Kelly6890 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Some background: I have a Bachelor's degree in Public Health granted in 2011. My science GPA is a 2.97 and non science is 3.1 per CASPA. I have a definite upwards trend, from a 2.27 science gpa freshman year to a 3.34 science GPA senior year. I've done a few semesters of classes after graduating and have a 4.0 in those, which includes Anatomy and Physiology. I'm looking now at how to raise my science GPA. I took General Chemistry and earned a C in it, but then took Orgo and got a B. Would it be worth it to take Gen Chem over, or would that look strange? Also, a lot of my science classes in the freshman and sophomore years are completely unrelated, from when I was thinking of an ecology major, like Limnology (study of rivers) and Botany. Should I retake those classes, or focus on getting good grades in new, more related classes, like physics and genetics? Thanks for your opinions! Hugs, Kelly6890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted February 20, 2013 Administrator Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yes to retaking general chem or ANY other prerequisite in which you got less than a B. Also yes to taking new, more related science courses vs. retaking old/unrelated ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 My opinion: if you retake chem and get an A, they will still count both the C and A, so it comes out to getting a B. However it does reflect well on you in your app. Go for new courses. In your shoes, if I felt positive I could ace chem if I retook, I'd go for it. If not, you might be better off (or same off) getting A's in other science classes. Just be careful because at a lot of schools, genetics is no joke. Otherwise sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Also, not really sure if I would take physics. Definitely not as strongly related as taking other science classes like genetics, cell bio, immunology, biochemistry. I would prioritize these classes over physics for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted February 21, 2013 Administrator Share Posted February 21, 2013 Eh, if you need a night summer course and introductory physics is the only science available, I'd still take it over taking nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly6890 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks for the advice! I just moved from a semester to a quarter system so I'm trying to schedule everything in and get above the recommended hours...I think I'm going to retake General Chemistry and then I have cell bio, genetics, and immunology lined up. I'm also taking medical terminology this quarter! Hopefully I get my stats up. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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