote]

Weed out at DC’s state flagship is huge, losing half premed wannabe after the first year.  Losing half of the remaining again after OChem [/quote]

There's nothing wrong with pivoting from premed to something else.  I did the same thing when I got a B- in Gen Chem.  I changed to poli sci major, got into a good law school, became a lawyer and all is fine.

However, [b]someone who struggles in STEM and stays premed for too long ends up basically ruining their GPA [/b]and also isn't going to want to become a PA, RN or DO.  Heck, most of them probably didn't even want to become family docs but were hoping to become a specialist.  So, what other good career options are available for someone who gets weeded out?[/quote]They can pivot and get into a masters in nutrition or science-adjacent. or into pharmaceutical sales(most of my T10 weeded out friends did the latter)[/quote]

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