Retaking calculus?

[StuartManor]

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Hey everyone this is my first post and I would love your opinions. 😀

I will be entering my junior year of undergrad in the fall. My very first semester I kind of over did it with the courses taking Bio I, Chem I and Calc I together. I got As in the first two but I ended up with a C in calculus. The course was 5 credits. I got all As otherwise, but it dropped me to a 3.41.
I've slowly been recovery my cum and sci gpas since then but I can't get over this C blemishing my transcript. Should I retake it?

 

[JESSFALLING]

If you're planning on applying DO, then yes; otherwise, no. Take statistics if you haven't though!

 

[StuartManor]

If you're planning on applying DO, then yes; otherwise, no. Take statistics if you haven't though!

Hmm, well MD is my priority at the moment. Why stats if you don't mind me asking? As of right now I have calc 1 and 2 under my belt with a C and A respectively. I honestly have enough room to add a math minor if I wanted but I'm just wondering, do MD schools prefer stats as an upper level math course?

 

[StuartManor]

Oh! Also, for anyone else willing to give their opinion on this. Last semester which was spring of my sophomore year. I withdrew from O chem 2 and its lab. Does that look really bad to admissions boards?
The thing is I was going through some personal issues and I honestly couldn't take the load. I have an A in O chem 1 from the previous semester though. Also, even though I was going through a few things, I was able to get a 4.0 while taking physics 2, genetics and microbiology. I'm really hoping it won't look bad, but what do you think?

 

[luke587]

One drop won't hurt you. Also, you just finished sophomore year you need to chill out! I'm not sure I'd retake it just because you got an A in Calc 2. If i was you I'd just let it go. I have a C+ in general chem II but I've just let it go and I'm moving on with my academic career because everyone is bound to get a crap grade here or there it happens. Don't let SDN fool you into thinking that you have to get solid A's in every single class you take

 

[NightGod]

Unless you suddenly start bombing classes left and right, I wouldn't even think twice about a single C in Calc. Or any class, for that matter.

 

[StuartManor]

🙂 Thanks so much for your thoughts. Looks like I'll be taking statistics.