Class retake advice

[mchl8976]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

So I am applying this cycle but I am looking for ways to boast to my sGPA (2.91) in the event I do not get accepted to a school, which of course is a possibility, as it is the biggest weak point of my application. I am going to be scheduling classes for spring at the end of this month and I wanted to get an opinion on what route I should go with.

Right now I am planning on retaking genetics, which I got a C- last time. Then adding a neuroscience class, and a nutrition class that I need to take to graduate. What I am having a tough time deciding on is if I should retake Ochem II or not.
So,
Option 1 is retake Ochem II which I got a C in. (if i got an A and A's in the above classes my sGPA would go up to a 3.25ish)

Option 2 is don't retake and instead take an upper level micro bio course or immunology. (if i get an A and the upper level class is same amount of credits as Ochem my sGPA would be a 3.19ish)


So it is not a huge difference in the two new sGPA but what do you guys think would be more beneficial to me from the perspective of Adcoms- retaking and mastering a prerequisite or challenging myself and doing well in an upper level science class?? I tried to do a search on this but I couldn't find anything. Thanks for your insight.

 

[MedPR]

So I am applying this cycle but I am looking for ways to boast to my sGPA (2.91) in the event I do not get accepted to a school, which of course is a possibility, as it is the biggest weak point of my application. I am going to be scheduling classes for spring at the end of this month and I wanted to get an opinion on what route I should go with.

Right now I am planning on retaking genetics, which I got a C- last time. Then adding a neuroscience class, and a nutrition class that I need to take to graduate. What I am having a tough time deciding on is if I should retake Ochem II or not.
So,
Option 1 is retake Ochem II which I got a C in. (if i got an A and A's in the above classes my sGPA would go up to a 3.25ish)

Option 2 is don't retake and instead take an upper level micro bio course or immunology. (if i get an A and the upper level class is same amount of credits as Ochem my sGPA would be a 3.19ish)


So it is not a huge difference in the two new sGPA but what do you guys think would be more beneficial to me from the perspective of Adcoms- retaking and mastering a prerequisite or challenging myself and doing well in an upper level science class?? I tried to do a search on this but I couldn't find anything. Thanks for your insight.

From personal experience my vote is for retakes of everything C- if you have 120 ish credits or less.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

 

[NeuroLAX]

So I am applying this cycle but I am looking for ways to boast to my sGPA (2.91) in the event I do not get accepted to a school, which of course is a possibility, as it is the biggest weak point of my application. I am going to be scheduling classes for spring at the end of this month and I wanted to get an opinion on what route I should go with.

Right now I am planning on retaking genetics, which I got a C- last time. Then adding a neuroscience class, and a nutrition class that I need to take to graduate. What I am having a tough time deciding on is if I should retake Ochem II or not.
So,
Option 1 is retake Ochem II which I got a C in. (if i got an A and A's in the above classes my sGPA would go up to a 3.25ish)

Option 2 is don't retake and instead take an upper level micro bio course or immunology. (if i get an A and the upper level class is same amount of credits as Ochem my sGPA would be a 3.19ish)


So it is not a huge difference in the two new sGPA but what do you guys think would be more beneficial to me from the perspective of Adcoms- retaking and mastering a prerequisite or challenging myself and doing well in an upper level science class?? I tried to do a search on this but I couldn't find anything. Thanks for your insight.

Option 1. If you can add that micro bio course and manage the course load... do it.

 

[mchl8976]

From personal experience my vote is for retakes of everything C- if you have 120 ish credits or less.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

Well the only C- I have is genetics which I am retaking for sure. I do have over 120 credits because I was supposed to graduate last August but I postponed it to spring 2013 to take more classes/do retakes. Unfortunately most of my grades are B- and C/C+ in my chems which is whats dragging my gpa down but my physics and bios are all Bs or higher. So I am kind of in a pickle as to what to retake.

