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Is the premed track too difficult for someone who's above average in high school?

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Estelle’s Answer

How well you perform in college is much more important that your high school performance. Work really hard. Take classes seriously. You will do great!
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M. Cristina’s Answer

If Steve Jobs let his 2.7 GPA direct his future career, the world would look a little different right now, wouldn't it?

The Pre-Med track is going to be challenging - even for students with 4.0s. Not everyone who starts off as Pre-Med finishes the courseload. Your success (or not) is up to you. You may have the determination needed to do well.

Ask yourself:
What excites you about studying medicine?
What drives you to want to pursue this field as a career?
Do you know what some of the drawbacks are, being a medical professional? If so, are you still not scared off from the industry?

At university, you will have plenty of resources available to support you. Use them. Don't wait until you're in academic probation to ask for help. Your professors will have office hours, and many students don't take advantage of that time. They will have teaching assistants who may be able to support you. Career and academic advisors have an entire department dedicated to general academic support - they want you to talk to them! If this is truly a field that you want to make into a career, you will do well if you do whatever you possibly can to understand and apply that knowledge.

[EDIT: I had initially misread your statement about your GPA, but I want to keep this section in, for anyone who does have an "average GPA".]
If you don't have time to pull up your grades, that's still not a sign that you should give up; not every university student is an 18-year-old fresh from high school. You can use it as an opportunity to gain some work experience. You can find entry-level positions that can teach you important transferrable skills that can be applied to the medical industry later on, or even work at the front desk of a medical office, so you start to become familiar with the environment and also build some invaluable connections.

Good luck!
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Susan’s Answer

Hi Robert - People with all different grades can excel and do great work in their field. Especially consider that high school is a time when students are trying to figure out what they want to do and what they are good at. If you can find something that you like to do AND that you are good at you 'll be great!
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Richard’s Answer

The premed classes in college are difficult, but you will be able to perform well in them if you show up to class, study hard, and get help when needed. One of the most important things is to know when you need help so you can show up to professor and TA office hours. Make sure to pay attention in high school and develop good study habits now.
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Hanna’s Answer

As long as you are genuinely interested and willing to put in the time you should be fine :)
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Suddhasattwa’s Answer

Hi Robert, as Richard said you need to follow those strictly and good part is if you are already above average in high school then the learning becomes much easier and interesting at pre-med. So dont lose the focus and go for it.
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