chemistry grades

[LCstudent]

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So i'm new here and in need of some help. I am in a bit of a pickle because my 2 semesters of chemistry ended with a C-. I don't know if I'll have time to retake both semesters, but I could retake 1 semester but that means I will have to take abnormal psych in the semester that grad school for PT won't look at. Should i try to retake a semester of chemistry or should i just try to get my GPA as high as i can with my current class schedule plans? I am working towards getting observation hours as well as load up on extra curriculars. So I was wondering how much something like this could hurt my chances of getting accepted to PT school. How much weight does chemistry hold for this type of situation?

 

[member35]

you won't be accepted with grades of C- in pre requisite courses. retake!

 

[FuhLeePlay]

yeah most schools don't even accept C- in Pre-Reqs. You have to make time to retake them. maybe 8 week classes so you can knock em out in one semester?

 

[LCstudent]

I've read other posts that describe Cs as being looked over sometimes, but if i can only take 1 semester again would that be alright? would that help?

 

[HookEmHorns82]

Maybe it could be looked over. But do you really want to take that chance while the admissions process gets more competitive every year with others pulling As in chemistry?

 

[LCstudent]

I don't know if i can retake 2 semesters though and i was wondering if maybe a B and a C- would be good if abnormal psych may not even be recognized despite me having taken it. I have to stay an extra semester in undergrad so my last semester would have abnormal psych in it and since i'm applying that semester i don't know if i should just power through the rest of my classes with flying colors including abnormal psych not in that last semester.

 

[nicolej5]

I know of absolutely zero programs that will accept a c- as a grade for a pre req. Why not retake it? So what if you have to apply a cycle late? It's better than spending the money to apply and then get rejected at every single school.

 

[PThopeful89]

I agree with what FuhLeePlay mentioned: take a shorter version. I took Physics I & II over the summer (4 weeks each) just to get them over with. Then that summer I also got ~90 observation hours (+school cred) with my practicum. I'm really happy I did that.

 

[jdaniels360]

you won't get in anywhere with a C- in any prerequisites. I think most people on here would agree with that statement. If its just one class you may be a ble to get in with a solid C if the rest if your application is up to par. If you want to have any chance then retake both.

Joe

 

[NewTestament]

I agree with what FuhLeePlay mentioned: take a shorter version. I took Physics I & II over the summer (4 weeks each) just to get them over with. Then that summer I also got ~90 observation hours (+school cred) with my practicum. I'm really happy I did that.

You took Physics I and II in just eight weeks? I've never heard of such an intense syllabus. How did you survive?

LCStudent: Retake that class. It sucks, but no school will accept it.

 

[jdaniels360]

New Testament, I've never heard of a four week course, not even in the summer. I'm taking physics II this summer; it's a six week class which meets four days a week for 3 hours a day. If you take two weeks out of that i can only imagine how hectic and rushed it would be.

 

[okramango]

I've read other posts that describe Cs as being looked over sometimes, but if i can only take 1 semester again would that be alright? would that help?

Some people have posted that Cs have been looked over, but I've never heard of a C- being looked over. Most schools would just drop your application if it does not meet the minimum standards, and usually a C is the lowest prerequisite grade that would be accepted. Definitely retake the classes if you want your application to be considered.

 

[PThopeful89]

NewTestament/jdaniels360:

At my school they offered a sizeable variety of 4-week courses over the first month of summer (that most students call "Maymester") and then an even smaller variety of classes for the second month of summer ("Junemester"). There was a week between spring semester and Maymester. And a weekend between Maymest and Junemester. Several of my fellow pre-PT friends took Anatomy or Physiology or Chemistry (I and/or II) during these 4-week courses.

It was brutal. At least the lecture part (8:00 -12:00 for 4 days a week with our tests on Friday). Lab wasn't so bad (2x/wk.). But I was very happy to get both of them over with. My friends who had taken either or both of these 4-week style summer courses before had told me it would be intense, but your focus is solely on one course and you're practically immersed in it. So, retaining information for a test on Friday that covers material from Monday-Thursday (and a final that was just 4 weeks of material) wasn't too bad.