Someone tell me if I'm wasting time this summer

[luke587]

My advisor tells me i need to retake a couple classes so I'm going to list the ones I've done and the grades I've gotten.

General Chemistry 1: B
General Chemistry 2: B-
General Bio I: B+
General Bio II: B
Anatomy: A-
Physiology: A
Calculus: A+
Organic I: A-
Organic II: A-
Statistics: A+
Organic Lab: A

So she says i need to retake Chemistry II, but why??? I honestly don't want to and think i've proven I'm better than what my first year grades indicate, what would you do?

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[Koosalagoosagoo]

Keep the B its not worth retaking.

 

[Dr. Ducky]

Keep the B its not worth retaking.

Agree with ^

It was first year, and a B- isn't great, but it's not terrible either. You've since gotten A's in upper level classes that prove you can put in the time/effort required to excel. BTW: Nice job with the upward trend. That's what ADCOMs will be looking for.

 

[TriagePreMed]

I would not retake any of those classes.

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[lobo.solo]

If you don't want to, don't do it. Ultimately, is your decision not your advisors'

 

[crazyasian]

I got a b- in a chemistry class early on...you will be fine. I didn't know they gave out A+ at college level. My school just has A or A-

 

[EBTrailRunner]

What, no C's??? You're fine. No need to retake any of those classes.

 

[Omppu27]

I got a b- in a chemistry class early on...you will be fine. I didn't know they gave out A+ at college level. My school just has A or A-

Agreed... A+?!

 

[Glazebrook]

Yeah, definitely don't retake. The fact that you got A's in Orgo pretty much negates the B's you got in Gen Chem. Use that time to shadow, volunteer, or do research.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

Definitely don't retake anything higher than a C. If you retake a B and get an A, my reaction would be, "Great, so you went up one letter grade after learning the material twice. Have a cookie?"

 

[luke587]

Thanks for the replies guys. A+'s are given out at my university to maybe 5-8 kids out a class of 300. I got a 102% in calculus because of an extra credit question on the final and i got a 100% in statistics, I like math but somehow sucked at general chemistry weird right? Anyways i emailed my advisor and told her i wasn't retaking chemistry II and she suggested physical chemistry which applies calculus and i would be able to get a minor but I'm thinking screw it and I'm going to do research instead and finish a couple gen ads at my community college this summer. Thanks for the advice.

 

[impervious0ne]

I highly recommend against retaking the classes you listed. You can do better things (like shadowing or researching) with time given in summer rather than potentially increasing the GPA by 0.05.

 

[At0mic]

she suggested physical chemistry which applies calculus and i would be able to get a minor but I'm thinking screw it ...

Good thinking. Physical chem is the killer of many a GPA and it's not worth the minor if you aren't genuinely interested in the material.
Nice work on orgo, too.