URGENT: I need advice quick!

[Nick York]

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hello everyone i'm new to this board and this is my first time posting. I just recently graduated from high school in june and right now i'm taking two classes at a cc right now...english2 and college algebra (a prequisite for calc) i'm not very good at math especially when its fast paced in the summer, and i'm afraid that I might not get an A or a B...how do you think pharmacy schools will look at me if i took this class as CR/NCR?

 

[pharmel]

hello everyone i'm new to this board and this is my first time posting. I just recently graduated from high school in june and right now i'm taking two classes at a cc right now...english2 and college algebra (a prequisite for calc) i'm not very good at math especially when its fast paced in the summer, and i'm afraid that I might not get an A or a B...how do you think pharmacy schools will look at me if i took this class as CR/NCR?

I don't think it will make any difference to pharmacy schools. As long as it will actually count toward getting into your calc class. Before you change it to cr/ncr, ask if you need to receive a letter grade for your algebra class to get into your calc class.

 

[Nick York]

I need to know for sure ugh i ony have tomorrow to decide... is there a specialist or counselor here anywhere?

 

[bananaface]

Schools are not going to care one way or another if that course is graded or not, since it is not a prerequisite. Many applicants won't even have that course on their transcript.

 

[Nick York]

but don't the pharmacy school's i apply to see every class and grade i've gotten in college?

 

[ucdbiochem]

yeah, they do see all the grades, but they only care your prereq's. so i think it's ok to take your algebra pass/no pass. then u dun need to worry about the grade so much.

 

[DaveyDoo]

i took college algebra my first sem of college and got a c (screwed around too much). It hurts your gpa and i do believe they will look at it....some schools have a separate math and science gpa ...so it factors into your math gpa...also, when i had an interview, the person actually mentioned my "c" in college algebra....and i told him that i played sports and it was my first sem of college (transition from h.s.), so he kinda understood....so if u have the option of taking pass/fail, id do that

 

[dontworry]

The only concern with pass/fail courses is that sometimes, the passing grade is higher than what you might think. I would contact the teacher or the school and ask them what is a "pass" grade.

 

[futoi]

calculus was a prerequisite for my pharmacy school - washington state...
but, on the bright side, I got a "C" in it and still got in....

 

[Nick York]

okay i did it. i'm taking it as a pass/fail...i doubt i would have gotten an A in the class anyways, so let's hope that i made the right choice.

 

[pharmel]

okay i did it. i'm taking it as a pass/fail...i doubt i would have gotten an A in the class anyways, so let's hope that i made the right choice.

As I alluded to earlier, if you take a class pass/fail, it may not actually get you into the next level of class. At my university, I had to take college algebra as a graded class to get into calculus. I hope you did your homework and asked your school counselor before you made your decision!

 

[Nick York]

well, the "pass" in the class means that i got a "C" or better and thats all i need for calc anyways. thanks for your concern though.

 

[Asnchic]

I was listening the Pre-Pharm advisor at UT during my orientation and she said that if you're taking classes at community college to still mind your grades. Even though it might not seem to matter, they still have the opportunity to see it. That, and it's just better to at least try to do well, which I'm sure you're going to do anyway.

I know I don't have too much experience but from just talking to several pre-pharm kids at UT, Math is a very, VERY important class that you really need to understand if you want to be successful in the upper end science courses. If you're weak in a subject, make sure you pay attention to the concepts and gain a really good footing in what you're learning. As many people on this board have said, studying makes every bit of the difference.

I'm starting with Pre-Cal and I know that I should be placed in Calculus, but I'm not really feeling my strengths in math either.