Do yall feel like B's are failures?

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I do. I get extremely bent out of shape when it comes to making a B. The problem is, I make quite a few of them.

For this semester I've achieved an astounding 9 credit hours of B's in my sciences and 1 credit hour of an A (yay physics lab).

I guess my real question here is, is it possible to bounce back from a ~3.0sGPA semester? (It's kind of late in the game for me. I'm a 1st semester Junior, which means I'm sending off my transcripts to med schools next semester AND my sGPA was already a low 3.4)
 
Freakfarm0 said:
I do. I get extremely bent out of shape when it comes to making a B. The problem is, I make quite a few of them.

For this semester I've achieved an astounding 9 credit hours of B's in my sciences and 1 credit hour of an A (yay physics lab).

I guess my real question here is, is it possible to bounce back from a ~3.0sGPA semester? (It's kind of late in the game for me. I'm a 1st semester Junior, which means I'm sending off my transcripts to med schools next semester AND my sGPA was already a low 3.4)
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Depending on your what your sGPA is before this semester and how many credit hours you have toward it.

And at least at my school, for the pre-meds...

A = Average
B = Below Average
 
This quarter I got A's in my much tougher classes, and took an easy filler class to boost my gpa (I'm a recovering GPA'r) ... I got a B in it.

I was less than pleased.
 
A = Good/My expectation of myself
B = Meh. Not good not bad. (Depends on the course as well regarding my feelings)
C = Pissed.
 
exi said:
I totally understand, but this will likely change dramatically when you get to med school.

Just sayin'.
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It's the getting in to med school I'm worried about.
 
Depends. I was completely satisfied with a B in organic because it reflected my comprehension of the subject.

I was pissed with a C in organic lab because it's a C, and I thought I knew the stuff well enough to get a B.

For me it's about expectations and how I feel during the class. I always expect to get and know that I can get an A at the beginning.
 
A= expected
A-=slightly frustrated or just w/e
B= annoyed/upset
C= would flip a ****
 
I hear ya. A few B's would be perfectly fine, not worth feelings of inadequacy. But when the transcript literally reads B down the column (aka GlamDoc's transcript)... :scared:

We can do it though. Just need to pull out the big guns next semester. 😀 👍
 
GlamDoc said:
I hear ya. A few B's would be perfectly fine, not worth feelings of inadequacy. But when the transcript literally reads B down the column (aka GlamDoc's transcript)... :scared:

We can do it though. Just need to pull out the big guns next semester. 😀 👍
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Shoot man.

Studying for the MCAT, and taking 5 science classes next semester to up the ol' sGPA..

I better have some BFGs.
 
A failure to get an A, C, D, or F? Yes. A failure on an academic level? No. It certainly isn't great to get only, or even majority, B's, but I refuse to freak out over one.
 
Freakfarm0 said:
Shoot man.

Studying for the MCAT, and taking 5 science classes next semester to up the ol' sGPA..

I better have some BFGs.
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Yeah, same here. I've pushed some of my major's hardest classes off till senior year because I can't afford any more hits to my GPA. Keeping my :xf: for good grades this semester and next.

I've already taken the MCAT. Sadly will have to take it again... that's like its own mini-semester, with the amount of time and work studying requires.
 
For me:

A = Thank Jesus.
B = Meh.
C = WTF!
D = Kill me please.
 
I'm mildly disappointed when I receive a B, but I don't lose sleep over it.
 
exi said:
Of course, but I think there's still a lot to be said and done by you -- other classes, your MCAT score, all the usual application parts, etc.
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Thank you for the vote of confidence there. Definitely brightened my day and got rid of some of the finals gloom.
 
Nah, I have better self-esteem than that!
Seriously, though, guys, Bs aren't the end of the world.
Now getting a long string of them and lower [potentially] the end to your chances at medicine? Yup... but still not the end of the world.
Somebody's got to get the Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs. And it ain't me. J/K!
 
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If you're really trying, and still making B's... I'd reconsider the profession. Medical school is much more intense than undergrad!

If you are like I was in undergrad, which was a slacker, then that's a whole different topic.

By the end of undergrad, I was focused and knocking out A's in every class that I took (all the cell and molecular classes).
 
Depends on the class I get it in.

B in stats = WTF

B in Ochem 2 = ok fine w/e
 
fahimaz7 said:
If you're really trying, and still making B's... I'd reconsider the profession. Medical school is much more intense than undergrad!

If you are like I was in undergrad, which was a slacker, then that's a whole different topic.

By the end of undergrad, I was focused and knocking out A's in every class that I took (all the cell and molecular classes).
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Good thing I'm a slacker then.
 
I do. B's wouldn't be that bad if that's what the competition was getting. But the more competitive pre-meds Ace nearly every course. I ****in HATE B's, that's why I just don't get em.
 
muhali3 said:
Depends on the class I get it in.

B in stats = WTF

B in Ochem 2 = ok fine w/e
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This too.

B in regular non-science nonsense, meh whatever.

B in science course, F no, end of the world.
 
B's? What's this thing called a B?








I kid, I kid. I have a few of them. Don't really care.
 
Do yall feel like B's are failures?
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I'll let you know if I ever get one. :laugh:

j/k. you guys would faint if you saw my transcripts.
 
Wait, you mean to tell me that there are grades other than A's? 😕
 
A - as I have done always.

B - end of the world.
 
I hate it when I get a B on a test not because I don't know the answers, but because I make completely ******ed mistakes.
 
A -- Normal but thankful.
A- -- Really? Happened 3 times... never for a good reason.
B -- Meh... I'll probably have 3 or 4 by the time I apply to med school.

