NicholeMarie87 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I got a c in a required science class and I know it brought my GPA down, has anyone in PA school got admitted with a c or feels it should be retaken? I'm super nervous about this and know how competitive it is to get into PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 One grade is not the end of the world. What class was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 There are lots of threads on this. Do some searching. Life will go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 21, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2013 a single C is not a big deal if the rest are A's and B's. lots of C's dragging your gpa below 3.0 is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholeMarie87 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 It was Anatomy and physiology. And now I'm nervous that with retaking the class it will hurt my chances of getting in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 It depends on what schools you are looking to apply to. Many schools require a B or higher in their prerequisite classes. So if it is a prerequisite for your schools, I would look into whether a B or higher is required. Either way, given that it is IMO probably the most important prereq for PA school in terms of its relevance, I would probably retake it. I think not retaking it will hurt your chances much more than retaking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonD Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 That's an important core class...retake it and make sure you get an A in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholeMarie87 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Thanks, I was planning on retaking it.I was curious if anyone else had this happen to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I agree that A&P is the most important prereq but I have a different suggestion. Many schools also offer anatomy and physiology as two separate courses. I would take those two courses separately and do well rather than repeating the same class. Treat the C as an intro. Clearly you have to know both subjects well, but I submit that physiology (and especially pathophysiology) is more important, unless you end up in ortho or surgery. Lots of people have a tough time with anatomy. I was not the greatest anatomy student Marietta ever saw (see "Old Man on Campus" for the excruciating details!). The problem with your combined course is that a school can't tell if you just had trouble with anatomy or you have no aptitude for physiology, which is where you will spend your career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I got in no prob with a C in a core science class (genetics). The class was hard as hell! Didn't seem to matter though. Overall GPA was still good. I have known people with low GPAs who got in with 2 C's. No ONE THING is going to ruin your chances (besides maybe GPA < 3.0). I would consider retaking if you think you can get an A or a B the 2nd time around. Maybe take at a community college or consider taking it over the summer w/ no other (or just 1 other) classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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