Grade Decision Undergrad Help plzz

[AntH2104]

So im currently going into my junior year of college. I am a chemistry major and recently this past semester I was taking ochem 2, sociology, ochem 1 lab, some gen ed, and genetics. I did pretty bad and honestly the worst I think I have done. I got an A+ in sociology and in my gen ed. A- in my ochem 1 lab and a B in genetics. I ended up bombing my ochem 2 final and dropped my B to a C+. This is brutal for my gpa and honestly been debating between either accepting the L i took this semester which would push me back in my premed application competitiveness. But, my university allows me up to the 27th to choose between pass covid/ no pass covid for any of my courses taken this spring semester. Any tips or advice on what to do before then? Thank you in advance!

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[paradoxic_toxic]

Protect your GPA and take the pass (instead of the C+)

Read this similar thread: Retake a C+?

 

[KnightDoc]

Not really. People don't mask As and Bs, so your choice is a C+ that goes into your GPA or a P that will look like a C that won't go into your GPA. Neither will be fatal to your chances, so just do whatever makes you happier. You definitely should not consider turning your B into a P, since that will also be seen as a C by most adcoms.

 

[Damson]

@Goro

 

[Goro]

I don't know how med schools will treat a P in pre-req at this point in the COVID-19 era.

Orgo is the most common cause of a V-shaped GPA trend. So my line of thinking is take the hit and do better from now on. We all like come from behind stories.

 

[LizzyM]

Organic is usually everyone's worst grade so you may have an upward trajectory from here. No one is really going to look at a P and mentally change it to a C but they are going to look at GPA by academic year so if you can change a 2.33 to a nothing and change the denominator to exclude those credits, your GPA will be higher than if you kept the C+. I'd do a Covid P/NP if that is still possible.

 

[Damson]

Agree with above to opt for a P/NP. I'd find it acceptable as an adcom, especially during covid season.