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How bad is getting B's?
Started by iceet
Straight B's pretty bad. A Mix of A's and B's is ok.iceet said:
Bs die when they sting you...but some people can't tolerate B stings at all and they die too. So they're definitely bad for the Bs and sometimes they can be bad for people too.
For every B in a science class you get, get an A, a 3.5 in BCPM is a good score to have. B's by itself is bad, B's mixed with A's is good.
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B's wont kill you. Don't listen to the people that aren't trying to be helpful. I can't see how all these people want to be doctors but they jump all over and tear apart the first person who asks a question. They are just being inconsiderate and not helpful.
B's are not bad as long as you get A's as well. My advice to you will be to look into medical school's stats and see what their average matriculant science GPA is. This should give you an idea of how people who have been accepted into medical school have faired in their science and math classes. Good luck!
B's are not bad as long as you get A's as well. My advice to you will be to look into medical school's stats and see what their average matriculant science GPA is. This should give you an idea of how people who have been accepted into medical school have faired in their science and math classes. Good luck!
i agree with the above poster. it's really easy to write sarcastic posts when a lot of us have recently graduated to the allopathic/osteopathic forums. let's show a little sensitivity towards the OP, guys. he/she has a legitimate concern, and i know i'm not the only one on here who had less than a 3.5 gpa to work with when applying to med school. 🙄
I agree with the sentiments of the above two posters exactly. To the OP: this is really why the MCAT was developed. It's not a perfect measure of anything, of course, but it helps put your grades into a context.
If you have lots of Bs in the sciences but you rock high Bio and Physical Sciences scores on the MCAT, this tells the ADCOMs that your Bs are worth their weight in caviar (ADCOMs are all filthy elitist bastards who love caviar and baby sealskin, true fact).
Even if you don't have atmospheric MCATs, a few science Bs are par for the course.
If you have lots of Bs in the sciences but you rock high Bio and Physical Sciences scores on the MCAT, this tells the ADCOMs that your Bs are worth their weight in caviar (ADCOMs are all filthy elitist bastards who love caviar and baby sealskin, true fact).
Even if you don't have atmospheric MCATs, a few science Bs are par for the course.
They only like pre-clubbed babyseal skinCentinel said:
I will second the sentiments of everyone else here - Bs are totally okay. Of the 10 quarters of science I took in undergrad (3 chem, 3 orgo, 3 bio, 1 physics - AP credit), I got 3 Bs, 4 B+'s, 1 A- and 2 A's. And there was really no upward or downward trend in my science grades. I did well on the MCAT, and couple of math/stats classes helped boost my BCPM GPA, but regardless I had plenty of interviews and not once did anybody mention my science grades. Just keep working hard and you'll be fine, getting a few B's gives you more character 🙂
What's next? A-'s?
i'm allergic to B's 
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There has been SDN posts complaining about A-'s. Needless to say, SDN was all over that.KingTutATL said:
USArmyDoc said:
this is true...but in all fairness, it's an acceptance with multiple Bs (and some Cs) in hand...
Dude, don't sweat it... seriously. My anecdotal evidence. 4.0 first year, couple A-'s second, A- and B+, B- third, and half B's senior. A significant downward trend and I got into 3 so cal schools. Think of it this way, you could get a 3.5 if you got one B for every A. On the other hand, that first non A really stings when 4.0 drops like an anvil.
If your startin to sport C's, well thats another story. Well one or two no big deal, but if you just keep your grades in the A and B range, you'll be fine.
Here's my suggestion... go take a girl on a date, get some ass, and the B's will be the last thing on your mind.
If your startin to sport C's, well thats another story. Well one or two no big deal, but if you just keep your grades in the A and B range, you'll be fine.
Here's my suggestion... go take a girl on a date, get some ass, and the B's will be the last thing on your mind.
Yea...UCSD does the standard top 14% thing for university honors:instigata said:
98-99%ile = summa cum laude
94-97%ile = magna cum laude
86-93%ile = cum laude
Last year the lower cutoff for magna was 3.770 (for Revelle college at least). All you really get for it though is a tiny little sticker on your diploma. 🙄
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I think missed something. Did you switch magna with summa?Bluntman said:
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Don't know why I thought otherwise. Must have been buzzed during graduation 🙂Bluntman said:
lol...me too!...Although honestly I would probably have to describe myself more as "wrecked". Advice of the day:HemaOncoDoc said:
Don't stay up eating special rice krispy treats until 3am when you have to be awake and functional at 6!!! Definitely don't recommend that one. 😳
Getting a B is somewhere between kicking a dog and being under 30 and having erectile dysfunction....so you tell me, how bad is getting a B?
Bs are great! With all those Cs on my transcript, I need something to bring them up.
Anastasis said:Bs are great! With all those Cs on my transcript, I need something to bring them up.
C in Calc this semester...oh the irony. 🙁
I got a C in Calc III - easiest of the calc's my butt. 😡
Anastasis said:
yea....as soon as i meet the one year requirement (i doubt pre-calc is accepted as a math prereq) i will be discontinuing math forever.
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