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Four Cs... bad?
Started by Arcella
No, not such a bad thing IF it was a thing of the past. If your grades have been great since then, you should be ok. There are alot of folks in med school that have done much worse. If it came down to it, I might consider retaking one or two of them just so you could get your gpa up.
Good Luck
Good Luck
I agree with AustinFinklea with the caveat that it is difficult to tell given the small amount of information you gave us.
Basically I have made straight As and a B+ here and there since. CGpa is 3.5 SGpa is probably around a 3.1-3.2 perhaps? Still haven't taken the MCAT, pretty confident I could score at least a 25 on it. I also go to one of the few schools that is on the block system, i.e. I take one class at a time, 3 hours a day, 2+ for lab for 4 weeks. To say the least, it can get pretty stressful.
i say retake those classes.
Well unfortunately I will be graduating in May and have no time to retake those classes. I am taking a year off. Would it be looked down upon if I retake, lets say organic chemistry at a CC??
do they even teach orgo at a CC?
I retook orgo at a commcoll because I had gotten a C, I ended up getting an A at commcoll and it counted towards my overall gpa and I got into med school... Good luck...
slinkey, did u get in anywhere else besides dcom?
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WALKE219
Four Cs... Good?
well obviously its not a good thing... Just kinda hoping it will not hold me back.
If you have around a 3.2 GPA for both science and overall that's good. If you can manage the 25 or better on the mcat you should have no problem getting some interviews. 🙂 Four C's is much different than four D's or F's.
If your grades have been good since then, and you have a 3.5 overall, 3.2ish for science your fine, you won't have to take them over, I had a few Cs here and there Mostly my freshman year but it never held me back. I have not ever taken a class over but I showed a drastic increase in GPA my junior year. Just do as well as you can on the MCAT you should be fine
You have decent stats, I'd be surprised if you don't get at least a couple of interviews. It might be something you want to explain if it comes up but do well on your MCAT and you can say those were fluke grades and you obviously understand it because you did well on the MCAT.
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Dr. Josh
yes, that's where I was planning on retaking mine. I'm doing it because of finances, not because it will be easier. I found out CCs are not easier than universities, depending on the professor.
Yeah, and it's not exactly easier at a CC, either. The classes are smaller, that's all.
I just retook BIO 1 at a CC and it certainly wasnt easy.On the flipside of that the professor was one of the most caring people I've ever met and she took the extra step to make sure the students did well.This is in completely contrast to my BIO 1 experience at my 4 yr school in which the professor would ask if you showed up for office hours "why are you here"?. BTW I got an A for the BIO 1 retake!
cheers
howie
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