C in a repeated course - bring up in secondaries?

[lutang]

My freshman year I got a W in organic chemistry 1, and when I retook the class my sophomore year I got a C in it. However, in organic chemistry 2 I managed to get an A. Everything else since then has been A's with an occasional B.

My questions would be - how much of a red flag would this be to schools? And should I bring this up in all of my secondaries (even in the ones where they don't ask for poor grades, i.e. "anything else?" prompts)?

Input is much appreciated.

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[gyngyn]

Let it be.

 

[candbgirl]

Don’t bring it up. You passed, you don’t have to retake, don’t bring attention to it.

 

[lutang]

Let it be.

Don’t bring it up. You passed, you don’t have to retake, don’t bring attention to it.

Thank you both for your replies - to clarify, if a school's prompt specifically asks about poor grades, I should explain it, right? Only if they don't then I shouldn't.

 

[gonnif]

Thank you both for your replies - to clarify, if a school's prompt specifically asks about poor grades, I should explain it, right? Only if they don't then I shouldn't.

NOOOOOOOOO!

 

[LunaOri]

Leave it be. It is not a red flag. Your A in orgo 2 speaks for itself.

 

[lacrossegirl420]

It’s a minor red flag but not something that needs to be brought up in the secondaries

 

[lutang]

NOOOOOOOOO!

LOL. so don't mention it at all then? 😟

 

[gonnif]

LOL. so don't mention it at all then? 😟

Nothing, nada, zilch, you have the right to remain silent until question at an interview. Better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re a fool than to write some thing, and remove all doubt

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Reinforcing what others have advised:

If something significantly changed how you studied organic chemistry to get passing grades (both the C in semester 1 and A in semester 2), you could talk about this. But only volunteer this with the proper prompt... not with the blank-canvas prompt of "anything else?"

 

[Goro]

My freshman year I got a W in organic chemistry 1, and when I retook the class my sophomore year I got a C in it. However, in organic chemistry 2 I managed to get an A. Everything else since then has been A's with an occasional B.

My questions would be - how much of a red flag would this be to schools? And should I bring this up in all of my secondaries (even in the ones where they don't ask for poor grades, i.e. "anything else?" prompts)?

Input is much appreciated.

Never bring attention to a negative.

 

[gyngyn]

I can only hope that (all) your whispered words of wisdom have been heard!

 

[lutang]

I can only hope that (all) your whispered words of wisdom have been heard!

Loud and clear. Thank you to everyone who replied!