repeat classes?
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I redid Orgo I.. I got a D the first time.. I had lots of Cs in my pre-med classes.. hm.
Why would you give up? Do you think you no longer have a shot or have you convinced yourself you won't be able to cut it, academically, in med school?
Which classes was it? How many times have you repeated? What have the grades been? How is your GPA, overall and science-wise?
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, DO schools only use the last grade you got in a repeated class. So if you can address what has previously gone wrong and ultimately score A's, repeated classes won't hurt you that bad. However, the looming question is how will you ensure that history won't repeat itself during first year?
Which classes was it? How many times have you repeated? What have the grades been? How is your GPA, overall and science-wise?
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, DO schools only use the last grade you got in a repeated class. So if you can address what has previously gone wrong and ultimately score A's, repeated classes won't hurt you that bad. However, the looming question is how will you ensure that history won't repeat itself during first year?
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Dude, don't give up. I repeated General Biology so many times the prof knew my name first day. It wasn't that I couldn't understand it, it was just a lack of motivations.
I'm trying now for do school so we'll see how it goes.
thxs everyone,
I took intro to chem and got a W b/c my son was sick. I took Chem I three times...one with a W, F and D.....everytime i take this dang class i get sick or my son gets sick....so i firgure I will just not take any prereqs till my son gets older (he is six) and just finish my B.A in sociology My gpa is in some real trouble....trying to a full time student, part time work and a single mom...it is not working out right now....i'm thinking after i gradute in two years i will do a postbacc...
My family tells me i should just got to law school but i'm just not feeling that...😕
right now i just don't know but thxs everyone for posting....
I took intro to chem and got a W b/c my son was sick. I took Chem I three times...one with a W, F and D.....everytime i take this dang class i get sick or my son gets sick....so i firgure I will just not take any prereqs till my son gets older (he is six) and just finish my B.A in sociology My gpa is in some real trouble....trying to a full time student, part time work and a single mom...it is not working out right now....i'm thinking after i gradute in two years i will do a postbacc...
My family tells me i should just got to law school but i'm just not feeling that...😕
right now i just don't know but thxs everyone for posting....
T
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as posted, DO's take the best grade. so that W, F, and D will go away if you get an A or a B.
get decent grades and do good on the mcat. get research going and volunteer a little whilst making connections for LORs. You're str8. gluck.
get decent grades and do good on the mcat. get research going and volunteer a little whilst making connections for LORs. You're str8. gluck.
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Being a single mom myself, I completely understand what you are going through. I struggled with Chem II...F..D..F... and finally an flipping A+. It had nothing to do with my ability to succeed in the class and everything to do with focus and motivation. Sometimes its best to just walk away from it and then come back when you feel 100% confident about it. Or at least that's what worked for me. Good Luck😀😀
P.S. I know this sounds really sappy but its really true..FOLLOW your HEART.
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thxs! I am totally agree that is best just walk away and come back to it later. Thxs everyone for your positive replys it makes me keep going😀 i have to remind myself that everyone road to success is different from everyone else...
Good luck to all that is applying and already in medical school!!!
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If I remember correctly, I retook at least 4 classes. The adcoms still showed me love. AACOMAS is more forgiving than AMCAS b/c they replace retaken courses. Although, I wouldn't make a habit of it. Once you do it once, it becomes very addictive.
