General Chemistry

[apmc]

While in my senior year of high school, I took two semesters of general chemistry at a local university and received A's both semesters. Once I enrolled in college as a freshman, I was advised to take two semesters of a more advanced analytical chemistry course before going straight to organic chemistry, and received a B and a B- (first and second semester, respectively). When calculating my science GPA, will medical schools use the A/A grades or the B/B- grades for the chemistry courses?

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[nonesuchgirl]

If the g chem shows up on a college transcript, all of them will be counted.

 

[Caesar]

While in my senior year of high school, I took two semesters of general chemistry at a local university and received A's both semesters. Once I enrolled in college as a freshman, I was advised to take two semesters of a more advanced analytical chemistry course before going straight to organic chemistry, and received a B and a B- (first and second semester, respectively). When calculating my science GPA, will medical schools use the A/A grades or the B/B- grades for the chemistry courses?

whoever told you that lied. You don't need analytical chem for O chem. Its apples and oranges.

 

[ilovetoshop]

You'll need to include any course ever attempted at any US or Canadian postsecondary school. This includes all college level courses taken while in high school on the primary application. You'll also need to send in transcripts from all those schools.

 

[[pj]]

While in my senior year of high school, I took two semesters of general chemistry at a local university and received A's both semesters. Once I enrolled in college as a freshman, I was advised to take two semesters of a more advanced analytical chemistry course before going straight to organic chemistry, and received a B and a B- (first and second semester, respectively). When calculating my science GPA, will medical schools use the A/A grades or the B/B- grades for the chemistry courses?

What's the logic behind going to "more advanced" classes then ochem?

Anyway, all grades are included.

 

[SCRdoc]

While in my senior year of high school, I took two semesters of general chemistry at a local university and received A's both semesters. Once I enrolled in college as a freshman, I was advised to take two semesters of a more advanced analytical chemistry course before going straight to organic chemistry, and received a B and a B- (first and second semester, respectively). When calculating my science GPA, will medical schools use the A/A grades or the B/B- grades for the chemistry courses?

I actually took analytical chem before ochem. But it was only one semester, and was part of the chemistry minor courses required. Anyway, like everyone else said, all your grades count towards your science GPA, even analytical chemistry.

 

[tardyturtle]

when calculating your grades, the med schools will use all available science grades; HOWEVER, some universities don't transfer the grades when you take a class somewhere else (ie. community college)--they only transfer credit or no credit. This is so that you don't use easy community college classes to boost your GPA.

 

[pride4jc727]

All grades are calculated and quite frankly, they all weigh the same. In addition, I saw some post that are trying to ascertain why you needed analytical. I went straight from inorganic chem to orgo and got A's in both semesters. So I was wondering what is the rationale in suggesting analytical as your next course. Quite frankly, I do not see the logic as the normal progression is gen chem, then orgo, and then the rest.