Got a B+...Now what

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Hey guys,

So after transferring to Pepperdine, my first year here I got two B's. After that, I only got A's and A-'s. Now in my senior it. It happened. After 4 semesters, I got a B+ in an upper division sports medicine course. I went in with an A- and came out with a B+. After crying my eyes out, I have come to my senses and would like some advise on what this means and how this will impact me. My current GPA is 3.759 and I wanted to get it to a 3.9 by Spring, but after that B+, it looks like that is just not happening. Any words of wisdom?

 

[HomeSkool]

After crying my eyes out

Don't do that. As I tell my kids, save your tears for the important stuff.

I have come to my senses

Good!

what this means

Nothing.

how this will impact me

It won't.

Any words of wisdom?

Search SDN. There are more than enough threads just like this one -- posted in the last week, even! -- to explain exactly why you're fine. Pick yourself up and soldier on.

 

[CloverBale]

Pat yourself on the back for getting a B+!! Your life isn’t over. You’ll still get into medical school.

 

[BurntFlower]

Breathe. You'll be fine.

 

[TakotsuboOkazaki]

Can confirm life is not over for you.

Got a B- in organic chemistry.

Currently have a number of interviews. No one has ever mentioned it.


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[rg2o3]

Lol. You’re fine

 

[de Ribas]

Hey guys,

So after transferring to Pepperdine, my first year here I got two B's. After that, I only got A's and A-'s. Now in my senior it. It happened. After 4 semesters, I got a B+ in an upper division sports medicine course. I went in with an A- and came out with a B+. After crying my eyes out, I have come to my senses and would like some advise on what this means and how this will impact me. My current GPA is 3.759 and I wanted to get it to a 3.9 by Spring, but after that B+, it looks like that is just not happening. Any words of wisdom?

Have plan B

 

[Goro]

Hey guys,

So after transferring to Pepperdine, my first year here I got two B's. After that, I only got A's and A-'s. Now in my senior it. It happened. After 4 semesters, I got a B+ in an upper division sports medicine course. I went in with an A- and came out with a B+. After crying my eyes out, I have come to my senses and would like some advise on what this means and how this will impact me. My current GPA is 3.759 and I wanted to get it to a 3.9 by Spring, but after that B+, it looks like that is just not happening. Any words of wisdom?

Do not consider it a loss of face or a sign of weakness. And chill.
EDIT: were you working under the erroneous assumption that med schools would consider this a sign that you couldn't handle med school? If so, you're wrong.

If you're a perfectionist, lost that that attitude STAT.

 

[ciestar]

Do not consider it a loss of face or a sign of weakness. And chill.
EDIT: were you working under the erroneous assumption that med schools would consider this a sign that you couldn't handle med school? If so, you're wrong.

If you're a perfectionist, lost that that attitude STAT.

Losing the perfectionist attitude was one of the hardest things about starting med school. You’ll literally drive yourself crazy before you realize you can’t know everything.

 

[Lawpy]

Losing the perfectionist attitude was one of the hardest things about starting med school. You’ll literally drive yourself crazy before you realize you can’t know everything.

Unfortunately, the perfectionists at schools with ranked P/F or graded preclinical curricula will likely suffer even more when they realize that their grades play a major role in getting AOA, which matters a lot if they're gunning for competitive specialties/residencies.

This is why worrying about B+ right now is unwise when far worse things are bound to happen in medical school.

 

[DrDarce]

Damn you're screwed!!!!!

Ok I thought this thread was a joke but everyone is responding like it's serious so yeah it's no big deal dude

 

[ciestar]

Unfortunately, the perfectionists at schools with ranked P/F or graded preclinical curricula will likely suffer even more when they realize that their grades play a major role in getting AOA, which matters a lot if they're gunning for competitive specialties/residencies.

This is why worrying about B+ right now is unwise when far worse things are bound to happen in medical school.

I already have come to terms with the fact that I won’t be getting AOA. Can’t dwell on it at this point.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Have you considered podiatry?

 

[de Ribas]

Have you considered podiatry?

I don't think that with 2 Bs and 1 B+ OP has a chance at podiatry schools.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

I don't think that with 2 Bs and 1 B+ OP has a chance at podiatry schools.

That’s why I hesitated to even type it, I wasn’t sure. Good to know

 

[Robin-jay]

I don't think that with 2 Bs and 1 B+ OP has a chance at podiatry schools.

Wait until the Caribbeans open a podiatry school OP.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Wait until the Caribbeans open a podiatry school OP.

They have a vet school at SGU. Maybe they’ll let him in.

 

[Osminog]

To the posters above: Please stop giving OP false hope. Even if there were Caribbean podiatry schools, there's no way he'd get in with his 3.8 GPA.

OP, have you heard of naturopathic medicine? Shadow a reflexologist, memorize the names of all the healing crystals, get a 520+ on the MCAT, and you'll probably have a 50/50 shot at getting into the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine.

As you will learn in naturopathic medical school, the best cure for pre-med neuroticism is rose quartz.

Good luck!

 

[bioboy23]

They have a vet school at SGU. Maybe they’ll let him in.

