Question for those who have been accepted into a medical school (DO or MD)

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I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

I received an "F" in an engineering math class freshman year (though there were outstanding circumstances) and a "C" in my first semester of organic chemistry and got in. I received 8 interview invites and 5 acceptances.

A "C" isnt going to kill your chances of getting into medical school, period. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply wrong. Now, a bunch of "C"s is a different matter.

Originally Posted by mrp0pularrr

I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

I got a C in my first semester of Organic and a C in my second semester of general chemistry.

Getting into med school is so much more than worrying about one C. Keep your GPA over 3.6, preferably 3.8+ and you can put a check mark beside that part of it. Then comes MCAT, EC's, leadership, service, research, LOR's, PS.... It's just a piece to the puzzle!

Originally Posted by mrp0pularrr

I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

Overall GPA is what you need to worry about, not a single C or even a single F. I had two C+'s in Calc II and III, and they were not an issue at all.

C+ in Orgo II and C+ in Arthurian Traditions (English).

Can't do science and failed to read and write...somehow they let me through

Had an F in a math class (high school college credit...grrr still shows up on AMCAS), D+ in Bio 101 (didn't try) and some C's scattered in Calc 3 and Orgo. Still got an MD acceptance and on a couple good schools waitlist, but it was an upward journey and I had to retake bio. Also had to do an SMP

Originally Posted by MedBound1

Getting into med school is so much more than worrying about one C. Keep your GPA over 3.6, preferably 3.8+ and you can put a check mark beside that part of it. Then comes MCAT, EC's, leadership, service, research, LOR's, PS.... It's just a piece to the puzzle!

This. Hands down sums up how you should view your grades.

Originally Posted by mrp0pularrr

I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

Yes. 1 C+ in modern dance (freshman year), and a C in abnormal psychology (sophomore year).

I got a C in a cell biology class. I had an A going into the final, but the prof made the final completely ridiculous. I explained it on my secondaries as a learning experience. I had many difficult classes that semester, as well as a boatload of EC's. I followed it up with a 4.0 semester. Was only asked about it one out of 6 interviews. 3 acceptances so far, 2 waitlists, still waiting on 1.

Orgo I. Aced Orgo II.

Originally Posted by phnerd1105

I got a C in a cell biology class. I had an A going into the final, but the prof made the final completely ridiculous. I explained it on my secondaries as a learning experience. I had many difficult classes that semester, as well as a boatload of EC's. I followed it up with a 4.0 semester. Was only asked about it one out of 6 interviews. 3 acceptances so far, 2 waitlists, still waiting on 1.

They would ask about a bad grade/low GPA in an interview?

How do you explain the situation without coming off as making excuses.
-i just wondering cause my GPA took a hit when a family member become ill. But following quarters my GPA went back up.

I had a C- in 1st semester organic chemistry, C+ second semester. Overall 3.3 GPA, 33 MCAT. I got accepted to a non-state school.

I got a C in microbiology. Absolutely hated that class. A few people I know told me to try and retake the class to show my "commitment to excellence" LOL. Glad I didn't waste my time on that. A C does not matter in the grand scheme of things.

It's completely possible to get into a top 20 med school with a C. Just make sure you keep your other grades up there and do well in your other things, like MCAT and EC's.

C in gen chem II. Didn't retake. I turned out okay.

I got Cs in quite a few course reqs (intro bio, physics lab, genetics...)

Important thing is to show improvement and you'll be fine.

If these posts aren't easing your concerns, check this out. I got Cs in bio 1, chem 2, and physics 1 and 2. I thought I did pretty well with DO schools so you will be fine. No worries.

Originally Posted by mrp0pularrr

I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

I was lucky enough to keep my gpa high by dropping classes after the first sign of a teacher who didn't give a fuc* about how the students did in the class (large state institution in midwest). MCAT was a detriment to my app (stochastic ftw?) but still allowed me to get into a DO school that im extremely happy with

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Originally Posted by mrp0pularrr

I'm currently in my undergrad years where I have aced 9/10 of all the courses I have taken so far. My question is who here has received a C in any given course (whether relating to your degree, prerequisite for med school, etc.) and still received an acceptance into a medical school? And if so, what course was it?

I'll take a crack at it.

C in Gen Chem II
C in Gen Chem I (Second time i took it)
C in Calc III
C in Physics I
C in Linear Algebra
C in Calc IV
C in Spanish Grammar
C in Women and Gender Studies
C in another math class
C in Physics II (second time i took it)
C in Spanish Lit

(didn't write any of my D's or withdraw-failing's)

Originally Posted by theWUbear

I'll take a crack at it.

C in Gen Chem II
C in Gen Chem I (Second time i took it)
C in Calc III
C in Physics I
C in Linear Algebra
C in Calc IV
C in Spanish Grammar
C in Women and Gender Studies
C in another math class
C in Physics II (second time i took it)
C in Spanish Lit

(didn't write any of my D's or withdraw-failing's)

That's quite an impressive list. How did you manage to pull a medical school acceptance with all those C's? Incredibly strong EC's? Super high MCAT?

Originally Posted by Aerus

That's quite an impressive list. How did you manage to pull a medical school acceptance with all those C's? Incredibly strong EC's? Super high MCAT?

post bacc (3.95), SMP (4.0), some decent-looking research creds.