FearTheFin2021 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hi all, I am feeling very upset because I just found out that I received a C+ in General Chemistry II and a C in its lab. I keep hearing my PA friend saying: "Try to get the A.. PA school is super competitive man." YES I KNOW. So this is where I am at with prerequisites: General Biology I: C, General Biology I Lab: B, General Biology II: B-, General Biology II Lab: B, Human Anatomy & Physiology B, General Chemistry I: B+, General Chemistry I Lab: B+, General Chemistry II: C+, General Chemistry II Lab: C, Statistics: A- My overall is GPA is 3.234. My science GPA is 2.893. I am an African and African Diaspora Studies Major and I would like to take Organic Chemistry I and II, Physics I, Biochemistry I, Human Anatomy and Physiology II, Microbiology with lab, General Physiology, and Genetics. Do I believe I can get A grades in upper level sciences? Yes. Will I? We'll see. Is it going to be extremely difficult for me? ABSOFRIGGINLUTELY. I have depression, anxiety, and a neuropsychological evaluation determined I have a full scale IQ of 86 (mean is 100 for those who don't know), specific learning disability (reading), and subclinical aspergers. I will work harder. No excuses. Please reply, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidpresentable Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 You’ve been dealt a tough hand. I applaud you for your successes up to this point. You can find a list of programs with lower prereq GPA thresholds here. I think you should know though that it only gets tougher from here. Given enough time, lots of people COULD complete PA school, but at some point the opportunity costs outweigh the reward. Every prospective PA student should ask themselves why they want to do it. Is it a money thing? There are lots of other professions that pay as much or more than what PAs earn on average. All the same, best of luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheFin2021 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 PA is what I want to do. It's not about the money. I am not sure that you or anyone else for that matter can answer this question but I'll ask anyway: am I in a deep hole at this point? Sorry to ask you to predict my future. I didn't want to be that guy on the forum but oh well.. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, FearTheFin2021 said: Hi all, I am feeling very upset because I just found out that I received a C+ in General Chemistry II and a C in its lab. I keep hearing my PA friend saying: "Try to get the A.. PA school is super competitive man." YES I KNOW. So this is where I am at with prerequisites: General Biology I: C, General Biology I Lab: B, General Biology II: B-, General Biology II Lab: B, Human Anatomy & Physiology B, General Chemistry I: B+, General Chemistry I Lab: B+, General Chemistry II: C+, General Chemistry II Lab: C, Statistics: A- My overall is GPA is 3.234. My science GPA is 2.893. I am an African and African Diaspora Studies Major and I would like to take Organic Chemistry I and II, Physics I, Biochemistry I, Human Anatomy and Physiology II, Microbiology with lab, General Physiology, and Genetics. Do I believe I can get A grades in upper level sciences? Yes. Will I? We'll see. Is it going to be extremely difficult for me? ABSOFRIGGINLUTELY. I have depression, anxiety, and a neuropsychological evaluation determined I have a full scale IQ of 86 (mean is 100 for those who don't know), specific learning disability (reading), and subclinical aspergers. I will work harder. No excuses. Please reply, Ian Ian, It's hard to assess one person's odds, especially on the Internet. I will note that many applicants have a middle 3 average (or more) in their science classes. You can estimate your final grades by taking your 2.893 times the credit hours already taken + the remaining credit hours x expected grades and then divide by the total of all science hours taken. As far as your "expected" grades, I'm assuming you have tried your best to get what you've gotten and just willing yourself to work harder may not practical. I'm assuming you've taken advantage of your school's counseling center, etc already. You have overcome many obstacles to get to college and to be doing as well as you have and I salute you for that. Perhaps English isn't even your native language. I get it that a PA is what you want to be. Maybe that will work out for you; no one can be sure but you have a ways to go. My concern is that you seem "married to" your plan. I don't see any back-up plan in terms of a major that would get you into some other allied health field, etc. While being "all in" with your plan can be exhilarating, having options is often a better bet since your interests and environment can change with age. Best wishes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheFin2021 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 I hear you UGoLong. One more dumb yet popular question for anybody: should I consider retaking a course that I got a C grade in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I hear you UGoLong. One more dumb yet popular question for anybody: should I consider retaking a course that I got a C grade in? CASPA averages; the best a repeat does is give you a B worth the total credits for the two courses.Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheFin2021 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 19 minutes ago, UGoLong said: CASPA averages; the best a repeat does is give you a B worth the total credits for the two courses. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk So its not worth it? Does anybody know if adcomms look at the grades of prerequisite courses or do they just calculate the mean of prerequisite/sciences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheFin2021 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 I lied to my dad and said I got a b minus in gen chem 2. Fml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I lied to my dad and said I got a b minus in gen chem 2. Fml Lying to your Dad is not a good look. Let’s start by owning the consequences of your actions. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia5827 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 My gpa is pretty much the same and I’m about to go into my third cycle of applying, so I would expect reapplying again in the future. Just continue on bettering your application, maybe get a new job with more clinic experience but yes I would also retake classes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPhysicsInstructor Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 You should be able to get extra time (or other reasonable accomodations) if you provide the necessary documentation. When I was a teaching assistant in pharmacy school, I proctored students who were given extra time. Out of a class of about 195, we had 4 or 5 students that got double time for exams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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