Thoughts on chem retake

[starrsgirl]

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I would appreciate any and all thoughts on my situation.

I am a non traditional student....graduated undergrad in 2003. My dilemma is with the one year required chemistry. I took chem my frosh year and got a C- and then an F (thinking about going pre med but didn't try). My advisor then recommended I retake the full year of chemistry my sophomore year. I did and got a B- and then a C.

Fast forward to today....one successful career under my belt and a MS with a 4.0 GPA and I have decided to go back to school and go for DPT. Obviously, I need to retake chemistry...no question there. But it seems ridiculous to me to take general chem for the 3rd time! Should I take Orgo instead to demonstrate I have a mastery of the material and have the ability to survive z tough course? Or does it really really not matter at all and this is just checking a box? (I am not worried about possibly getting a lower grade in the harder class...long story but I am actually decent in chemistry and like Orgo).

The general chem classes are certainly easier to fit in my crazy schedule so that's why I am struggling over what to do.

 

[USP45]

I would appreciate any and all thoughts on my situation.

I am a non traditional student....graduated undergrad in 2003. My dilemma is with the one year required chemistry. I took chem my frosh year and got a C- and then an F (thinking about going pre med but didn't try). My advisor then recommended I retake the full year of chemistry my sophomore year. I did and got a B- and then a C.

Fast forward to today....one successful career under my belt and a MS with a 4.0 GPA and I have decided to go back to school and go for DPT. Obviously, I need to retake chemistry...no question there. But it seems ridiculous to me to take general chem for the 3rd time! Should I take Orgo instead to demonstrate I have a mastery of the material and have the ability to survive z tough course? Or does it really really not matter at all and this is just checking a box? (I am not worried about possibly getting a lower grade in the harder class...long story but I am actually decent in chemistry and like Orgo).

The general chem classes are certainly easier to fit in my crazy schedule so that's why I am struggling over what to do.

I dont know that you need to retake it at all. A C is not necessarily a deal killer. If youve got solid grades now, not to mention a masters degree, I doubt theyre gonna question your academic capabilities. Hell I applied and got into PT school with a C in chem and a C in Bio 2. I did fine.

 

[starrsgirl]

Hmmmm.....that's really interesting to me! I guess I was just kinda thinking I needed strong Bs/As in all the pre-reqs or no one would even look at my app. My other pre-reqs should all be A's. I really wish I could have applied this year just to see but i got caught in that GRE thing (basically, I had to take the old GRE by 31 July 11 to apply for fall of 2012).