Bad class right before applying to med school?

[neuroluv16]

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Hi, so we are near the end of the semester and I am afraid I might not get a passing grade in my physics class for the post bacc I am doing. My other class grades are fine, including physics lab, they are all As except one B in anatomy and physiology. I was hit with two autoimmune diagnoses as well as other health problems this semester and it has been an uphill battle because I had taken such hard classes, and by the time I tried adjusting how I study, it was end of semester. I was wondering how I should approach this? Can I still apply and just tell medical schools I will retake physics fall semester(I will have a gap year and no school so I am fine with one class in fall)?
Also I am having treatments and other plans in the summer I cannot adjust to do physics in the summer.

TLDR; have had bad health problems and might not pass physics in my post bacc this semester but other grades are fine. Can I still apply?

 

[Goro]

Hi, so we are near the end of the semester and I am afraid I might not get a passing grade in my physics class for the post bacc I am doing. My other class grades are fine, including physics lab, they are all As except one B in anatomy and physiology. I was hit with two autoimmune diagnoses as well as other health problems this semester and it has been an uphill battle because I had taken such hard classes, and by the time I tried adjusting how I study, it was end of semester. I was wondering how I should approach this? Can I still apply and just tell medical schools I will retake physics fall semester(I will have a gap year and no school so I am fine with one class in fall)?
Also I am having treatments and other plans in the summer I cannot adjust to do physics in the summer.

TLDR; have had bad health problems and might not pass physics in my post bacc this semester but other grades are fine. Can I still apply?

Taking a W will show better judgement than trying to bulldoze your way through.

 

[neuroluv16]

Taking a W will show better judgement than trying to bulldoze your way through.

the time passed for a withdrawal though? Finals are next week

 

[Goro]

the time passed for a withdrawal though? Finals are next week

Some schools allow for retroactive Ws, even after a bad grade. Find out if your school has this policy.

Otherwise, do the best you can, ace other courses from now on, and at the first sign of any health issues affecting your academics, take a W.

Very sorry to hear about your health issues, but also keep in mind that you will not have this luxury in med school.

 

[neuroluv16]

Some schools allow for retroactive Ws, even after a bad grade. Find out if your school has this policy.

Otherwise, do the best you can, ace other courses from now on, and at the first sign of any health issues affecting your academics, take a W.

Very sorry to hear about your health issues, but also keep in mind that you will not have this luxury in med school.

Oh I did not know about this, and I just looked it up for my school and you can petition. Thank you so much, this relieved a big weight.