Ahhh omg im a vet med applicant currently in y13 !!
Im guessing your in y12 now ? Did you pick chem, and how are you coping ?
My journey so far in chem has been quite the suprise to say the least. Back at gcse, i struggled and i had mitigating circumstances where i got a 6. I was gutted but luckily my sixth form were very supportive of my dream to study vet med so they let me on the course.
First month, not to bad then i plummetted. I vividly remember feeling so awkward in class and the horror when i got a U in my jan mock.Parents evening was horrible, i was told to just do btec science,was compared to another vet med applicant and told that i probs wasnt going to uni. I spent the rest of y12 crying and depressed and was so so close to giving up on vet med, i got a D in the summer mocks.
I knew it had to change, so over summer i refocused my goal, did some recap work on y12 and started y13 with my head held high, i was not going to let the fact that i was in the bottom 3 of my class stop me from having an academic comeback. In september i grinded hard, i had to convince my HOY and chem teacher to give me an A. I remember when i first talked about changing predicted grades, one of my chem teachers told me to not bother with vet med and that she honestly didnt think i would go past a C. I cried that day and i remember swearing to myself i would prove her wrong.
I had to take a re sit for the disaster of the summer mock, and after promising myself to work hard i came out with my very first A !!!
From that test way back in septemeber, im now proud to say im a A student in chem. My lowest grade has been an A and highest A*. Im no longer in the bottom 25% of my class, im now up at the very top of my class (currently i think im 2nd !!) and that same teachers who told me i was failing chem at parents evening and refused to change predicted now is constantly spewing prasies and treating me with kindness, and its fair to say ive shocked a whole department ;D
Even better yet, my dream vet school has offered me an interview !!
One of my chem teachers (horrible at teaching) was swapped for an amazing chem teacher now in y13, safe to say so far so good .
Keep believing in yourself and work hard, now y13 chem is beginning to make sense and chem is now my fav subject. If you need any advice about vet med or a levels please feel free to let me know
