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retaking courses
Started by cubicw86
I retook Organic 1 and will be retaking gen chem 2 and stats over the summer and fall because I made C's in them. For the schools that take the highest grade earned, retaking those classes I made C's in does WONDERS for my GPA. It's definitely worth it to me.
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Do you guys really advise retaking C classes? Re-taking classes is time consuming and expensive. I didn't do so well in the early classes like chem and ochem I but did fine in higher level classes like biochem, genetics, microbio. Do you think I should retake chem and ochem I?
I took Organic Chem I three times in undergraduate. I got a D+ the first time, a D the second, and a C the third. I dont know what possessed me to take Organic II three times also, I failed it twice, then got a D the third time.
Fast forward about five years and I took Organic I and II over again. I got an A in Organic I and a B in Organic II. In this case maturity, study approach, teacher and size of class really made a difference to me.
So for the record:
Organic Chemistry I - Four Times
Organic Chemistry II - Four Times
😱 Holy crap hu?
Fast forward about five years and I took Organic I and II over again. I got an A in Organic I and a B in Organic II. In this case maturity, study approach, teacher and size of class really made a difference to me.
So for the record:
Organic Chemistry I - Four Times
Organic Chemistry II - Four Times
😱 Holy crap hu?
sweet mother....
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me too. i did not do well in the general science and chem classses, but i did well in the higher level classes such biochem, genetics, physical chem....
i don't think you should retake the C class again. if you want to retake them, make sure that you get A or B in those classes. if not , your gpa and transcript will looks bad.
i don't think you should retake the C class again. if you want to retake them, make sure that you get A or B in those classes. if not , your gpa and transcript will looks bad.
DownonthePharm said:
is there a limit on how many time that you can take a class. i think at the University of Houston, you can only retake the class twice.
I think retaking classes is 2-fold. On one hand, it's not great that you have to retake a class in the first place, because that likely means that you got a C or lower the first time (I honestly would not retake any course I made a B in). On the flip side, you are showing the adcoms that you can master the material provided you earn a high grade once you retake. Not to mention the fact that it does help your GPA, no matter what method they use to calculate it (averaging the 2 grades or taking the higher grade). Either way you GPA will improve. So the way I look at it, the benefits definitely outweigh the disadvantages.
Emergency dilemma!
I got rejected to the pharm schools i applied to for 2006. Over the year, I've retaken a few classes at a Cal State. I'm planning to apply again for 2007, but I JUST got accepted to Midwestern Biomedical Science Masters Program! Should i do this program for a year (post-bacc option) while applying? Will it help me at all with my overall GPA? But since it cost $$$, should i just continue to take classes at a Cal State? Do those classes help with my GPA?
I got rejected to the pharm schools i applied to for 2006. Over the year, I've retaken a few classes at a Cal State. I'm planning to apply again for 2007, but I JUST got accepted to Midwestern Biomedical Science Masters Program! Should i do this program for a year (post-bacc option) while applying? Will it help me at all with my overall GPA? But since it cost $$$, should i just continue to take classes at a Cal State? Do those classes help with my GPA?
for retaking classes, should we re-take them at our current 4-year University, or is it also OK to re-take at a state college or junior college near hometown? Thanks!
In high school - I took Calc I and get a "c" and MacroEco and got a "WF" (OUCH!!!!). After completing my tours in the Marine Corps. - I came home and started school again (5 years later). I received a "B" in Calc I, then took Calc II and got an "A". I also retook MacroEco and got an "A". My GPA went from a 2.37 before the Corps to a 3.75 (as of spring 06) afterwards.
I am applying for the first time this year. I say do everything and anything you can to increase your GPA - as long as it is does not interfere with you completing other pre-reqs... You should be working towards some form of a degree, not spinning your wheels.
Let us know how it all works out
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I am applying for the first time this year. I say do everything and anything you can to increase your GPA - as long as it is does not interfere with you completing other pre-reqs... You should be working towards some form of a degree, not spinning your wheels.
Let us know how it all works out
~above~
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