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[foreveryours07]

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I failed Calculus twice and I am retaking again over the fall will that affect my way of getting into a Pharmacy school?

 

[tootoo30]

I got an F the first time, a C the second time and an A the last time...now check out my signature LOL!

 

[atticus27]

It could. Depends on how strong the rest of your app is. Needless to say you should have dropped the class at least the second time around.

Reevaluate your study habits and get some tutoring. Calc is a difficult class for many people so give it everything you've got.

 

[charfdorn]

I failed Calculus twice and I am retaking again over the fall will that affect my way of getting into a Pharmacy school?

Yes! You got an F in a pre-pharm class twice! What happened? What makes you think the third time will be any different? Both of those Fs are going to count against your GPA, so you'd better do a damn good job this time. Twice? Really? And you have to ask this?

 

[pcproduct]

Use some of your free time this summer to sharpen your basic arithmetic/algebra skills. Then go over the stuff that gave you the most trouble in Calculus.

 

[foreveryours07]

ookay, thank you.

 

[foreveryours07]

Yeah, hopefully i get into a pharmacy school because i will be applying next year.

 

[foreveryours07]

Yes! You got an F in a pre-pharm class twice! What happened? What makes you think the third time will be any different? Both of those Fs are going to count against your GPA, so you'd better do a damn good job this time. Twice? Really? And you have to ask this?

you go to colorado? NICE! how is the college there like? I heard they are opening a new pharmacy school - Regis University. do you think that it will be an accredited pharmacy school?

 

[DoctorRx1986]

You'll be fine. I know people on this forum and in school who failed organic chemistry twice (Sparda comes to mind) and are currently pharmacy students. Honestly, calculus is nothing more than another hoop to jump through. I'll be a P2 in a matter of weeks and even after taking my first semester of pharmacokinetics, I have NEVER used calculus in any class. As a matter of fact, I remember diddly squat about it except the most basic rule, the "power" rule for simple derivatives. Don't worry...take it a third time, get tutoring, have sex with your hot female professor (if you're a guy) and you'll be just fine. . On a serious note, your unrelenting persistence in taking calculus a third time will demonstrate your perseverence and willingness to overcome obstacles when it comes to evaluating your application. Don't worry. 👍

 

[calisoca]

. On a serious note, your unrelenting persistence in taking calculus a third time will demonstrate your perseverence and willingness to overcome obstacles when it comes to evaluating your application. Don't worry. 👍

And this would be the optimistic viewpoint of failing calc twice...

 

[foreveryours07]

And this would be the optimistic viewpoint of failing calc twice...

i failed the first time and got a c- on the second time but I still consider anything below a 'B' failing.

 

[foreveryours07]

You'll be fine. I know people on this forum and in school who failed organic chemistry twice (Sparda comes to mind) and are currently pharmacy students. Honestly, calculus is nothing more than another hoop to jump through. I'll be a P2 in a matter of weeks and even after taking my first semester of pharmacokinetics, I have NEVER used calculus in any class. As a matter of fact, I remember diddly squat about it except the most basic rule, the "power" rule for simple derivatives. Don't worry...take it a third time, get tutoring, have sex with your hot female professor (if you're a guy) and you'll be just fine. . On a serious note, your unrelenting persistence in taking calculus a third time will demonstrate your perseverence and willingness to overcome obstacles when it comes to evaluating your application. Don't worry. 👍

👍👍 thank you so much! I have been stressing about it thinking that I will not get into pharmacy school because of that. Also, I work in a pharmacy already for 2 years now and my other grades are good, it is just calculus that i am so worried about.

 

[calisoca]

i failed the first time and got a c- on the second time but I still consider anything below a 'B' failing.

Well a C- is considered failing by most pharmacy schools as well and most require grades of C or better in all prereqs.

 

[koercive]

take tutoring , find calculus resources online (or use the cd that comes with the book) , keep practicing problems. get an A your 3rd time.

on your supplemental apps, explain how you solved this problem with math (persistence , creativity in finding new ways to understand the material , etc)

 

[charfdorn]

you go to colorado? NICE! how is the college there like? I heard they are opening a new pharmacy school - Regis University. do you think that it will be an accredited pharmacy school?

Yes, Regis will gain full accreditation in 2013 when they graduate their first class. I'd be shocked if anything prevented that from happening. It's a great school, and they are backing the pharmacy program 100%. I start at CU in the fall, so I can answer that question a little better down the road a bit. Are you applying there? Let me know once you've sent off the app.

i failed the first time and got a c- on the second time but I still consider anything below a 'B' failing.

