What is considered "bad" in pre-reqs?

[bruins2012]

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I'm a little concerned that my pre-req grades are not up to par. I definitely learned A LOT in my pre-reqs and feel confident of my abilities in those areas....but confidence is not a number. Here's the stats...
Bio I: B
Bio II: B
Gen. Chem I: B
Gen. Chem II: B- (The B- is what I'm so concerned about.)

The following pre-reqs are good. 🙂
Physics I: A
Physics II: A
Freshman Writing: A

So, are the B's and B-'s going to kill me? Is a B considered "bad" in evaluating the pre-reqs? Thanks for the help.

 

[looks like mae]

ahh.. i fail at life in the same way.

B's in both gen chems and bios.

 

[Schemp]

The consistency of your Bs is probably of more interest to adcoms than your one B-. They are not going to break you, but they're definitely below average and you'll have to make them up in some regard.

I would really work hard on o chem and do whatever you can to earn As, and a solid MCAT performance will be very helpful as well. Those grades definitely aren't going to exclude you, but if you don't improve over the next year you'll struggle to find a school willing to take you.

 

[amakhosidlo]

While I agree that the op should really take every opportunity to prove him/herself, a much more meaningful way of doing it (as opposed to simply throwing yourself at your next class) is to pick a bunch of upper division classes in each department to really, really try to excel in.

Didn't do so hot in Chem? Blow O-chem out of the water. O-chem kick you around a little? Beat down biochem when you take it.

You can't change the grade you got in a class, but you can give it some context. Doing really well in these upper division (300+) level classes shows that A) You really understand the material, including that from the class you didn't do so hot in that now serves as a foundation for your current coursework, and B) The class you sucked it up in may have been unreasonably difficult, and your (consistent) performance in these upper-level classes should serve as proof of your true abilities.

Bueno suerte.

 

[JJMrK]

A few B's shouldn't hurt you as long as your overall GPA is decent.

 

[AlanAlanine]

you can make up for it with a great MCAT score, but it's not too favorable to have a B in almost every pre-req

 

[PreMedHopeful]

I'm getting a C in Gen Chem 2, and I feel upset, terrible, depressed, stupid, and just plain sad:/

 

[movax]

Generally, it is considered bad to fail pre-reqs.

Wait, what's that? Steady Bs? You're cool. Put some more effort into MCAT studying to help offset that a bit. Personally, my Bio and Phys are straight As, my Chem is Bs\Cs, and they balance quite nicely. (upwards trend in chem though, C+ in Gen Chem II, B in Orgo I...)

 

[bruins2012]

Thanks for the advice. I know its not too good to have B's in half of the pre-reqs, but the rest of my grades (with the exception of one political science class that I made a C in...long story.) are A's. So, hopefully I can get A's in Organic to balance out the others.

 

[alexfoleyc]

I'm a little concerned that my pre-req grades are not up to par. I definitely learned A LOT in my pre-reqs and feel confident of my abilities in those areas....but confidence is not a number. Here's the stats...
Bio I: B
Bio II: B
Gen. Chem I: B
Gen. Chem II: B- (The B- is what I'm so concerned about.)

I made A's in Physics I and II. 🙂

So, are the B's going to kill me? Is a B considered "bad" in evaluating the pre-reqs? Thanks for the help.

Just try to do well in other classes. And stay away from Cs.

 

[Mattabet]

👍 Agree with the above. 4 B's are not the end of the world, but you're going to want to show that you're better than the grades alone indicate. Nailing a few upper division courses would be great, as would killing the MCAT.