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and will be embarrassing retaking classes with other freshmen and sophomores as a senior.
Do both.
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Question: Would AACOMAS replace my most recent grade in that class, even if my university doesn't?
Are you saying GrapesofRath is a troll? If so you are very wrong.I can feel the troll... haha. That would be a lot of science classes in one semester.
So... Undergrad has been atrocious for me. I did not care enough and did not have good study habits.
Things are a lot better, but I have a lot of responsibilities in regards to my extracurricular and leadership positions. So, adjusting when you do not have a good base is hard.
Currently I have: cGPA 3.21, non-sGPA 3.69, sGPA 2.8
I am in my senior year right now, I am hoping to apply next summer. I still need to take my MCAT this summer too.
Right now I am taking a lot of classes related to my major, Neuroscience, and hope to increase my sGPA to a 3.1 if I get relatively straight As. So, I will definitely need to kick butt.
Here comes the advice part.
I haven't considered DO until recently, so I never considered/knew about the grade replacement. I would have definitely taken advantage of that and retaken classes earlier; however, I only have this semester and next, spring semester, to do well and prove to admissions I can handle medical school before I apply.
I can either:
A. Continue with my original plan of taking biochemistry (because of the new MCAT), and continue with finishing my major (more Neuroscience classes). This will hopefully boost my sGPA to about a ~3.2, and I will be continuing with my major.
B. Retake Bio 2 and Chem 2 (which I got C+'s in), and take biochemistry. This will hopefully boost my GPA to a ~3.44, a significantly higher increase, but of course it will be a big pain in the butt retaking classes I took my freshman year, and will be embarrassing retaking classes with other freshmen and sophomores as a senior.
Let me know what you all think!
Thank you.
How did you do in O-Chem? Biochem is pretty challenging if you're not good with gen chem and o-chem. definitely not an easy class, I'm taking it now and only about 10% of the class got an A on the first test.
I think Plan B would lead to a better score on the MCAT, not just a GPA boost. Plus, I think that GPA boost will make your life so much less stressful when it comes to applying. Not that you can't get in with a 3.2, but I think in general you'll have a lot more interviews lined up with a 3.4.