What would you do- option for retroactive withdrawal?

[AmicaVera]

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I had a personal crisis come up during one of my semesters and I ended up getting a very bad grade. For this particular semester:

Chemistry II: D
Chemistry II Lab: A
Biology Lab:A
Biology II:B
Non-science, 3 credit: A

I've been told that the only way I can apply for retroactive withdrawal is if I withdraw from all of my courses that semester- which means I would have to retake my biology series. The only reason my Chemistry is so low is because I missed an exam, and then the class retake on another exam. I should have gotten an A in Bio II (I was .5 points away) but I'm not sure that it's worth retaking especially considering that professor is writing one of my best LORs.

What should I do? Keep appealing the decision? Withdraw from the semester and have to retake Biology? I could get it all finished during this next summer session and be back at square one, if necessary. It would raise my GPA, but how would it be viewed by medical schools that I essentially dropped a whole semester?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Tapepsi]

I would do it. Having a whole semester dropped looks a lot better than a D in chemistry (which you'll need to retake anyways, since you need at least a C for all premed requirements).

They'll understand if you explain your personal crisis, which clearly is legit if your school is letting you do a retroactive withdraw.

Good luck and I hope everything works out for you.

 

[bige11]

My suggestion: drop the semester and retake. It is much easier to take longer and do more than to "fix" an application problem. It could be a permanent black eye on your application. Plus, taking those classes second time around should be easier since you have seen all of the material.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

i'd just suck up the d and retake it. the gpa hit of one class is relatively minor.

 

[gettheleadout]

You're getting a LOR from a professor whose class you got a B in?

 

[SurfWaxAmerica]

Withdrawal, I was in the same position, took the final, which was my mistake, and got a D. I was asked later if I had taken the final, if I hadn't, I would've been able to withdrawal from the entire quarter and no GPA hit. Luckily that quarter I was able to drop all but that one class

 

[AmicaVera]

You're getting a LOR from a professor whose class you got a B in?

It was an 89.5ish, and he has a strict no rounding policy which I respected. But I was (am) very active in departmental research, and by his admission was one of the best students in his class. I'm also taking a higher level course with that professor this fall.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Just retake chem 2, it'll save you money and more importantly it'll save you time. Not to mention you could get very unlikely and get a B in one of the classes you got an A in.