Blessing or a curse?, 4 B- in chem classes

[AeroNat13]

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Ok so Gen Chem II B-
Gen Chem Lab B-
OChem II B-
OChem III B-
Suddenly I wish there weren't any minus/plus grades so they would be all B's.
I don't have any C's yet, just A's and B's and yes four B-. BCPM is a 3.3 ouch. Should I just be glad I didn't get C's in all of them and just try harder in the next classes...I have one year until I apply.
Any thoughts out there? Other than score a good MCAT, which now I have to do.

 

[drizzt3117]

Ok so Gen Chem II B-
Gen Chem Lab B-
OChem II B-
OChem III B-
Suddenly I wish there weren't any minus/plus grades so they would be all B's.
I don't have any C's yet, just A's and B's and yes four B-. BCPM is a 3.3 ouch. Should I just be glad I didn't get C's in all of them and just try harder in the next classes...I have one year until I apply.
Any thoughts out there? Other than score a good MCAT, which now I have to do.

show an upwards trend, and don't get any more B-s, and you'll B fine.

 

[deuce924]

I would be content with the grade you recieved. You always could have done worse. Just focus on bringing your GPA up a little more and try to get as much experience as possible, i.e. EC's and clinical volunteering. Good Luck.

 

[corbis11]

did you not take gen chem I + lab and ochem I + lab??

 

[AeroNat13]

Ummm well, I got: Gen Chem I A-
Gen Chem III B
Ochem I B

We only have one lab class for the entire sequence (3 quarters) of gen chem and ochem.
I haven't taken ochem lab, and now I don't plan to take it until senior year to avoid it on my BCPM because I am just expecting another B- or worse maybe a C.

 

[drizzt3117]

Ummm well, I got: Gen Chem I A-
Gen Chem III B
Ochem I B

We only have one lab class for the entire sequence (3 quarters) of gen chem and ochem.
I haven't taken ochem lab, and now I don't plan to take it until senior year to avoid it on my BCPM because I am just expecting another B- or worse maybe a C.

Umm, why do you think you can only get a B- or C on ochem lab? That's not a good sign...

 

[AeroNat13]

As for a bad sign, yes and no. Chemistry has never been a subject I have been very good at, I go in with high expectations to do better, but then there are a lot of people that just understand it better and perform higher. Its not that I do not study, I think my grade just reflects my understanding of the subject, which is poor.
I'm going to try hard though on the physical sciences on the MCAT, I have to prove myself.

 

[AeroNat13]

Thanks for the comments everybody.
Now with chemistry somewhat behind me...I'm going to try to make this up with some upper division biology courses.

 

[Doublecortin]

What you should do is never apply to med school. Period.