Grades over-analysis: Lecture vs. Lab grades

[ButAtYourBest]

This is a very anal questions.

So I was pretty disappointed with my grade last semester in Organic Chemistry I lecture. I got a B- in the 3 credit lecture. However, I got an A in the 2 credit lab. My school counts these as separate grades.

I know of other schools that combines Organic lab and lecture grades into one final mark. And even at my school, some of my other pre-req classes, like gen chem, combine lab and lecture into one final mark.

I know a B- isn't the end of the world, but I was just wondering if med schools have a way of distinguishing transcripts that feature Lab + Lecture combined grades, versus Lab and Lecture separate grades.

I am content with my overall GPA, but I am under the impression that med schools pay especially close attention to an Organic Chemistry Lecture grade....perhaps more than a Physics or Math grade? And for superficial reasons, I feel like a B-/A lecture/lab pair of marks looks worse than a B or B+ in a lecture/lab combined mark. I feel like my B-/A pair of marks screams "they aren't too bright, but at least they turns stuff in on time!"

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[Wheee]

This is a very anal questions.

So I was pretty disappointed with my grade last semester in Organic Chemistry I lecture. I got a B- in the 3 credit lecture. However, I got an A in the 2 credit lab. My school counts these as separate grades.

I know of other schools that combines Organic lab and lecture grades into one final mark. And even at my school, some of my other pre-req classes, like gen chem, combine lab and lecture into one final mark.

I know a B- isn't the end of the world, but I was just wondering if med schools have a way of distinguishing transcripts that feature Lab + Lecture combined grades, versus Lab and Lecture separate grades.

I am content with my overall GPA, but I am under the impression that med schools pay especially close attention to an Organic Chemistry Lecture grade....perhaps more than a Physics or Math grade? And for superficial reasons, I feel like a B-/A lecture/lab pair of marks looks worse than a B or B+ in a lecture/lab combined mark. I feel like my B-/A pair of marks screams "they aren't too bright, but at least they turns stuff in on time!"

They do. When you type it in, if your class was a 4 credit class with combined lecture/lab, title it "Organic Chemistry Lecture and Lab," 4.0 credits, grade X. If they're separate, you type them in separate slots.

For example, I took dual credit gen chem in HS which combined the lecture/lab for a total of 5 credits. My college grades them separate, so one of my entries is combined, but most (bio, organic, etc) are 2 separate entries. They go off however your official transcript looks.