Pre-Requisite Courses

[spidah80]

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Hey Guys/Girls,

I had a couple of questions. I did not do so well on the pre-req courses (including the General chemistry courses), yet I have a B.Sc. in Chemistry. Should I take these courses over, or is I my B.Sc. in Chemistry evidence enough that I know the material?

Undergrad 1 (Chemistry) - GPA 2.74
Undergrad 2 (Athletic Therapy - in progress) - GPA 3.32

Just so you can understand, I worked in my field for 1 year and then decided that I would prefer a career in Optometry. Unforetunately, I knew my GPA wasn't up to par and I had to apply for a 2nd undergrad to raise my grades.

Thanks,


Spidah80

 

[alferec]

Hey Guys/Girls,

I had a couple of questions. I did not do so well on the pre-req courses (including the General chemistry courses), yet I have a B.Sc. in Chemistry. Should I take these courses over, or is I my B.Sc. in Chemistry evidence enough that I know the material?

Undergrad 1 (Chemistry) - GPA 2.74
Undergrad 2 (Athletic Therapy - in progress) - GPA 3.32

Just so you can understand, I worked in my field for 1 year and then decided that I would prefer a career in Optometry. Unforetunately, I knew my GPA wasn't up to par and I had to apply for a 2nd undergrad to raise my grades.

Thanks,


Spidah80

When it comes to admissions, evidence of knowing the material all boils down to your GPA and your General Chemistry test score on the OAT. So if you can do really well on your General Chemistry section on the OAT, then hopefully that can balance out with your not-so-well undergrad chemistry grades. But I'm only equating this to my own experience; I did poorly in organic chemistry in undergrad but then scored a 380 (or so?) on the OAT. I think that's what helped my o-chem requirement a bit.

Bottom line: poor GPA should at least be balanced by a great OAT, or vice versa.