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The word ORGO is the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard
From everyone I've talked to this stupid contraction seems to be somewhat limited to the New England area.
The word ORGO is the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard
From everyone I've talked to this stupid contraction seems to be somewhat limited to the New England area.
From everyone I've talked to this stupid contraction seems to be somewhat limited to the New England area.
I got a B in orgo I (and a few other BCPM classes as well) and got interviews at the three Top 5 schools I applied to (so far: accepted, waitlisted, and decision pending). Since the average GPA at even the most competitive schools is around a 3.8, and there are students being accepted with 4.0s, there are obviously students with more than a few Bs on their transcript being admitted to competitive medical schools. Do the best you can this semester, dust yourself off, and work on making a complete application instead of focusing on one or two grades.
Thanks for the encouragement! What do you think was your hook, that helped adcoms overlook so-so grades in prereqs?
I would imagine it was the A's in most of the other pre-reqs.
I got a B in Gen Chem 2, and several B's in upper division science classes and still got into a top 10-15 school, and I was one of the first 50 or so people they accepted. That grade doesn't matter because the total body of work is much, MUCH more important than any individual grade- in fact, I guarantee you will never be asked about it. When determining your competitiveness, a school is only going to look at your cGPA and BCPM; as long as those are high enough, they're not really going to scrutinize your individual grades.
Don't sweat a B here and there. Essentially every pre-med gets them; you should spend your time worrying about things that actually matter.
Thanks a lot for your response! You are definitely a calming source of information for me; my parents and my premed counselor have been pestering me lately to improve my grades, and yet I am only a freshman; I think I still have time to keep improving. So Spurs, I guess the unanimous opinion is to keep pushing in this course, instead of dropping and retaking in the fall?
Thanks for the encouragement! What do you think was your hook, that helped adcoms overlook so-so grades in prereqs?
Your overall GPA is above 3.9 and your BCPM is around 3.9? This is after repeating the course with the B+ in addition to taking even more advanced courses in the same sequence...
Will it affect it? Yes.
Will it affect it much? Not really.
I wouldn't stress about it; that B+ definitely wouldn't stop you from getting into an excellent school. Period.
There. I fixed that for you.
There. I fixed that for you.
Your overall GPA is above 3.9 and your BCPM is around 3.9? This is after repeating the course with the B+ in addition to taking even more advanced courses in the same sequence...
What is this weird mark next to my A?
Your overall GPA is above 3.9 and your BCPM is around 3.9? This is after repeating the course with the B+ in addition to taking even more advanced courses in the same sequence...
In residency it won'tA B+ wont hurt at all, but being a tool will. Med schools don't like that.
What is this weird mark next to my A?
hah, I had a friend who got D's or F's his first year, except for one science class that he randomly got an A in (he stayed for a couple of extra years and had like 5 years of 4.0 to bring his GPA up, along with near perfect mcats, perfect GRE and GMAT). At his interviews, he was asked about that random A
anyway how's that PI doing?
If I were your interviewer and after looking through your AMCAS saw that you retook a class in which you got a B+, I would seriously doubt your sanity. Which wouldn't be very good for your admission chances...
Hi all, I am going to be repeating a couple credits soon, and I had a question: How does this get calculated in the AMCAS? Do they count both the credits and the quality points, or just the quality points; what do they average exactly? I am really confused about this-at my school they just replace the old grade with the new one up to the first couple credits, so I will have no impact of the older grade, but my counselor informed me that AMCAS averages the two; how exactly does it do this, and if it does, is it beneficial, or harmful? Thanks for all the replies!
Yes it could hurt!!!! There are ton's of applicants that have B+'s and get into top schools. What it is going to do is make you look insane becuase you think you have to be perfect. These schools look for people who are REAL people that make mistakes and are not perfect! If you can't accept that you are a real person they may not want you because of this. I know several people that went to ivy league colleges and were denied fromt their dream school or top choice residency becasue the were TOOL's!!! Just accept it and move on like everyone else in this thread has told you. Believe me that will serve you much better then retaking the class.Nooo.. Alba you must assuage my fears, for I am hell bent on doing the retake. I mean it couldn't hurt, could it?
No - AMCAS will convert all grades to the B+/A-/A format with 3.3, 3.7 and 4.0 gpa format respectively. If your grades are already like that, then nothing will be changed.
So I finished up a semester as a freshie, and I didnt do so hot. Now I am considering registering for retakes as the school erases your previous grade. (I know AMCAS averages the two, but either way I should have a better GPA) I took ALL Sophomore/Junior level classes due to my insane AP credit. Ok so I know some of you might get pissed at this, but I didnt get anything lower than a B+ in my major courses. But I am considering retaking a B I got in an arts class and a B+ in Orgo. I am still pissed about that last one. I got it only because I freaked out on the final. Anyway, I am doing pretty well right now with even harder classes....so what do you guys recommend? I took 15+ credits of intense BCPM courses only.
You're lucky. At least you can retake classes if you get Bish or whatnot- and replace that grade.
Here you can only retake a C- or below course and when you do retake it...you get GRADE AVERAGED. Not replaced. My school really screws students over -_-
That's what AMCAS does. Even if your school has a forgiveness policy, med schools don't.
But what we should all take out of this thread: Do not retake a B.
This isn't true globally. Some schools actually replace the old grade with a W or NC, in those cases AMCAS Doesn't calculate them, because they are not on your transcript.