I wouldn’t let a 3.9 grad even walk my dogs. Medicine, whether human or animal, is out of the picture. Sorry, OP.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

I wouldn’t let a 3.9 grad even walk my dogs. Medicine, whether human or animal, is out of the picture. Sorry, OP.

Sigh. I guess it’s chiropractic for OP.

 

[GoSkins]

I'd suggest you seek a psychiatrist if receiving a B+ gives you this much anxiety, but in all reality, I received 4 B- and a 3.4 GPA and have received acceptances. Don't worry be happy

 

[21Rush12]

Is this a joke?

 

[Robin-jay]

My current GPA is 3.759 and I wanted to get it to a 3.9 by Spring, but after that B+, it looks like that is just not happening. Any words of wisdom?

Is this a joke?

The fact that the OP only calculated their grade to 3 decimal digits? I sure hope so.

 

[ciestar]

Is this a joke?

It’s finals season on SDN, it very much is. Over and over again.

 

[de Ribas]

such doctor will send a patient to ER even after mild headache or something minor.

 

[GypsyHummus]

Im usually the first one to recommend Podiatry school, but I am concerned with OPs GPAs. A B+ in a sports medicine class simply wont fly, You need to have gotten an A++ in this class. Its the foundation that Medical and Podiatry schools build their curriculum on, and has at least a 83% rate of determining weather or not a student can pass boards. I cannot recommend any type of medical school, even Podiatry schools have standards.

Your only path forward at this point is to submit your application to pharmacy schools. Hopefully they can teach you something about chill pills.

 

[Dr. Scribe]

I got two B-‘s in pre-reqs.....and will be matriculating to my top choice MD school next summer. You’ll be fine!!

 

[de Ribas]

I got two B-‘s in pre-reqs.....and will be matriculating to my top choice MD school next summer. You’ll be fine!!

Don't raise OPs hopes. You are definitely an outlier. Your probably have a parent alumni at that school or donated 7 figure check.

 

[PreMedMissteps]

I sense that some of his angst is because he’s at a Calif undergrad. If he’s also a Calif resident, then he’s surrounded with the intense pressure that being good enough is often not enough.

That said....His stats are fine. There are plenty of med students with Bs and Cs and worse on their transcripts.

 

[Dr. Scribe]

Don't raise OPs hopes. You are definitely an outlier. Your probably have a parent alumni at that school or donated 7 figure check.

I’m also married to the deans daughter

 

[de Ribas]

I’m also married to the deans daughter

I like the "also" part. I bet 7 figure donation had greater impact.

 

[Terror Billy]

Now what??? You should just drop pre-med and hop on the line at McDonalds

 

[de Ribas]

Now what??? You should just drop pre-med and hop on the line at McDonalds

That's max OP can count on. If you want to be a supervisor or manager at McDonald's you have to have 4.0 and Masters degree.

 

[21Rush12]

It’s finals season on SDN, it very much is. Over and over again.

Somehow every semester I forget the level of nuts people can be.

 

[NeurologyHopeful2018]

In my days a 3.6 + 30 MCAT guarantees you admission

 

[de Ribas]

In my days a 3.6 + 30 MCAT guarantees you admission

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out

 

[jk441]

Can also confirm that you will survive. I’m currently a 2nd year MD student and had more than one B on my transcript. You will be okay- breathe and enjoy the holidays 🙂

 

[mwsapphire]

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out

I mean a 3.6+ and a 510+ still has a pretty good chance at an interview these days, so all hope is not lost.

 

[rabbott1971]

Hey guys,
So after transferring to Pepperdine, my first year here I got two B's. After that, I only got A's and A-'s. Now in my senior it. It happened. After 4 semesters, I got a B+ in an upper division sports medicine course. I went in with an A- and came out with a B+. After crying my eyes out, I have come to my senses and would like some advise on what this means and how this will impact me. My current GPA is 3.759 and I wanted to get it to a 3.9 by Spring, but after that B+, it looks like that is just not happening. Any words of wisdom?

Doom shall descend upon you like a shroud, and never again will you feel the warmth of the sun. Animals will avoid you as you stride the earth, sensing your academic taint. Your fantasy football teams shall suffer a plague of injuries and poached RB touchdowns. Any food you consume will taste like Arby's roast beef sandwiches. Friends will abandon you, and you will find comfort nowhere except the your real estate agent. Every shower you take will be low-flow, and every package delivered to your home will be stolen by meth-heads.

Next time try not to ruin what's left of your life.

 

[kuzy]

 

[EmilKraepelin55]

Now what? I guess take a cyanide pill. Your life in medicine is a sack of rocks now. J/K.

 

[Anti-PD1]

Got a C+ in Genetics and OChem II. Attend a competitive MD school. Just. Go. HAM. In every regard. And breathe.

 

[Dr.Cut.em.up]

Your medical career is over.

 

[Dr.Cut.em.up]

I dont have any Bs. Hope that helps.

 

[bioboy23]

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out

Saw them live. I’ve seen lots of people live but they put on the best show by far.

 

[de Ribas]

I dont have any Bs. Hope that helps.

Do you have any As?

 

[Dr. Scribe]

I like the "also" part. I bet 7 figure donation had greater impact.

Debatable. She is her firstborn and they are really close

 

[21Rush12]

Do you have any As?

My girlfriend wasn’t the only one with 34 Cs