My grade issue?

[Specialist_Judge3357]

I got a b- in psychology my GPA a 3.89 now should I be worried about that b- at this point, I don't want to retake it I didn't like the class?

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[wysdoc]

I got a b- in psychology my GPA a 3.89 now should I be worried about that b- at this point, I don't want to retake it I didn't like the class?

No, don't retake anything better than a C minus.

 

[jamaica jan sun princess]

B-? You better start looking here:

https://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshow/25-best-jobs-that-dont-require-a-college-degree

 

[allseasons]

No, don't retake anything better than a C minus.

does this apply for pre-reqs too? Most people I know with a C in orgo retook.

 

[wysdoc]

does this apply for pre-reqs too? Most people I know with a C in orgo retook.

yes.

 

[Goro]

I got a b- in psychology my GPA a 3.89 now should I be worried about that b- at this point, I don't want to retake it I didn't like the class?

Even if you failed the course, you could still get into med school.

Med schools do not expect perfection.

 

[MawbleIM]

I got a b- in psychology my GPA a 3.89 now should I be worried about that b- at this point, I don't want to retake it I didn't like the class?

Is this a joke lol?

 

[GoSpursGo]

does this apply for pre-reqs too? Most people I know with a C in orgo retook.

Those people are stupid.

It would be even more foolish to retake a B-.

 

[allseasons]

Those people are stupid.

It would be even more foolish to retake a B-.

Yea, our pre-med advising office tells us the cutoff is B-, and to retake anything lower unless it's a 1000 level class (bottom of intro). Hence why almost everyone I know retook a C in a orgo or biochem unless they were doing a Masters.

 

[KnightDoc]

Yea, our pre-med advising office tells us the cutoff is B-, and to retake anything lower unless it's a 1000 level class (bottom of intro). Hence why almost everyone I know retook a C in a orgo or biochem unless they were doing a Masters.

It's terrible advice because the C is already on the transcript, and nothing less than an A is expected on a retake. As a result, a retake is all risk with no upside. I get that people like the optics from the resulting slight bump in the GPA, but schools really are not impressed by As in classes being taken for a second time, and anything less than an A in a class being taken for a second time is just not a good look. Even worse for a prereq.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Yea, our pre-med advising office tells us the cutoff is B-, and to retake anything lower unless it's a 1000 level class (bottom of intro). Hence why almost everyone I know retook a C in a orgo or biochem unless they were doing a Masters.

They're wrong. Better to cut your losses and move on to the next upper division science course.

 

[seanm028]

Yea, our pre-med advising office tells us the cutoff is B-, and to retake anything lower unless it's a 1000 level class (bottom of intro). Hence why almost everyone I know retook a C in a orgo or biochem unless they were doing a Masters.

Someday, someone will write a book that compiles all of the entertaining "advice" given by pre-med advising offices.