advice anyone?

[RUpremed]

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Hi all,

I'm very interested in attending dental school, but I feel that Orgo I and Gen. Chem II will hurt my chances greatly since i received a C in both classes. I'm currently taking Orgo II and i'm not doing too well. In the event that I get a C in orgo II, will my chances be greatly hindered? If I was to do well in summer science courses such as genetics, and systems phys. would this help me out, or is it pointless to take these courses over the summer? I plan on taking a lot of science courses before I apply to dental school (currently a soph.), so assuming that i do well in these courses (B or better), will this offset the chemistry debacle?

Thanks for the advice guys.

cheers.

 

[Vicviper]

I got a B and A in Gchem, then a C in Ochem I, a D in Ochem II, and a C when I retook it - maybe you can tell that I didn't like Ochem - but I did well in chemistry on the DAT Gchem 23 Ochem 19, and I think that really went a long way to show my real potential. I also had some personal stuff going on when I was taking Ochem, and I was able to talk about that. But I've gotten into three schools so far, so a C here or there isn't going to kill you if you do well on the DAT and have other things that make up for it, ie, research/ lots of shadowing / awesome LOR / Personal statement.

Also, don't over do it with the science classes during the summer, you don't want to give yourself too much work so you can't focus on your classes well enough. And yes, if you do better in your Upper Dev classes it will definetly go a long way towoards making up for those scores.

Good luck, and keep on keeping on!