biochemistry second semester

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premed2013 said:
Drop or work my ass off to get a B-, please help
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Do you know what went wrong (can you fix it)?? Is that grade a raw score (will it be "curved"?)? 😕

I got what I thought was a terrible score on my first pchem midterm, but the professor changed it to an A. 😳
 
This is unbelivable. I have no choice but to continue Biochem. Right now I have 15 credits. Biochem-5 credits, Physics-4 credits, English Literature- 4 credits, and Research- 2 credits. If i drop biochem, I would be down to 10 credits which would disqualify my financial aid package (I go to a really expensive school). I killed my dreams of going to medical school with this one exam and I am ****ed for the rest of my life.
 
premed2013 said:
This is unbelivable. I have no choice but to continue Biochem. Right now I have 15 credits. Biochem-5 credits, Physics-4 credits, English Literature- 4 credits, and Research- 2 credits. If i drop biochem, I would be down to 10 credits which would disqualify my financial aid package (I go to a really expensive school). I killed my dreams of going to medical school with this one exam and I am ****ed for the rest of my life.
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What is your GPA right now? Bust your a** and get the highest grade you can. A single class did not and will not kill your chances to be a doctor on its own...
 
This is unbelivable. I have no choice but to continue Biochem. Right now I have 15 credits. Biochem-5 credits, Physics-4 credits, English Literature- 4 credits, and Research- 2 credits. If i drop biochem, I would be down to 10 credits which would disqualify my financial aid package (I go to a really expensive school). I killed my dreams of going to medical school with this one exam and I am ****ed for the rest of my life.
 
premed2013 said:
my gpa right now is a 3.44 which is crap
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No offense, but you're not exactly sailing along smoothly... You can't really afford to go down. Seeing as how you can't drop and seeing how it's a 5 credit class, I encourage you to stop posting on this forum and start studying.
 
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What's the class average? You can probably work hard and bring it up to at least a B.
 
theseeker4 said:
What is your GPA right now? Bust your a** and get the highest grade you can. A single class did not and will not kill your chances to be a doctor on its own...
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I concur. If you are to be a doctor, there are harder trials ahead.

-drop if possible
-if not, get A on the final
-if final grade C or lower, retake class (it won't replace your grade, but it looks better than leaving it as a C unless you get an A in a similarly-challenging class to demonstrate that you can handle med-school courses)
 
Another option: See if you can add more research hours. I know that I've added hours late into a semester before. Will you have to bust your ass to make up the hours? Yes, but its way better than a terrible biochem grade
 
It really sounds like you need to change up your study habits. Search for some threads on it, good advice can be found.
 
If I were you I'd drop. 3.44 get that up son!
 
I could increase my research hours to 4 credits and drop biochem and have a 12 credit semester. Should i do this? I would pretty much end up with an A, A, and A/B if I did this. If i keep biochem, the most likely result would be C/D, A/B, A, A.
 
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Probably your best bet in all honesty. I think if you want to be competitive, any grade that will hurt your GPA will not be as bad as a withdraw. See if you could talk to the professor and what they say. How many withdraws did you have in the past btw?
 
premed2013 said:
please help
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How many previous W's do you have?

>4 for no health or other concern, then I'd just stick it out and work really hard.

But are you sure the world is ending after just one test? I usually have one bad test grade in most my classes, and it's always brought up by the end when i realize I have to work on it more.
 
Doesn't matter how many W's you have. Drop it. An "F" is much more egregious than a 10th W.
 
premed2013 said:
I could increase my research hours to 4 credits and drop biochem and have a 12 credit semester. Should i do this? I would pretty much end up with an A, A, and A/B if I did this. If i keep biochem, the most likely result would be C/D, A/B, A, A.
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I would do this if I were you.. maybe spend time doing some ECs the rest of the semester. You don't wanna torpedo your GPA with a D in a BCMP class.
 
TriagePreMed said:
Doesn't matter how many W's you have. Drop it. An "F" is much more egregious than a 10th W.
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True-- especially since it's a 5-credit course.

I'd still try and shoot for a better grade, but that's just me.
 
If I drop before this Friday, I can drop the course without getting a W. It would be like I had never even taken it.
 
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I think I will drop biochem and add two more credits to research. This is so embarrassing .
 
premed2013 said:
I am failing biochemistry. I got a 54 on my first exam. Should I drop the course? I have until this friday to drop. I dont know what to do help.
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You're lucky you can drop after seeing your first exam score. In my school, I have three days to drop.
 
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