I got Bs in organic I & II, game over?

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I got a C+ and then B-. I thought it would really hurt me, but got interviews at all 6 schools that I applied to and got in at 3 of them. Honestly, I'm really surprised, but it happened!
 
Excellent. What set you apart? High PCAT? Extra currics?
 
I don't know what set me apart. I think I was pretty average in everything. GPA=3.53, PCAT=77, president of a little group on campus, some volunteering, and I worked at a pharmacy for three years over summer/J-terms. Maybe I'm getting accepted by accident? 🙂
 
hmmm. i guess it depend when you got them. Were you still living in your parents' basement?
 
Yes, I got Bs on my first try and I was living in my parents' basement at the time.
 
B's are completely respectable for Ochem. ADCOMS would obviously prefer A's, but B's aren't deal-breakers by any means -- esp. if the rest of your transcript looks really good.
 
OperatingThetan said:
Yes, I got Bs on my first try and I was living in my parents' basement at the time.
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B's are not bad, but if you were living in your parents' basement at the time you should have gotten A's. After all, who doesn't get help on their homework from their parents?
 
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I got a B- and an A in lab for Orgo I. I worked my ass off for a B+ (I had a notoriously hard professor) and an A in lab for Orgo II.

Yes, it's possible to get in. I got 5 interview invites, but is this thread really necessary??? 😕
 
No, you are fine. Your application is (and should be) much more than one set of grades. Also take the opportunity to score high on the PCAT, especially the chemistry section. I got B's in both o'chem classes and it worked out alright (6 applications, 6 interviews, 2 acceptances and waiting on the rest). Don't lose sleep over it, just find other ways to stand out.
 
I got a C- first time i took orgo1. Retook it and got A-. Got B in orgo2. Got a C- in genchem2, didn't retake it. Applied and got in, no degree. Everyone needs to stop freaking out over B's, because you're NOT done. Just offset the bad grade by doing better in other classes & improving your entire app.
 
I think you should drop out of school, your life is over!! lol, you're fine. I got a C in orgo I, retook it and got a B+. I got an A- in the lab. I'm in pharm school now. Orgo is important but I don't think it breaks you, as long as your other science classes are fine. I remember the first day I was in organic class, the professor (who was the pre-med advisor) told us, "if you don't do well in this class, you can kiss graduate school goodbye." well, I proved him wrong..I made up for it by getting A's in almost all my upper division science classes..so don't worry, you're more than fine,assuming your other grades are good.






OperatingThetan said:
How bad does that look to ADCOMS?
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omg i would kill for those grades lol. I got a D first time in Orgo I, retook it got a B and then got a C in Orgo II. Im still fighting for what i want. (At least I got a B+ in Orgo Lab lol)
 
when I first took orgo 1 I thought I wouldn't pass so I dropped it and now have a "W" for that semester. Then I took it again and got a "B-" and was extremely happy. And then it came time for orgo 2...but with the horror stories, I decided to take it a the local community college over summer where I ended up with a B, but again I was still pleased. 🙂
 
I am Surprised, I don't want to retake it.🙁 Here I was thinking of taking Anatomy in the fall of 09 and Calc.I. and some other Sci. & math in spring '10. Should I drop other sciences for that year and take B.S. Classes like Psych and Humanities (by the way I am going for my Bachelors in Health Science Or Biology.) I am open to any suggestions 🙂
 
This thread always seems to pop up. Orgo is one of the hardest classes in the whole pre-pharm gauntlet. I got B's in both semesters (and B's in both semesters of gen chem too) and I had no problem getting acceptances/interviews, and I'm not the only one. Think about it...in the average orgo class A's go to maybe 15% of the class. Do the other 85% not go on to become doctors, pharmacists and dentists? 😕
 
so Ochem is that hard? I was planning to take Ochem and biochem and physics all in the same quarter.....
 
ValeUC said:
I took Physics, Microbiology and Organic in one quarter. It wasn't too bad.
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That was my other option; then since I am in a quarter system, all pharm schools want at least 3 quarters of physics, ochem, gen chem, bio, and biochem; and its my microbio B.S. major requirements anyway.
So if I took Ochem, Biochem, and physics all in one quarter I have to do it 3 quarters in a row...
Did you do good in physics, micro, and organic?
 
Lotus89 said:
That was my other option; then since I am in a quarter system, all pharm schools want at least 3 quarters of physics, ochem, gen chem, bio, and biochem; and its my microbio B.S. major requirements anyway.
So if I took Ochem, Biochem, and physics all in one quarter I have to do it 3 quarters in a row...
Did you do good in physics, micro, and organic?
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B- in Organic, B+ in Microbiology and C in Physics. Physics would have been better but we have the worst department in the known universe.
 
ValeUC said:
B- in Organic, B+ in Microbiology and C in Physics. Physics would have been better but we have the worst department in the known universe.
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You did good though, and physics isn't that important anyway...lol. I give you props for doing all three, that will be me in the next quarter or two 😀
 
Lotus89 said:
You did good though, and physics isn't that important anyway...lol. I give you props for doing all three, that will be me in the next quarter or two 😀
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I've always been better in Biology classes than others. This quarter and next quarter is Organic, Physics and A&P, plus labs for all three.
 
ValeUC said:
I've always been better in Biology classes than others. This quarter and next quarter is Organic, Physics and A&P, plus labs for all three.
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Yes I too, will do a schedule just like that after my Ochem, and stuff is done.
Luckily I excell both in biology and chemsitry (which is why my sci GPA is 4.0) so I am hoping to keeping it that way. That is why I ask about the Ochem,biochem, and physics, I don't want my GPA to drop because of those.
 