The really interesting thing.. as a Junior with about the amount of credits as a senior... my grades this year "don't matter" as much as I thought they would. I.e. the difference between a 3.4 and a 3.8 this year is only about 0.06 on my final cGPA and sGPA. Obviously the 3.8 will be better, but I'm not really going to sweat it either way. The 3.92 would probably be better to apply with than a 3.84, meh.
 
I think it depends on how well I know the material. Example?

My last term of college in America, I took a Japanese writing class. I get to know the material pretty well. Pre-final, I had an A-. I pass a copy of the exam to the guy sitting in front of me, and he FLIPS OUT. He talks about how I'm disrespecting him, how I'm laughing at him, how I'm BREATHING in his presence, etc. The teacher (who was a friend of mine since before he started teaching, lol) told him to calm down and take the final. Ten minutes later, he stands up and says he can't take the final because I upset him so badly. He starts threatening me, and my teacher/friend told him to get away from me and just take the friggin test.

A few minutes later, he all but starts shouting, and I can't handle it. I scribble down a few random kanji and turn it in, rushing out and hiding in the bathroom because I'm so scared this kid's going to pull a gun on me. About ten minutes pass, and then one of my friends from class comes in and offers to walk home with me. When I come out, the rest of the class is slowly finishing their tests, and they all group around me because they're just as scared as I am. This kid was nuts!

Since I bombed the final, my grade dropped to a C+. You better believe I was upset! I knew the material well enough to make it to an A.

So:

Know the material well: only A's are acceptable.
Kind of know the material: A's and B's are acceptable, though B's are disappointing.
Not too firm a grasp on the material: I'll be glad to get a B. C seems likely.

So yeah. I guess it depends.

(Sorry about the length; I need to work on that)
 
A+ (99.5) = Seriously, IM AN EFFING IDIOT!
A = I HATE MY EFFING LIFE!!!
A- = *shoots self in the head*
B+ = *fills bathtub with sulfuric acid* *lays inside with a 200 lb weight on top of me* It's what I deserve.
 
ILikeDrugs said:
A+ (99.5) = Seriously, IM AN EFFING IDIOT!
A = I HATE MY EFFING LIFE!!!
A- = *shoots self in the head*
B+ = *fills bathtub with sulfuric acid* *lays inside with a 200 lb weight on top of me* It's what I deserve.
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What do you do when you get a C? Go to medical school?
 
Average GPA of everyone applying: 3.5.
Average GPA of everyone getting in: 3.6.

% of people that get in somewhere: around 44%.

Keep in mind these averages include schools like Morehouse that pull down the average quite a bit.

Can you bounce back from this? Yes. So much of your applications depend on other factors. With that said, get your act together and start doing better in your classes. If you end up having to re-apply at least you'll have improved your chances.
 
A= Pleased
A-= "seriously?.. d*mn if only I'd done better on X..."
B+= wow this sucks
B= suicide.. not really but i get pretty upset

I've gotten two B's so far, and both of them have been in intro level non-science courses. Go figure...
 
It's not my best, but certainly NOT a failure.
 
Anything below an A is a failure in my eyes. It truly hinders the GPA's ability to grow. Getting an A is the only way of making the GPA rise or stay at its top spot(4.0 overall)

Yes yes i know that if u you get an A- and your gpa is a 3.0 it will rise, but it will also hinders its ability to rise beyond 3.7, so its FAIL in my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Calm down, I think he was being sarcastic.
 
Mopp22 said:
Calm down, I think he was being sarcastic.
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Medical schools get a lot of applications from very brilliant people, with sub-par GPA's, that have a hard time getting past the screens. Why? Medical school move so quickly, that it will quickly weed out people that are not used/motivated to study (a lot).

We're in the middle of a 3 week sprint, with most of my class spending 12 hour days on campus, in the library, trying to connect the dots before our final test. Yes.. I said 12 hours on campus studying/in class.
 
fahimaz7 said:
Medical schools get a lot of applications from very brilliant people, with sub-par GPA's, that have a hard time getting past the screens. Why? Medical school move so quickly, that it will quickly weed out people that are not used/motivated to study (a lot).

We're in the middle of a 3 week sprint, with most of my class spending 12 hour days on campus, in the library, trying to connect the dots before our final test. Yes.. I said 12 hours on campus studying/in class.
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Not that bad. Sounds like any semester I have Dr. Vasquez for chemical engineering, except not just before finals.
 
They are a part of this process. For some people Cs are a part of it. For a few others, even Ds. There are ways for you to fix it. Adding on another seester of work in no big deal if you want to look at your absolute worst case consequence of a few Bs now. Cheer up mate.
 
I had a dream (nightmare?) last night that I got a B in my anatomy class.. I basically woke up freaking out.
Hopefully that won't come true when grades get posted tomorrow...
 
B = Better start working hard to get an A
 
FlowRate said:
Not that bad. Sounds like any semester I have Dr. Vasquez for chemical engineering, except not just before finals.
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Since we're in Georgia, we have a lot of students from Ga. Tech's engineering programs. From what I've heard, they are a few of the most frustrated students, b/c they could always "reason" their way through an exam, where now they have to learn it all.

It's a completely different type of studying/applying.
 
The B- I just got in Pchem is 100% going in the win column
 
Some of you guys are pretty ridiculous when it comes to getting a B; if you ask me, it should only be truly upsetting to get a B if a) you legitimately thought you were doing better in the course and wound up with one, b) the inappropriate grading distribution caused your grade to drop significantly due to not acing the final that was worth 60%, c) curved grading causes you to drop into the "B" category despite having an actual grade that passes for an "A" elsewhere, or d) you didn't work to your full potential to get an A (in which case you should only be upset with yourself).

Otherwise, suck it up and realize you're not going to be perfect at everything; it's better to learn that now than in medical school when everyone will hate you for complaining about that B+ despite the fact that you beat the mean by more than 1 SD.
 
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