Need advice about summer class

[pennstate25]

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Hi everyone,

I've taken organic chemistry II twice. The first time I got a C- and the second time I got a D (family member in hospital during the second attempt). I signed up for organic chemistry II for the summer, but I am thinking about dropping it since the class is not multiple choice and the final is cumulative and worth 40% of the overall grade. If you were in my position, would you go ahead and continue with the summer class or would you drop it and take it in the spring?

Thanks

Mike

 

[Marathon Doctor]

I think you might be doing something wrong if this is the third time you're going to take the class and are still worried about if the exams are multiple choice or not. Are you studying enough???

I mean, organic chemistry is not a piece of cake but is not rocket science.

 

[OhioDoc]

Hi everyone,

I've taken organic chemistry II twice. The first time I got a C- and the second time I got a D (family member in hospital during the second attempt). I signed up for organic chemistry II for the summer, but I am thinking about dropping it since the class is not multiple choice and the final is cumulative and worth 40% of the overall grade. If you were in my position, would you go ahead and continue with the summer class or would you drop it and take it in the spring?

Thanks

Mike

I guess it depends on whether it will show up on your transcript/you will need to report it to AMCAS. Having already repeated the course once (and getting a grade lower than your first attempt), you really don't want to have a "W" show up for your third attempt. This is especially the case because your rationale for dropping the class would be - the tests weren't multiple choice and the final was worth 40% of the grade; I don't think med schools are going to view those as legitimate reasons for withdrawing from the course.

If, on the other hand, it won't show up on your transcript AND you don't have to report it to AMCAS according to their policy for withdrawing from a course (see page 42 of the AMCAS 2011 instruction manual), I guess you have nothing to lose. Note that, even if a course does not appear on a transcript, your are sometimes required to report it anyways.

 

[sonia1177]

Retake the course. You can't really lose here. However, please seriously consider how you are studying. Are you drilling the problems and doing them over and over again? Without simply memorizing the answers? I remember that in the beginning when I was studying, the way I was studying wasn't working. What are your study habits? I am sorry to hear about your family member. I hope everything is alright.