•••quote:•••Originally posted by yunfat:
•although I would recommend you retaking it if you have the time (just to boost your GPA), I don't think it is a "nail in the coffin." I have a C+ in O-Chem I and II and still got in without retaking both... (I only retook II)... i also have a few other below "B" grades that I left intact (had to pick my battles!
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still, retake as many as you can... especially if they are premed requirements... if there is a part deux to the course (like an intermediate course), then just take deux and rock it!!! If you can do well in Chem II, for example, then they are not going to care too much about how you did in Chem I...
Do what you can, try your best, and don't look back!!!
•••••I am going to strongly disagree with this post. Do NOT retake the course. AMCAS will require BOTH grades in calculating your GPA, so I think it won't really help you that much, especially if this C is the only one you have. You'd be much better off using the time to take something else that you want to take and getting a good grade in it.
One C is not something to be worried about. In my 3 quarters of o-chem I got an A, a B, and a C, in that order. Even with this downward trend, I'm accepted x2. Just be able to explain in an interview why you got the poor grade, and what you did to correct the situation in later classes.