redo basic science or upper division?

[aimsz88]

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hi,


i did my undergrad at usc in cello performance, probably will graduate from there with a degree in humanities and music...gpa 3.0. yeah, it sucks. i also took alot of pre med classes....all except for physics and also blew them down the drain too. i was really ambitious, trying to take my 11 music required classes per semester and study for ochem at the same time. not the smartest choice.

anyways, things are better now...im at ucla's extension night program...they have a certificate program which is essentially a less formal post bacc. of course my grades are stellar now, im doing full time medical academic research, blah blah....i got my act together.

now i've been asking pre med advisors whether i should retake my basic sciences or to seek my grades through upper division classes. i'm getting conflicting advice. what do you guys think? the only reason as of now i'm leaning towards retaking them...is because if you look at secondary applications, practically all of them has a first page where you enter your basic science grades. mine of which aren't great. i'd almost rather replace them, rather than have to explain them away.

 

[USArmyDoc]

I would retake them and then do some upper level courses. I wouldn't want a prereq under a B at all.

 

[Sundarban1]

Not to be an ass, but you've posted this tread multiple times in several locations. Give it some time.

 

[aimsz88]

sundarban,


just twice, i think. =). i don't think that's too much! this is the first time anyone replied to the second one. =)

aimsz88