competitive freshman GPA??

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hello all,
I am a freshman in undergrad on a prevet track and just got a D in chem 2, making my GPA a 3.22 so I am having a bit of a freak out. I might be able to retake the course, but it would show up on my transcript that I retook it. Am I cooked with a 3.22 overall GPA coming out of freshman year? Here is the breakdown:
Biology GPA: 3.13
Humanities/social cores: 3.67
SM Science core: 2.13
pre-reqs: 4.00

it should increase a bit as I am doing research for credit during my summer semester abroad, but im still having a bit of a freakout please send help.

 

[TukusTeten]

Hi!! Since you are still just a freshman, I wouldn’t freak out too much over that D. I recommend you retake chem 2 and do your best for all the other classes you will take these next couple of years, that way you may still graduate with a competitive GPA!! In my very first class of undergrad (precalc 1) I got a C and I thought it was the end of the world. However, I never got a C again and ended with almost all A’s and a few B’s. Good luck!!

 

[battie]

How is your pre-req GPA a 4.0 when you have a D in chem 2. Do schools no longer require chem 2?

You can still get into school just fine. You have plenty of credits. However, you need to self reflect onto why this happened and how you're going to prevent it from happening again

 

[supershorty]

How is your pre-req GPA a 4.0 when you have a D in chem 2. Do schools no longer require chem 2?

You can still get into school just fine. You have plenty of credits. However, you need to self reflect onto why this happened and how you're going to prevent it from happening again

Everything in this post deserves to be reiterated.

OP, the most important takeaway that you can have from this experience is why you failed to demonstrate comprehension of the material and what you're going to do to prevent it (beyond vague statements like "I'm going to study differently"). The required coursework you have left is going to be more demanding than gen chem, and it's on your shoulders to understand what you need to do differently to succeed.

 

[JaynaAli]

I agree with Bats and Shorty.

Also, while a 3.67 in humanities is not bad and probably means like just one B, in my experience, freshman year general studies classes are typically not that difficult and should be reasonably easy As. I know that there can be difficult ones and a B in one is not the end of the world by any means, but coupled with a D in chem 2 I do wonder if there’s more going on? Are you doing too many extracurriculars? Are you spread too thin? Did you just struggle to adapt to college? Do you need to choose your courses and instructors more wisely? Is there something going on in your personal life? Luckily, as a freshman there’s lots of school and courses left to raise a GPA and one or two “bad” courses won’t tank your chances in and of themselves. But definitely do some self reflection and figure out what happened and what you can do to do better in the future. Vet school admissions requires a lot of thing between good grades, vet experience, volunteerism/leadership, etc. but the below average grades are the hardest to overcome or “fix” later, so focusing on that and doing the best you can in your remaining 4-6 semesters will be important to maximize your chances of admission.

 

[kitty5789]

Don't freak out!! I ended up with 4 Cs on my transcript from chem and orgo and I think my GPA after freshman year was like a 3.1 but if you you really apply yourself sophomore and junior year, you can do it!! I got accepted into a US vet school my first try so anything is possible!

 

[pp9]

Am I cooked with a 3.22 overall GPA coming out of freshman year?

Don't freak out!! I ended up with 4 Cs on my transcript from chem and orgo and I think my GPA after freshman year was like a 3.1 but if you you really apply yourself sophomore and junior year, you can do it!! I got accepted into a US vet school my first try so anything is possible!

I also graduated undergrad with four C's (genetics, biochem, and orgo 1/2 iirc) but my cGPA was a 3.5ish. Got predominantly A's and a few B's for all of my other classes, and I had to apply twice in a time when academic competition was not quite as fierce as it is currently. One D or F isn't the end of the world, but it's early and you have to go up (and stay up) from here.

Also, having a course repeat on your transcript isn't a bad thing, but may affect your school choices down the road. Some schools take the most recent attempt's grade, others average all attempts. You actually have to repeat that D course anyways, last I heard no school accepts less than a C for a prereq.