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If I get C pluses in all of my premedical courses but ace every other course would I still be able to get into medical school. I.e. has anyone ever gotten into a MD or DO school this way?
How is this a question? These prerequisite courses are your foundation for medicine. Surely you can't expect to do well or even pass medical school with that kind of tend.If I get C pluses in all of my premedical courses but ace every other course would I still be able to get into medical school. I.e. has anyone ever gotten into a MD or DO school this way?
let's just say Cs in the science courses and we are not talking about a gunner but instead someone who is desperate to save a life.If you got C's in every premed prereq course, I'd assume your gpa would be quite low...you're talking 10+ courses here if you divide them up by semesters.
Why pursue medical school if it's evident that science isn't your thing?
What if it is just in the science courses?How is this a question? These prerequisite courses are your foundation for medicine. Surely you can't expect to do well or even pass medical school with that kind of tend.
let's just say Cs in the science courses and we are not talking about a gunner but instead someone who is desperate to save a life.
let's just say Cs in the science courses and we are not talking about a gunner but instead someone who is desperate to save a life.
Honestly ask yourself if you can only achieve C+ for pre-req courses - how will you fare on your MCAT? Med School? Your Steps? Residency? (the material just gets tougher)
Start good habits early and you'll be able to adjust more efficiently down the road. A C+ in a class or two won't kill you but aiming at being mediocre won't do you any favors going forward.
A C+ on a couple prereqs isn't usually a big deal...but a C+ on all of them? That's showing that you are a C+ student where it counts. Barely above average isn't nearly good enough for med school
Unless you're a major in BCPM to drown out the prereq grades with better upper level performance, your odds are essentially zero. A 2.7 sGPA would require retaking a lot of those science classes even to try for DO
Save your own life and learn how to do better in science courses.
To answer your question though, you would not get in. They would take the guy "desperate to save a life" who has a 3.6/31+
now suppose you see an applicant who got C's only in the required science prereqs (i.e. Intro bio, chem, physics, and ochem/biochem), but aced all the upper level science courses in biology, chemistry and physics such that the science GPA ended up being roughly 3.4-3.5. same applicant takes the MCAT and demolishes it with 527.
would medical schools reject this applicant for doing poorly on prereqs despite doing well in upper level sciences and on the MCAT?
lol.If I get C pluses in all of my premedical courses but ace every other course would I still be able to get into medical school. I.e. has anyone ever gotten into a MD or DO school this way?
now suppose you see an applicant who got C's only in the required science prereqs (i.e. Intro bio, chem, physics, and ochem/biochem), but aced all the upper level science courses in biology, chemistry and physics such that the science GPA ended up being roughly 3.4-3.5. same applicant takes the MCAT and demolishes it with 527.
would medical schools reject this applicant for doing poorly on prereqs despite doing well in upper level sciences and on the MCAT?
What if it is just in the science courses?