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I took a trigonometry course (never had Calculus I in HS) and received a B in it. How bad will this look on my transcript when applying to medical school? The only reason I got the B was because I took way too many classes this semester; however, I understood most of the material.
 
This thread will result in a lot of banishment to the Caribbean replies. Therefore, I will be the first of many.

Your grades are forever tarnished. Go directly to the Caribbean, do not pass Go, Do not collect $200.
 
Xe54 said:
I took a trigonometry course (never had Calculus I in HS) and received a B in it. How bad will this look on my transcript when applying to medical school? The only reason I got the B was because I took way too many classes this semester; however, I understood most of the material.
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There is just no excuse for this question...
 
You can't be a doctor anymore, just go find a different career with your filthy grades.
 
It's one B. If you're freaking out about that, I wouldn't recommend emergency medicine.
 
ISUBird100 said:
This thread will result in a lot of banishment to the Caribbean replies. Therefore, I will be the first of many.

Your grades are forever tarnished. Go directly to the Caribbean, do not pass Go, Do not collect $200.
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Lmao :🤣:

Love it. But I don't even think the Carribean will accept a B, not even with URM status. OP you should def choose another career. Seeing as the average pre-med gpa for a student that matriculates is a 4.7 on a 4 point scale U R screwed 😛
 
Try to get all A's, of course, but the average GPA for accepted students is around 3.6. You can get a few B's. It doesn't matter. Relax.
 
B in Trig is like a guaranteed D in Calc I, probably a guaranteed F in Calc II.
 
Mac Blade said:
B in Trig is like a guaranteed D in Calc I, probably a guaranteed F in Calc II.
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Not necessarily at my school calc for business majors/life science majors doesn't involve trig whatsoever.
 
Wow you're trying to be a doctor and you don't have the brain capacity to ace trig?

I recommend a post-bacc program and an e-mail to all of the medical schools you're interested in with an apology in advance.
 
Xe54 said:
I took a trigonometry course (never had Calculus I in HS) and received a B in it. How bad will this look on my transcript when applying to medical school? The only reason I got the B was because I took way too many classes this semester; however, I understood most of the material.
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your chances are over bro, are considering EMT?
 
Considering that the average GPA for an accepted med school applicant is no where near a 4.0, I would say you're fine.

If you're spazzing out now, I don't want to see how you handle med school.
 
Is anyone else like really, really, REALLY sick of these kind of threads?
 
A college degree.

Common sense not included.
 
Chops369 said:
Is anyone else like really, really, REALLY sick of these kind of threads?
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Yeeeesssssss. That's why there is a "The answers to your stupid questions" thread, but people still don't use it.
 
2sk0ol4c0ol said:
Not necessarily at my school calc for business majors/life science majors doesn't involve trig whatsoever.
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I meant that in the sarcastic nature of the replies preceding mine. Honestly, I struggled far more in the trig-heavy portion of my Pre-Calc class than I ever did in my Calc I class. My school also only offers one version of Calc and I still found the concepts far more simple than those damn double angle formulas.
 
Mac Blade said:
I meant that in the sarcastic nature of the replies preceding mine. Honestly, I struggled far more in the trig-heavy portion of my Pre-Calc class than I ever did in my Calc I class. My school also only offers one version of Calc and I still found the concepts far more simple than those damn double angle formulas.
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LOL My trig teacher told us she wouldn't teach us those because they never come up again, but we did use 3 of those identities in Calc2 for engineers but that was more for simplification then anything else.
 
After some boredom-induced lurking in the pre-allo forum, I am convinced that I would lose my insanity if I were forced to wade through these cookie-cutter bullcrap pre-med panic threads. Hats off to you all for not committing seppuku after the millionth one of these shows up at the top of the page.
 
twelvetigers said:
After some boredom-induced lurking in the pre-allo forum, I am convinced that I would lose my insanity if I were forced to wade through these cookie-cutter bullcrap pre-med panic threads. Hats off to you all for not committing seppuku after the millionth one of these shows up at the top of the page.
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Yeah you don't wanna lose your insanity. That would make life boring.
 
Xe54 said:
I took a trigonometry course (never had Calculus I in HS) and received a B in it. How bad will this look on my transcript when applying to medical school? The only reason I got the B was because I took way too many classes this semester; however, I understood most of the material.
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Well...the only B I got was in elementary spanish 1 (and I wish I could say it was due to a heavy course load...but the real reason was b/c I hated the class and didn't care). Did it come up during interviews? Yes but only in a joking manner ("An A in physics but you can't get an A in elementary spanish?...<insert laughter>"). Honestly they could care less. A few B's every now and then do no harm. No one is perfect (despite what some people on here lead you to believe).

What is your cGPA and sGPA? Those are what med school will be looking at. Good luck! 👍
 
Tapepsi said:
Well...the only B I got was in elementary spanish 1 (and I wish I could say it was due to a heavy course load...but the real reason was b/c I hated the class and didn't care). Did it come up during interviews? Yes but only in a joking manner ("An A in physics but you can't get an A in elementary spanish?...<insert laughter>"). Honestly they could care less. A few B's every now and then do no harm. No one is perfect (despite what some people on here lead you to believe).

What is your cGPA and sGPA? Those are what med school will be looking at. Good luck! 👍
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3.8 and 4.0
 
Xe54 said:
3.8 and 4.0
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What? I thought you said you made a B in trig... which should count as math. Did they banish trig to the humanities department at your school or something?
 
Harvard is impossible now. Try Johns Hopkins!

All jokes aside, you're fine. I felt the same way about my first B and the several consecutive B's.
 
My B's make me a well-rounded person. Getting nothing but A's gets boring after a while, you know?
 
it doesnt look good for you :laugh:
 
All my interviewers last cycle always questioned me about my one B my sophomore year, straight rejections for all 15 schools because of it. Just quit now and save yourself some $$$$$
 
Xe 54: You're done, dude. You proabably should have picked a better element for your username.
 
ISUBird100 said:
This thread will result in a lot of banishment to the Caribbean replies. Therefore, I will be the first of many.

Your grades are forever tarnished. Go directly to the Caribbean, do not pass Go, Do not collect $200.
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BAHAHAHAHA.

Seriously, all of the people freaking out about "THAT ONE B D:" make me feel like **** about my own grades.
 
SN1 said:
my bro got a b in precalc and an A in calc I🙄
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1st Semester Precal (High School): A
2nd Semester Precal (High School): D
AP Calculus AB (High School): Dropped after a month

...two years later...

Calculus I (College): A
Calculus II (College): B (meh)

🙄

People can change.
 
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