Three C's in classes. How necessary is it to retake?

[ysera555]

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So I have made a C in Organic Chemistry I. Biochemistry, and Biology of Aging ( a special topics bio course). I am a senior about to graduate with a 3.33 science gap and 504 MCAT. How necessary is it to retake these classes if I am just applying to DO schools? I don't want to waste any more money and I have been told I will get in somewhere if I apply early. My cumulative gap is 3.5x. I think I stand a good shot but I wanted you opinion.

 

[mathnerd88]

Hmm...this is a tricky one. I would say your sGPA is a little bit on the low side for the well-established schools, but you should be able to land an acceptance by applying early and broadly with those stats to newer schools.

 

[ysera555]

@Goro

 

[Goro]

If you're OK lesser odds on CCOM, you'll be fine not to retake.

So I have made a C in Organic Chemistry I. Biochemistry, and Biology of Aging ( a special topics bio course). I am a senior about to graduate with a 3.33 science gap and 504 MCAT. How necessary is it to retake these classes if I am just applying to DO schools? I don't want to waste any more money and I have been told I will get in somewhere if I apply early. My cumulative gap is 3.5x. I think I stand a good shot but I wanted you opinion.

 

[DrMikeP]

So I have made a C in Organic Chemistry I. Biochemistry, and Biology of Aging ( a special topics bio course). I am a senior about to graduate with a 3.33 science gap and 504 MCAT. How necessary is it to retake these classes if I am just applying to DO schools? I don't want to waste any more money and I have been told I will get in somewhere if I apply early. My cumulative gap is 3.5x. I think I stand a good shot but I wanted you opinion.

Take a shot and see what happens unless you want to wait a year. Of course, assuming the rest of your criteria (lors, EC, shadowing) are good. Apply early and broadly. The C in organic is probably the one that is the worse. If you don't get II by jan you know what to fix for next yr.

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