Oh, OK. You'll be fine. It will hurt you, but it shouldn't keep you out. There are folks on here who failed Organic more than once. I thought it was 2 Fs, which would really hurt you, but the C- shows you're making progress. You'd better get an A this time, though.

 

[Carboxide]

Yes, it will hurt you. It's probably not a dealbreaker, though. The thing you need to do is make sure the REST of your app is very strong - ECs, LORs, experience, PCAT.

I will say that if I was on an adcom, I would look very severely at any candidate who retook several classes, or retook any one class more than once. To me, it shows that you're more likely to fail out of pharmacy school - if you can't pass organic until the third time, how are you going to pass organic-based classes like biochemistry (for schools that include that as pharmacy curriculum) on the first time?

But I'm not judging you.

 

[Kaiter]

be prepared to explain why you took it three times in case you are ever asked that (whether on an application or interview)

 

[WhiteSnows]

It will affect your way to pharmacy school. It will not be impossible to get in pharmacy school, but it will definitely be a big obstruction for you.

 

[SHC1984]

Calculus I is a joke compare to Calculus II, better hope you can find some schools that don't require Calculus II.

 

[DoctorRx1986]

Calculus I is a joke compare to Calculus II, better hope you can find some schools that don't require Calculus II.

Like I said in a previous post above, requiring calculus is nothing more than another hoop applicants have to jump through. Having extreme difficulty with calculus will in no way hinder the OP's ability to succeed in pharmacy school because most schools do not even apply the subject. I'm a student at Nova, going into my second year, and I can guarantee I have never used calculus so far...that's right, not even in pharmacokinetics. In fact, I don't remember jack from calculus except the "power" rule...almost as if I never took the course. I can't imagine why any school would require second semester calculus. At most, you will need to make conversions such as those required in pharmacy calculations and algebra in PK. Nothing more. I can't imagine why Mercer or any other school would require second semester calculus. However, foreveryours doesn't have to worry because almost no schools require cal 2, at least not any that i'm aware of other than Mercer.

 

[Carboxide]

Like I said in a previous post above, requiring calculus is nothing more than another hoop applicants have to jump through. Having extreme difficulty with calculus will in no way hinder the OP's ability to succeed in pharmacy school because most schools do not even apply the subject. I'm a student at Nova, going into my second year, and I can guarantee I have never used calculus so far...that's right, not even in pharmacokinetics. In fact, I don't remember jack from calculus except the "power" rule...almost as if I never took the course. I can't imagine why any school would require second semester calculus. At most, you will need to make conversions such as those required in pharmacy calculations and algebra in PK. Nothing more. I can't imagine why Mercer or any other school would require second semester calculus. However, foreveryours doesn't have to worry because almost no schools require cal 2, at least not any that i'm aware of other than Mercer.

Mercer doesn't require calc II...at least not according to their website.

 

[pharmacygopher]

I failed Org Chem I the first time around and I'm still starting pharmacy school in the fall.

 

[AKN16]

Practice problems, practice problems, practice problems..

I can't stress this enough. If your teacher assigns you problems to do in class, do these first and foremost- bc realistically some form of it will show up on an exam. Also, do more problems out of the book then what is assigned, this will show whether you can truly understand the material or not.

Last but no least, SEE SOMEONE FOR HELP! There's a reason why teachers hold office hours, so def take advantage of this time to get your questions answered. DON"T BE AFRAID TO SEEK HELP.

 

[Sparda29]

You'll be fine. I know people on this forum and in school who failed organic chemistry twice (Sparda comes to mind) and are currently pharmacy students. Honestly, calculus is nothing more than another hoop to jump through. I'll be a P2 in a matter of weeks and even after taking my first semester of pharmacokinetics, I have NEVER used calculus in any class. As a matter of fact, I remember diddly squat about it except the most basic rule, the "power" rule for simple derivatives. Don't worry...take it a third time, get tutoring, have sex with your hot female professor (if you're a guy) and you'll be just fine. . On a serious note, your unrelenting persistence in taking calculus a third time will demonstrate your perseverence and willingness to overcome obstacles when it comes to evaluating your application. Don't worry. 👍

Da.

Organic I, UW, D, A
Organic II, F, B

Calculus, I didn't find hard at all. I guess math makes sense to me. But something you need to know about all these subjects is that they all require practice. Do the homework problems.