C in organic chemistry II - what else should I take?

[premed-ful]

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I had never received a grade below an A- on a science course in college, so I was bit surprised by the C. Got an A in Organic Chemistry I, but II is just a totally different beast. I heard that Organic Chemistry I was more relevant to medicine than II.

What other courses should I take to make up for the C in O-chem II? I'm also afraid because I am worried this is a sign I will not be a good medical student / future doctor. On a related note, what science class do you think is most indicative of being a good physician? I ask only because my O-chem II professor brainwashed us into thinking that if you were bad at the skills required to do well in O-chem, you lack the analytical skills necessary to be a competent physician. I would love to take a more relevant course and do well in it....

 

[WedgeDawg]

What other courses should I take to make up for the C in O-chem II?

Biochemistry and/or any upper level chemistry course would help, but be sure you fix what went wrong otherwise it'll end up even worse.

I'm also afraid because I am worried this is a sign I will not be a good medical student / future doctor.

Lots of successful medical students got couple bad grades in undergrad. Don't stress.

On a related note, what science class do you think is most indicative of being a good physician? I ask only because my O-chem II professor brainwashed us into thinking that if you were bad at the skills required to do well in O-chem, you lack the skills necessary to be a competent physician. I would love to take a more relevant course and do well in it....

Yes, having problem solving and strategic thinking ability is important as a physician, but a mediocre grade in orgo doesn't mean that you don't have these skills, just that you should try and develop them more. I don't think there is any single class in which performance correlates to your ability to be a successful physician.

You got one bad grade after a lot of very good ones. Study extra hard for orgo on the MCAT (though IMO orgo was the easiest part of the old MCAT because multiple choice orgo = lol) and you'll be totally fine.

 

[tima]

Biochem or an upper level genetics course. Maybe take a biochem lab too.