No grade less than a C

[medicomel]

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Hello All,

Quick question here...please don't rip on me for not rifling through previous posts:

If, say, you have a science gpa (osteopathic) of 3.6+, but one C- from freshman year, are you excluded from receiving an interview invite because of a school's requirement? Some schools have that rule, meaning 2.0; others mean the entire gamut of C's (i.e., C+, C, C- is considered a C at UIC).

I took Biochemistry instead of retaking Gen Chem II for financial reasons, in addition to demonstrating my ability to handle upper level sciences.

Please advise!

 

[nebrfan]

I would think that if you only had one, and it was freshman year then you should be ok....but I'm just speculating...the best way to find out is to call the school(s) and ask them

 

[DRJME]

Hello All,

Quick question here...please don't rip on me for not rifling through previous posts:

If, say, you have a science gpa (osteopathic) of 3.6+, but one C- from freshman year, are you excluded from receiving an interview invite because of a school's requirement? Some schools have that rule, meaning 2.0; others mean the entire gamut of C's (i.e., C+, C, C- is considered a C at UIC).

I took Biochemistry instead of retaking Gen Chem II for financial reasons, in addition to demonstrating my ability to handle upper level sciences.

Please advise!

I believe that you cannot have anything less than a C in a pre req. This means No C-! But I'd call the schools or AACOM to double check.

 

[Jezzielin]

I believe this rule at some schools just applies to your pre-req classes...

 

[medicomel]

Thanks for the response! I did actually email OU-COM. Here is what they said today:

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We do require that a candidate have 8 semester hours or 12 quarter hours of general/inorganic chemistry with a grade of C or better. Based on your self reported SGPA of 3.XX you would get a secondary application and be of further considered for admission. We do review each case individually and make our decision based on a more complete picture of the academic history and experiences that each candidate possesses.

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I'm just looking for some posters who have had experience in this regard.

 

[medicomel]

Oh, and CCOM said that I would still be considered, although I would have to retake Gen Chem II before matriculating. 👎

 

[CoverMe]

Oh, and CCOM said that I would still be considered, although I would have to retake Gen Chem II before matriculating. 👎

I had to re-take Physics II, because i ended up with a C-. I may have ended up doing okay in applications because my other pre-reqs were all A's... although my college academic record (starting in 92) was positively LITTERED with C's, D's and F's in the first two years. Physics was the first C i'd had in 12 years... so I guess that counted for something.

Best of luck.

Edit: I think MOST schools require you to get at least a C (no C-'s) in pre-req classes... so since most of us apply to multiple schools, it's safe to say that you need to get a "2.0 or better" in each of your pre-req's and not rely on a specific school bending a particular rule... this process is way too much of a crapshoot to rely on one specific school.

 

[ornis4]

Hello All,

Quick question here...please don't rip on me for not rifling through previous posts:

If, say, you have a science gpa (osteopathic) of 3.6+, but one C- from freshman year, are you excluded from receiving an interview invite because of a school's requirement? Some schools have that rule, meaning 2.0; others mean the entire gamut of C's (i.e., C+, C, C- is considered a C at UIC).

I took Biochemistry instead of retaking Gen Chem II for financial reasons, in addition to demonstrating my ability to handle upper level sciences.

Please advise!

I am living proof that you can get accepted with a C-. I got a C- second semester physics, and I'm still a bit confused. It was my understanding that we were supposed to take the first two physics courses as if we were physics majors, which i did, and subsequently i bombed physics 2 (or physics 12 as it was called at my school). Granted, there were many reasons for that, and I accept full responsibility for that performance...my only bad semester in college, which probably cost me an acceptance at an allopathic school. But I digress...Well, a good friend of mine at my undergrad school took physics at another school, and took the easier versions, and of course got an A. And he's accepted to an allopathic school. So who knows.

But anyway, yeah I got a C- in physics and got accepted to four of five osteopathic schools, waitlisted at the fifth. I'm also waitlisted at an allopathic school. I got a 30 on the MCAT, which is a bit higher than the osteo average, so perhaps that balanced out my GPA shortcomings. But don't give up hope, bust your tail, and certainly talk to your advisor(s) about retaking it...if you think you can do better in physics by trying your hardest, go for it, it will be worth the extra work. If you really tried your best and don't know if you can improve, be careful. Either way though, hope is still alive and you can certainly become a physician. Good luck!