glopez Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I am currently working on a BS in Chemistry. When I was a freshman/sophomore I hadn't yet decided I wanted to be a PA and so I didn't care much for my grades. I passed my early chemistry courses with C's. Now that i'm working on my upper division coursework i've been doing great and have received mostly A's. I expect to graduate with a GPA around 3.6 . Do you guys think I should retake those courses? Since they're pre-reqs for the pa programs I am interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggySRNA Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 No do not retake them especially if you're a chem major. CASPA will not replace the C so no point. You taking upper level chem courses and getting As shows that you can handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiousprepa Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm planning to retake courses that I have received C's because for me it shows a high interest to take on a harder workload. Also, some PA programs either average out the grades, or replace the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyM2 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I am currently working on a BS in Chemistry. When I was a freshman/sophomore I hadn't yet decided I wanted to be a PA and so I didn't care much for my grades. I passed my early chemistry courses with C's. Now that i'm working on my upper division coursework i've been doing great and have received mostly A's. I expect to graduate with a GPA around 3.6 . Do you guys think I should retake those courses? Since they're pre-reqs for the pa programs I am interested in. Absolutely, do not retake chem courses to improve a C. You have a good overall GPA. If you need to increase your science GPA, take other, more relevant science courses like immunology, parasitology, molecular biology, etc. Sent from my Kindle Fire HDX using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoopeda Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I passed my early chemistry courses with C's. Now that i'm working on my upper division coursework i've been doing great and have received mostly A's. I expect to graduate with a GPA around 3.6 . Do you guys think I should retake those courses? No, as long as your prereqs are not C-s (since many schools require C or higher on prereq coursework). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glopez Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Thank you all for your input. I appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MedLib42 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I actually applied to some schools that required all prerequisites to be B's at minimum, so if that's the case for the schools you're applying to, definitely retake. Also just make sure the C's don't bring down your science GPA too much. Otherwise, there's probably no need to retake them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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