Failed CC transfer course

[nacholover53]

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So I have a 3.6 GPA, taking MCAT in April, going to apply this summer
I took a few classes at a community college to fill Gen Ed reqs during the summer but I got a D and F in two of them. I underestimated them and was burnt out from the previous semester (and the summer class started right when I got home after finishing the Spring semester).
How bad will this look on the application?

Thanks

 

[Pacna]

Do you have a 3.6 after the D and the F?

 

[kyamh]

Bad...be prepared to explain what you learned from your experiences. In the future, withdraw.

Also, rik111 asked a key question

 

[nacholover53]

Oh sorry I should mention
The courses were at a CC and were going to transfer to my actual college to fill the Gen Ed reqs, but they do NOT count to my GPA. That's also another reason I wasn't completely motivated, I was only shooting for the C (requirement for it to fill the Gen Ed req)

 

[Doctor Strange]

They will still count towards your AMCAS GPA even if they're not counted towards your college.

 

[Pacna]

They will still count towards your AMCAS GPA even if they're not counted towards your college.

+1

@OP: Calculate the new GPA factoring those classes in and post it here.

 

[knv2u]

They will still count towards your AMCAS GPA even if they're not counted towards your college.

Yep, OP, you're AMCAS GPA will be much lower because of those courses.

 

[kyamh]

Just to clear up what others have said:

You will submit ALL transcripts at ALL colleges you have ever taken courses in America. This includes college courses taken as a highschooler. You will enter the name, credit, date, and grade for every course you have ever taken.

The application service, AMCAS, will then calculate your GPA (using their formula and using your original transcripts) and lay it out in a table split up by year (HS, FR, SO, JR, SR, Grad) and split up by cumulative GPA, science GPA, all other GPA. These numbers are the only numbers that matter for medical school committees.

 

[Goro]

If everything else is stellar, it won't matter.



I took a few classes at a community college to fill Gen Ed reqs during the summer but I got a D and F in two of them. I underestimated them and was burnt out from the previous semester (and the summer class started right when I got home after finishing the Spring semester).
How bad will this look on the application?

 

[nacholover53]

Oh boy
So taking into account all the other classes I've taken, my AMCAS GPA would be a 3.25, with this spring semester's grades pending
I'd definitely say I'm in a bit of trouble. Would it show that those classes were taken at other institutions and during the summer?
I really appreciate the input and info everyone's given so far. Thank you

 

[kyamh]

Oh boy
So taking into account all the other classes I've taken, my AMCAS GPA would be a 3.25, with this spring semester's grades pending
I'd definitely say I'm in a bit of trouble. Would it show that those classes were taken at other institutions and during the summer?
I really appreciate the input and info everyone's given so far. Thank you

Yes, AMCAS indicates where and when the courses were taken. One thing to keep in mind is that the adcoms would have to look deeper in your application to see what's what....you have to catch their eye first with you stats and ECs. Do you think you can pull your GPA up above a 3.3?

 

[SN12357]

Oh boy
So taking into account all the other classes I've taken, my AMCAS GPA would be a 3.25, with this spring semester's grades pending
I'd definitely say I'm in a bit of trouble. Would it show that those classes were taken at other institutions and during the summer?
I really appreciate the input and info everyone's given so far. Thank you

It's actually to your advantage for someone to NOT figure out that you took the classes elsewhere, because if you get a reviewer who looks down on community colleges it will look particularly bad that you messed up on potentially easier classes (to anyone waiting to argue that CC classes aren't easier than those at 4-year, I'm speaking purely to perceptions). You will need to have an answer for why you did poorly that was not "I was just aiming for a C and underestimated the classes", because that answer is not going to fly well.

DO schools do grade replacement so you could repair your GPA fairly easy for them. MD schools will always count every class in your GPA and yes, a 3.25 is not a good starting place.

 

[nacholover53]

Yes, AMCAS indicates where and when the courses were taken. One thing to keep in mind is that the adcoms would have to look deeper in your application to see what's what....you have to catch their eye first with you stats and ECs. Do you think you can pull your GPA up above a 3.3?

Numbers wise, the highest GPA I could pull by the end of this spring would be a 3.32, and I am definitely working towards that so far.
Are the GPA stats listed on med schools' websites (i.e. the students' profile average GPA) the AMCAS numbers?

DO schools do grade replacement so you could repair your GPA fairly easy for them. MD schools will always count every class in your GPA and yes, a 3.25 is not a good starting place.

Sorry, but what exactly is grade replacement?

 

[SN12357]

Numbers wise, the highest GPA I could pull by the end of this spring would be a 3.32, and I am definitely working towards that so far.
Are the GPA stats listed on med schools' websites (i.e. the students' profile average GPA) the AMCAS numbers?


Sorry, but what exactly is grade replacement?

Buy the MSAR from the AAMC. It is the best source of information on med schools (MD schools, anyway), including the stats of their accepted applicants.

Grade replacement is exactly what it sounds like; if you retake the class and get a better grade, DO programs will use only the better grade for your GPA calculation. MD schools do not do grade replacement.

 

[Catalystik]

Grade replacement is exactly what it sounds like; if you retake the class and get a better grade, DO programs will use only the better grade for your GPA calculation. MD schools do not do grade replacement.

AACOMAS DO schools only use the most RECENT grade, even if it's worse, provided the course credits are the same or greater.