3.85 gpa but an F on the transcript

[thegrind33]

Long story short, just found out I made an F in a one hour pass/fail writing class. My university GPA will drop to a 3.87 from a 3.9 due to this and my amcas/tmdsas gpa will be a 3.85 and BCMPgpa of a 3.85 paired with a 511 mcat. I have had a rough semester (flu twice) and had to drop biochemistry 2 (made an A in biochem 1) and failed this class due to the complications, but I am making an A in the other ten credit hours I am in. How bad will this look on my application?? Plz help lol

Edit: If it does not count towards the amcas gpa then I will have a 3.87 Cgpa (I know no real difference). I have decent/solid ECs btw

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[el_duderino]

I had 8 F's on my transcript! There's more to the story obviously, but an F isn't a death sentence. You certainly hurt your chances, but you'll probably be fine. Do well on the MCAT, make sure your ECs are up to par, and go from there.

 

[LoveBeingHuman:)]

How does an F in a pass/fail class affect your GPA?

@gonnif?

 

[drkks1516]

I would say that this would definitely look like an anomaly on your transcript/application. Being that you have great grades in all other classes, and an overall high gpa despite the F, I wouldn't worry *too* much. Most medical school applications have an essay section that allows you to explain away these kind of occurrences. My advice would be to stay focused in all your courses, continue to achieve high grades, and keep the F as the only anomaly in your transcript.

 

[LoveBeingHuman:)]

https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fast...018_amcas_applicant_guide_web-tags.pdf#page=9
Most courses with the AMCAS Course Type listed below are not included in AMCAS GPA calculations.
Instead, the total hours for each of these categories are reported to medical schools under the
heading Supplemental Hours.
Pass/Fail–Pass
Pass/Fail–Fail

So failing a P/F course wouldn't affect your GPA?

 

[bluemamba7]

So failing a P/F course wouldn't affect your GPA?

Doesn’t seem like it

 

[Biochemistry69]

How does an F drop your GPA down by .03? I have a D+, retaken with an A, and that D+ alone brought me down .10.

 

[thegrind33]

How does an F drop your GPA down by .03? I have a D+, retaken with an A, and that D+ alone brought me down .10.

It is a one hour course and I have a lot of hours.

 

[Goro]

Long story short, just found out I made an F in a one hour pass/fail writing class. My university GPA will drop to a 3.87 from a 3.9 due to this and my amcas/tmdsas gpa will be a 3.85 and BCMPgpa of a 3.85 paired with a 511 mcat. I have had a rough semester (flu twice) and had to drop biochemistry 2 (made an A in biochem 1) and failed this class due to the complications, but I am making an A in the other ten credit hours I am in. How bad will this look on my application?? Plz help lol

Edit: If it does not count towards the amcas gpa then I will have a 3.87 Cgpa (I know no real difference). I have decent/solid ECs btw

You'll be fine. But be prepared to talk about these grades at interviews.

 

[thegrind33]

So failing a P/F course wouldn't affect your GPA?

It looks like it does for tmdsas (if you are applying to Texas schools), but for the amcas it appears that it does not.

 

[jarednogeek]

you b fine. Be prepared if asked about it on secondaries and interviews.

 

[M1i]

I had 8 F's on my transcript! There's more to the story obviously, but an F isn't a death sentence. You certainly hurt your chances, but you'll probably be fine. Do well on the MCAT, make sure your ECs are up to par, and go from there.

You had 8 F’s?! Did you apply to med school with the F’s on your application or have them retroactively dropped? If you don’t mind me asking of course. I ask not out of judgement, but only because im in a slightly similar situation!

 

[el_duderino]

You had 8 F’s?! Did you apply to med school with the F’s on your application or have them retroactively dropped? If you don’t mind me asking of course. I ask not out of judgement, but only because im in a slightly similar situation!

You can't have them dropped. If you took the class, it goes on AMCAS.

I had a lot of As, then a lot of Fs, then a decade-long successful career in another industry, followed by finishing university while still working full-time and rocking the MCAT.

Then I got really, really lucky.

 

[MedicalDoge]

Yeah my P/F course did not count towards my GPA, and dropping one class isn't bad