will this hurt my chance for med school?

Question

I am a sophmore and i basically have As and B's. I have 2 C's though. 1 in Gen chem 1 and 1 in anatomy. If I can keep getting A's and B's, how badly will those two C's hurt me?

Answer 1

chem and anatomy are important for med - especially since med school is so competitive, too. try to raise your grades in those classes.

Answer 2

Not too badly. If you really don't want them on your transcript you can retake the classes and try for a better grade, but if you're like me when I was pre-med, you have enough classes to cram into a semester without retaking any! When you interview at med schools they might ask you about those C's, but mostly they want to know how you've grown and matured and perfected your study skills since then. Take good preparatory classes, have some good community service/extracurricular activities on your resume, write a good personal statement, and be confident of your passion and reason for wanting to be a doctor, and you should get through the interviews just fine.

That's not to say it's ok to slack off between now and then... you're right, you do need pretty much A's and B's to prove that you're motivated and can handle the pressure that is med school. It sounds like you can handle it. Good luck!

Answer 3

You will be just fine. A couple of Cs will not break your application because grades are not the ONLY thing that med schools look at. Of course they are important, but remember that your MCAT scores and extracurricular leadership will also be evaluated. Make sure you are involved in some sort of extracurricular activities related to medicine, such as volunteering at the hospital and doing research in one of the science departments at your school. Things like this will help boost up your application when your grades are not as strong as other candidates. They make you a more well rounded student and more likely to get in than the straight A/B student who didn't do any extracurriculars at all.

Answer 4

admissions person will look at your chem, anatomy, biology, and other science and math grades. Your 2 c's will drag down your grade point average, so I would work on the science classes a little harder, and if you get a B in a English class because of that , well so be it. If you are serious about med school get with the program and do what it takes to get those science grades up.

Answer 5

Keep getting As and Bs in chemistry and biology/anatomy, and you'll be OK. But if you are getting a C in first year chemistry, maybe this is a warning that med school is not your thing.

Answer 6

It depends on the school, and other factors. Grades matter, especially in relevant courses, but for a 'good' student otherwise you can probably still get in. You might not get into the *best* school, but there are - relatively speaking - a lot of open positions in medical schools, meaning almost any motivated person can get in. Bear in mind that medical schools depend on losing a certain percentage of their students; the real weeding out is in first year, not the admissions process.

Answer 7

I'd would like a doctor who does well in anatomy.

"Is that a spleen or appendix, oh well no big difference, I'm only here for the money!"

Answer 8

chem and anatomy are the main things neeeded to go to med school. raise those and ull make it.

Answer 9

uhmm well, since chemistry and anatomy are just about the most important classes to take for medial school, i said your screwed unless you make those C's turn into A+'s

Answer 10

Think positive for to feel good.
Do nice things with people you like for to be happy and not thinking much about that. get strong, go have fun and all will be ok in time.
All the best.