 

[MedPR]

Well the only C- I have is genetics which I am retaking for sure. I do have over 120 credits because I was supposed to graduate last August but I postponed it to spring 2013 to take more classes/do retakes. Unfortunately most of my grades are B- and C/C+ in my chems which is whats dragging my gpa down but my physics and bios are all Bs or higher. So I am kind of in a pickle as to what to retake.

Retake the C and C+ first. You need to get your gpa above 3.00 then you can worry about taking upper levels.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

 

[mchl8976]

Option 1. If you can add that micro bio course and manage the course load... do it.

I would love to add the micro one but that would put me up to 15 semester credits plus I have to work 16-24 hours a week as a scribe. 12 credits plus working those hours would probably be plenty as is. I mean I think I could handle it but I don't want to risk doing average in my classes esp the retakes.

 

[NeuroLAX]

I would love to add the micro one but that would put me up to 15 semester credits plus I have to work 16-24 hours a week as a scribe. 12 credits plus working those hours would probably be plenty as is. I mean I think I could handle it but I don't want to risk doing average in my classes esp the retakes.

No doubt. Do well in the retakes 👍

 

[MedPR]

I would love to add the micro one but that would put me up to 15 semester credits plus I have to work 16-24 hours a week as a scribe. 12 credits plus working those hours would probably be plenty as is. I mean I think I could handle it but I don't want to risk doing average in my classes esp the retakes.

Definitely underestimate the first semester. From there you can get a feel of how many hours you can handle. Personally I work 40 hours a week and 12 credits was rough because of having to get up early for class. The workload was definitely doable though.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

 

[mchl8976]

Definitely underestimate the first semester. From there you can get a feel of how many hours you can handle. Personally I work 40 hours a week and 12 credits was rough because of having to get up early for class. The workload was definitely doable though.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

Dang that would definitely be rough. Well right now is technically the first semester I am doing the retakes as I am retaking biochem and taking pharmacology and a STD patho class (think its 8 credits total). I am working 24-32 hours a week right now and I have A's in the pharma and the STD class but biochem it is too hard to tell due to how he will end up curving it but I did slightly above the average on the first exam and an A on the first quiz. If I end up getting all A's in those classes, my sGPA will be right above a 3.0.

But for spring semester the two chem's I'd be able to retake is Ochem II lecture (C) and then the other chem I could retake is Ochem lab II which i have a C+ in. So you think I should retake those two Ochems plus retake genetics and then I have to take that easy nutrition class as a requirement for my major to graduate. I would drop the neuro class then so that'd put me at 11 credits plus work but I think I would be able to handle that. Does that sound like a good plan of action??

 

[MedPR]

Dang that would definitely be rough. Well right now is technically the first semester I am doing the retakes as I am retaking biochem and taking pharmacology and a STD patho class (think its 8 credits total). I am working 24-32 hours a week right now and I have A's in the pharma and the STD class but biochem it is too hard to tell due to how he will end up curving it but I did slightly above the average on the first exam and an A on the first quiz. If I end up getting all A's in those classes, my sGPA will be right above a 3.0.

But for spring semester the two chem's I'd be able to retake is Ochem II lecture (C) and then the other chem I could retake is Ochem lab II which i have a C+ in. So you think I should retake those two Ochems plus retake genetics and then I have to take that easy nutrition class as a requirement for my major to graduate. I would drop the neuro class then so that'd put me at 11 credits plus work but I think I would be able to handle that. Does that sound like a good plan of action??

In my experience, easy classes always end up being full of busy work. Busy work is your enemy. You know yourself best. Just remember that a 4 A semester is better than a 3 A and 2 B semester.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

 

[mchl8976]

In my experience, easy classes always end up being full of busy work. Busy work is your enemy. You know yourself best. Just remember that a 4 A semester is better than a 3 A and 2 B semester.

Sent from my SGH-T999 using SDN Mobile

Ya that makes sense. i will keep that in mind. Unfortunately I have to take that 2 credit nutrition class to graduate in the spring due to the fact that my school went from quarters to semesters and somehow I don't have enough nutrition elective credits now even though I did to graduate under the quarters system. makes no sense but it is what it is. Thanks for the advice