Retake Physiology during Post-bacc

[premedBF]

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My fiancee and I are trying to decide if she should retake Physiology or not.

She received a D during her undergrad. It's not a required a pre-rec at most schools, but it is often listed as a recommended course, and given how it's one of the more med-schoolish classes she's taken, we're unsure if med schools would hold the D against her even if she does well in her Post-bacc without retaking.

 

[deleted1133766]

Why are you unsure if they would be turned off by the D?

 

[deleted1133766]

You should be absolutely 100% SURE that they would be turned off.

 

[premedBF]

I'm really not sure. We've been told from current med students that physiology was one of their undergrad classes that was most representative of med school and since a lot of the school's websites list it as a recommended course I thought they might put more weight on it. But I really don't know for sure

 

[deleted1133766]

I'm really not sure. We've been told from current med students that physiology was one of their undergrad classes that was most representative of med school and since a lot of the school's websites list it as a recommended course I thought they might put more weight on it. But I really don't know for sure

I would retake it because it is a "recommended" course and doing well in it should alleviate any concerns that a school would have. You can always apply without it but, like you said, you will see physiology again at the upper level.

 

[premedBF]

Okay, that makes sense to me. We're trying to follow @Goro 's guide to reinvention and weren't sure if it would fall into the retake prereq category or not, but I see your point