Bad grade in pre- med course , Help please. Any suggestion?

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Hello Dears,
I am totally stressed out. I am now sophormore biology major. My classes plan were messed up for some reason. I took gen biology 1 in spring semester of Freshman year and get A- with the lab. After freshman year- summer, I took inorganic chem 1 lec and lab - got B- for lecture and A- for the lab. Again inorganic chem 2 lecture I got C- and Lab was A-. Both inganic chem with lab were taken in one summer. I was also working part time and I go to class every day. Since it is summer class, it was short and exam were only provide two and the final, No scale and no drop. I got some advise for my advisor and he told me to continue take Organic chem 1 with lab for following Fall. I got D in organic lecture and B in organic chem 1 lab. Also along with I take general bio 2 with lab and get a C+. Those all are the classes I have done for pre med. I got calculus 1 the grade B and taking calculus 2 now. My question is what should i do for those bad grade? Should i retake inorganic chem 2 which i got C-? I am definately taking organic chem for incoming Fall semester. Anyone help me for advise? My school doesnt have pre med advisor so if anyone can feel my situtaion please help me. I really wanna go med school without any delay. thanks!

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DO schools have grade replacement. It will be difficult to be considered for MD but yes you should retake anything that is a C or lower with the belief you can get B+ or higher when you retake
 
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Before you go the route of retaking, make sure you understand why you're trending downwards in grades. I would hold off taking the next organic chemistry until you understand organic chemistry 1 concepts at a level higher than a D...
 
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Hello Dears,
I am totally stressed out. I am now sophormore biology major. My classes plan were messed up for some reason. I took gen biology 1 in spring semester of Freshman year and get A- with the lab. After freshman year- summer, I took inorganic chem 1 lec and lab - got B- for lecture and A- for the lab. Again inorganic chem 2 lecture I got C- and Lab was A-. Both inganic chem with lab were taken in one summer. I was also working part time and I go to class every day. Since it is summer class, it was short and exam were only provide two and the final, No scale and no drop. I got some advise for my advisor and he told me to continue take Organic chem 1 with lab for following Fall. I got D in organic lecture and B in organic chem 1 lab. Also along with I take general bio 2 with lab and get a C+. Those all are the classes I have done for pre med. I got calculus 1 the grade B and taking calculus 2 now. My question is what should i do for those bad grade? Should i retake inorganic chem 2 which i got C-? I am definately taking organic chem for incoming Fall semester. Anyone help me for advise? My school doesnt have pre med advisor so if anyone can feel my situtaion please help me. I really wanna go med school without any delay. thanks!
 
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Thanks guys for suggestions. Yes. I might need to change my study habit and concentration in class. I am Really easy to lost concentration.

Another question is what do you think about I should retake inorganic chem lecture with the Grade of C- ? And the organic chem with the grade of D? I m sure I need to retake organic chem 1 to get better grade. What do you guys think about inorganic chem 1 with grade of B- and inorganic chem 2 with grade of C- which i took in last summer? Should i Repeat both inorganic chem 2 and organic chem 1 OR just repeat the organic chem 1 with (D) ? Sry..i m too confused.
 
Thanks guys for suggestions. Yes. I might need to change my study habit and concentration in class. I am Really easy to lost concentration.

Another question is what do you think about I should retake inorganic chem lecture with the Grade of C- ? And the organic chem with the grade of D? I m sure I need to retake organic chem 1 to get better grade. What do you guys think about inorganic chem 1 with grade of B- and inorganic chem 2 with grade of C- which i took in last summer? Should i Repeat both inorganic chem 2 and organic chem 1 OR just repeat the organic chem 1 with (D) ? Sry..i m too confused.

By inorganic chem, do you mean gen chem (like a 100-level introductory chemistry course)? Your best bet is to retake anything C or lower (C+ is iffy, but B- or above is fine as it is).

So by that, it's better for you to retake both inorganic chem 2 and organic chem 1. If you're tight in schedule, just retake organic chem 1, since the D is definitely holding you back a lot more than a C-.

Seek out your school's education or learning center for help with learning styles, testing tasking skills and time mgt.

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