Importance of retaing these courses?

[kglmp83]

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I got a C in principles of cell biology and principles of genetics in 2006.
Personally I feel like I did not learn anything (my fault). But in terms of grades and optometry admission, should I repeat these courses?

 

[Absolute Vision]

Most optometry schools will accept a "C" grade from all prerequisite courses as their minimum grade, so why would you want to repeat them?

 

[Eye]

I agree with AV, with two exceptions:

If you have two many Cs and your GPA isn't as high as others (minimum 3.0), then I would advise retaking them to boost your GPA. A few on your transcript shouldn't hurt too much though. Dr. Johnson @ SUNY stated that it's alright to have a few Cs, just not too many.

If you are going to repeat the courses, it's better to go 1 step up and take the next level course (given that you have confidence you can handle it), it will be much more favourable to the admissions committee in any school to see a higher grade in a more senior course, rather than one in an already repeated one.

If you can't take the 1 above, then there's no harm in repeating and obtaining a better grade.

 

[kglmp83]

Will any materials from cell biology and genetics be used in optometry school? I guess that is one of the reason that I want to retake it.
My GPS is 3.0.

A few C's is OK? I guess I am doing better than I thought then.
My only problem is that I took a more heavy load of courses at the begginning of my college and then in the middle I just took one, two, and three classes a semester for three semesters (long story). This was before I found out that you are supposed to take a heavy load so that it looks good when you apply to optometry schools. But now I am starting (or trying) to take a more heavy load. The problem is that I only have about two or three semesters remaining of college and I have taken all my basic required non-science courses so I am left with about 7 classes (all chemistry for chemistry major) to graduate. However, it is going to be hard trying to get a heavy load because when I register for classes, it is either only offered one semester or the class times overlap, which causes me to be less than a full-time student unless I took classes I don't need (First Aid, other biology classes, etc.).