Getting a low grade and pre-med

curiouskitten
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:11:01 +0000

Hi everyone,

So I received a D in a class that is relevant to my science major and I will retake the class over the summer however, I am pre-med and my regular and science GPA was decent thus far. The D pretty much killed it.

Will this look awful on my transcript and application to med school? I heard one C is okay (not really) but a D is definitely not acceptable in my book. I was too late to withdraw the class since that was not my intention at all. I also heard that withdrawing is looked down upon but regardless I was not thinking about withdrawing.

From what I know, retaking the class will allow the new grade to be calculated into my GPA but the D will still remain on my records when applying to med school. Is it true that most health profession schools will still calculate the D into my GPA even though UofR’s policy is to leave it out of the GPA (but on the transcript)?

Sorry for all the questions but I would really appreciate any advice! Thank you.