You guys are giving the original poster a lot of credit for the bare minimum information (which is not even verifiable) she posted.

Comparison to Olympic training, slavery and women's right? You guys should open a shop that polished coals into diamonds. The amount of wizardry is astounding.

Originally Posted by HILLyBilly

Inflation? So you saying sabonator's high school mark should be even lower when inflation is taken into calculation?

When I say HS mark inflation, I mean HS marks in many cases don't give a good indication in regards to one's performance in post-secondary studies.

Originally Posted by Phoneup

When I say HS mark inflation, I mean HS marks in many cases don't give a good indication in regards to one's performance in post-secondary studies.

Seems to be a pretty good indication in this case though.

OP, I think it might be good for you to know something.

A lot of us have struggled with university, and not because we're stupid people. I have a gifted level IQ, graduated high school at 16 and consider myself fairly intelligent. My first year was worse than yours. Quite a bit worse, in fact. It happens to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons.

That said, you need to figure out why and fix it. Did you go to class? Did you hand in your assignments? Did you go to tutorial? Did you study the night before the exam?

Own your mistakes. Use them as motivation to improve yourself. They will make you a better person in the long run.

You haven't killed your chances of making your dreams come true, you may just need to take a different route and be willing to work incredibly hard. I wanted to go grad school, but my first year marks were awful. I took a second degree, and it was the best thing I ever did. I was honest with myself when I considered why I did badly at first, put in a LOT more effort and became a Dean's List student. If your grades from this degree are too low to apply for med school, take a second degree (in life sci?) and keep trying if it means that much to you.