u/Intrepid-Driver-260

Hello,

I've been accepted to Davis and I am extremely nervous about ochem. I took ochem 1 at a cc but dropped it. I know my schools version of ochem very well, I was scoring decently on exams - by decent, I meant like I had a 74 or 76 I think, but I'm pretty sure I would have passed if I actually did my assignments and turned them in. But I didn't, so my grade dropped to a D which is why I dropped the class. Yes, I dropped ochem, not cause of the material, but cause I didn't turn in assignments. The material was not tooo hard to understand, not because I'm a good student, but because I have had experience with ochem before. So because of that, I wasn't going insane cause I was struggling to understand the material. Except stereochemistry, I hated that. So yeah, I feel like I have a decent understanding on o-chem 1, at least my ccs version. NOT ochem 2, im sure that will be insanely hard and horrible.

But yeah, I accepted davis thinking there was a chance I could still take ochem at my cc because I am extremely very very very nervous about ochem and if its hard at a cc, idk how hard it'll be at uc davis. All my friends took it at cc and passed and HEAVILY discourage me taking it at uc davis, but idk now I think its unavoidable because everyone I talk to is basically saying I cant take it at a cc.

So, basically, please tell me your experience in ochem at uc davis. How was it? How hard was it? For my fellow students who struggle with school and basically cant fathom what it means to have A's like me, did you pass first try or need to retake? What were the average exam scores in your classes? What professors to go for, whom to avoid? Also, ochem as a whole is 3 classes right? And I've only been in semester system, how was taking ochem in a quarter system?

I would really appreciate the help, thank you!

I am transferring to uc davis next semester and planned to take ochem 1 while at my current community college at the same time. ochem is just easier at cc, plus ive taken it before and dropped so I know what the course is about and what I need to handle. this was my plan up until a while ago where I found out apparently you cant take classes at cc while at uc davis? apparently you can only do so after a whole quarter at davis and even then, its extremely hard and u need to talk to the dean. I am very confused because I have seen multiple students do uc davis and cc at the same time, even in chemistry classes. my counselor even said its possible.

does anyone know if its possible to take classes at uc davis next semester and cc at the same time? if not, what alternatives would I have in regards to taking ochem then? and what do u think those other students did then?

thank you

I am really confused about my situation/next steps right now and would appreciate the help. So I am a biology major at a community college.

 ive been accepted to a few UC's including davis as well as some csus, like sac state. I was really hoping to get accepted to davis, cause im pre-vet or at least that's what I tell everyone. I was extremely excited and happy to have been accepted initially.  but honestly, now I am very unsure. I have always been unsure if I even wanted to be in the vet field in the first place, because I dont have any experience, im not the best at school, I dont like medical field stuff, and i havent explored different majors/fields in the first place, so a large part of me wants to do that. And i think that initial excitement and happiness has worn off, and now im facing the part of me thats always been unsure and wanted to explore/try out different fields. Like i really dont know, psychology has always interested me, maybe graphic design, marketing, business etc. 

 and yes, I know I should have knocked out exploration in the first year or so of cc, but honestly I think I just felt so much pressure from others to pursue a stem major and to hurry up and get out of there quick, so I really didn't put much thought into exploring and trying different paths other than secretly hoping or wanting to. and now when I am basically done with cc, I am thinking about what I can do to get some exploration in, if that's even possible. I also want to say, I am completely open right now to vet field still being a possible path for me. that is why I am currently looking for a shadowing vet opportunity to get some experience in the field and see if this is what I want. but, as I said, I haven't done any exploration so I dont really know if there's something out there that might draw me in more. 

Due to this situation, i am debating between davis and sac state. Yes, davis is the obvious choice, especially if i would like to be pre-vet. But is it as flexible to allow exploration of different majors like sac state? I think sac state would be moreso. But lets say i accept davis - would i be able to be a bio major and do any exploration in the first place? I just dont know how davis would be in this regard. If anyone has any experience with exploring different majors in davis, or maybe perhaps changing their major to undeclared (which is a big maybe for me idk yet) please let me know. Also if you have any experience with being uncertain about your future, and finally picking a major please let me know. I completely understand it may be too late for me. But i dont want to live a future i may regret. 

Also a few other things that are making me unsure about my decision on which school to choose is the difficulty of the classes. Like school is not the easiest thing for me. My friend was struggling with the same decision and ultimately decided on sac state because its probably easier, more flexible and will have a less negative impact on their gpa. And i kinda agree with that… which is why i am so unsure on what to do. Also, a big big thing is taking ochem. I was planning on taking ochem 1 at cc while simultaneously going to uc davis next semester. But i just found out apparently thats not possible and u can only do it after fulfilling a whole quarter at uc davis and talking to the dean?? Even though ive seen tons of students do uc davis and cc at the same time, plus my counselor said it was fine. So i really dont know. on the other hand, sac state allows u to take classes at cc no problem even if i transfer to sac state next semester. So i really dont know what to do either, because ochem is hard and id rather take it at cc. but also, I really want to go to davis. there's definitely external pressure - family and societal - that's pushing me to go there, but I also kind of want to go too, to show myself that I can do it. and if I choose to pursue vetmed, its the better option no doubt. Im really confused about davis though - i thought u could take classes at cc while going to davis. Any davis students, please please let me know what are the policies!! Can i go to davis next semester while doing ochem at cc?