Undergrad med student here,
Honestly, I have struggled a lot this year and it has reflected on my grades. Being the cohort without any in person lectures meant that I was stuck at home. For many, being at home helped them go through lectures better and faster but for me, the lack of structure and lack of “experience” meant I was very demotivated. Furthermore, my anxiety heightened just as I started med school and currently struggling while waiting for treatment.
I somehow, by a miracle, managed to pass my first set of exams. However, this has put me at a great disadvantage since I’m on the borderline and calculated that for me to pass this year I need an 80% in my next exam (my exams are weighted differently). That being said, there is no way I can get a whooping 80% realistically.
I have talked to my tutors and I accidentally made it seem like I’m doing okay instead of emphasising that I’m coping. Their approach to my struggles seem to always be “poor studying skills”. The workload and understanding is not the problem for me, but rather is the self doubt and fatigue that anxiety brings that is the problem. I’m also on a medication that could be the culprit as it’s known to cause mood swings and other mental health problems (finishing the meds next month)
I’m looking into resitting but how bad is it if my decile is really low for this year? I still have my eyes on a career in Cardiology