NaOH said:
Well damn.

Anyone got the number for that one truck-driving school?....
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Not sure that will work out for you. My brother, the college educated truck driver, just moved back home with my parents. He'd live in the basement too if they had one.
 
Lotus89 said:
so Ochem is that hard? I was planning to take Ochem and biochem and physics all in the same quarter.....
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your out of your mind lol. take ochem and physics one semester and biochem another semester. ochem and biochem were by far the toughest classes ive taken, i cant imagine taking them at the same time.
 
I got Bs in org I and II lecture, but As in nearly every other class, and I got into my first choice no problem.
 
Haha OH and... it's not for ochem, but I got a D the first time I took a bio course (during freshman year), and then a C- the second time I took it. It was the lamest class ever but I still got in... so hopefully that gives people more reassurance that grades don't make or break you.
 
Cangri One said:
your out of your mind lol. take ochem and physics one semester and biochem another semester. ochem and biochem were by far the toughest classes ive taken, i cant imagine taking them at the same time.
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Am I really?😱
Would I be ok? I mean I have NEVER taken physics in my life, and I heard it is a lot of math and thank God I am good at math too, so I mean, maybe certain courses are harder to certain people, like if you put me in an english class, oh I will get a C+/B- but any math/science or history class will be an B+/A
 
Cangri One said:
your out of your mind lol. take ochem and physics one semester and biochem another semester. ochem and biochem were by far the toughest classes ive taken, i cant imagine taking them at the same time.
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And I am on a quarter system, not a semester system so I have to do those classes in 10 weeks and not 16-18 weeks. :meanie:
 
I will never understand people who look down on B's. Being a straight A machine does not always look that great. I've had professors who were on graduate admissions committees say that they would rather choose someone with a 3.4-3.6 with community service and some research than a straight A machine with nothing else to show.
 
ILikeDrugs said:
I will never understand people who look down on B's. Being a straight A machine does not always look that great. I've had professors who were on graduate admissions committees say that they would rather choose someone with a 3.4-3.6 with community service and some research than a straight A machine with nothing else to show.
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Because there are plenty of (almost) straight A students (3.8-3.9, though I met a few 4.0 like that too)who have plenty of time for community service, involvement with professional organizations, leadership positions, and so on. Getting A's is not necessarily a result of poring over books days in and days out. Though students who just can't get to straight-As inspite of their best efforts certainly do like to imagine that students with much better grades as doing nothing but studying, and having no life (though they do exist too, of course). Must make them feel better. 😀
 
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Hels2007 said:
Because there are plenty of (almost) straight A students (3.8-3.9, though I met a few 4.0 like that too)who have plenty of time for community service, involvement with professional organizations, leadership positions, and so on. Getting A's is not necessarily a result of poring over books days in and days out. Though students who just can't get to straight-As inspite of their best efforts certainly do like to imagine that students with much better grades as doing nothing but studying, and having no life (though they do exist too, of course). Must make them feel better. 😀
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True, there are over-achievers out there that do absolutely everything!!! (and sometimes you hate'em for it) but then again, there are others where the subjects come easy to them or they have a photographic memory...
 
Hels2007 said:
Because there are plenty of (almost) straight A students (3.8-3.9, though I met a few 4.0 like that too)who have plenty of time for community service, involvement with professional organizations, leadership positions, and so on. Getting A's is not necessarily a result of poring over books days in and days out. Though students who just can't get to straight-As inspite of their best efforts certainly do like to imagine that students with much better grades as doing nothing but studying, and having no life (though they do exist too, of course). Must make them feel better. 😀
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I never said that every person who gets all As does not engage in any of the activities you mentioned. I was trying to point out that getting a B does not make you look in any way like a failure. Sometimes having other things in one's background will make you stand out more than a letter. Depending on the grading scale, having an A does not mean that they did much better than someone with a B. This is especially true if the school that one attends isn't on a +/- scale. If I receive a 91% and get an A and someone else gets a 89% and gets a B, there really isn't a significant difference between us with regard to knowing the material. What would be the difference? Two questions missed on an exam? Grad schools know this which is why I was saying that getting a B, or an A for that matter, doesn't always mean much.
 
I also got a B in Gen Chem II. How bad does it look that all my chems are Bs except for Gen Chem I ?

On the plus side, all my maths are As.
 
I have 3.9 GPA, and I have my life.

To answer the poster's question: Getting Bs in ORg 1, and 2 is acceptable. The subject is hard. However, in real world, schools do not look at GPA only, and dimiss other factors. They look at your entire quality. Just picture you as a pharmacist, and see what you should be in order to fullfill the need of society. You need to be professional, good communication skill, and knowledgeable. So, make sure you have other qualities besides GPA, and I think it is always easier to improve your social skills than change your grades. So take time to improve.
 
5minutes said:
I have 3.9 GPA, and I have my life.

To answer the poster's question: Getting Bs in ORg 1, and 2 is acceptable. The subject is hard. However, in real world, schools do not look at GPA only, and dimiss other factors. They look at your entire quality. Just picture you as a pharmacist, and see what you should be in order to fullfill the need of society. You need to be professional, good communication skill, and knowledgeable. So, make sure you have other qualities besides GPA, and I think it is always easier to improve your social skills than change your grades. So take time to improve.
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Very well stated.

And to answer the OPs question, I made Bs in both Organic classes and I have been accepted.
 
This post pisses me off everytime I see it... Can we all quit commenting on it so it goes away!!!
 
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