Hey guys, its 12:30 am and this isnt really anything but a vent post.

I am a sophomore biology major. Genetic counseling is my dream career, and I say that as someone who has switched my major 2 times. I feel like the stars are aligning and I'm checking off all the boxes: I have research experience, counseling experience, advocacy experience, teaching experience, multiple informational interviews, shadowing, leadership conferences. My GPA is also decent.

This semester is a hard one because I am taking physics, which I suck at, and no biology courses because of some prereq issues. But ive just been so anxious and feeling down because I'm actually doing alright at physics (B range, which is good for me), but the class thats really kicking my butt? Gen Chem 2! How am I supposed to be a science major and take orgo and biochem and go to grad school if I can barely handle gen chem 2?

Ive always preferred the psychosocial stuff over the hard science stuff, but ive never been outright bad at science. I feel so anxious because I went through high school/early college without ambition, and after finding out about genetic counseling, it is the first time in my life I have actually wanted something. My PI is pretty negative and whenever I talk about GC school, she talks about how hard it is to get in, which doesnt help.

But anyways, thank you for listening to me vent. Just wanted to put it out here for someone else who could maybe relate. Best wishes