<p>I have no idea why my previous thread was closed... Is this true??????? The B- I got as a junior in Multivariate will affect my GPA when applying to Med Schools? Thank you everyone for the responses:)</p>
<p>Yes. Any college class you take will affect your GPA when applying to med schools, whether you took them at a CC or university, during high school or college. And you MUST report it both when applying to undergrad and med school.</p>
<p>Wow… I did not know this!!! That means my GPA will be significantly lowered. I might as well die now. How is that fair tho??? How can my GPA in a college class in High School affect my chances of acceptance to a Medical School? Is this something to worry about?</p>
<p>Don’t worry too much. A B- isn’t great but it’s not horrible either? Many people have made it into medical school with several lower grades on their college transcript. They won’t just look at your application and say “B-? No thank you”. They will see that you took it as a junior in high school, which is impressive and shows that you are willing to excel beyond what your high school has to offer. Just improve in your future college classes and show to them that you can bounce back after receiving a less-than-ideal grade. I think medical schools love to see an upward trend in your grades; it shows you have the drive to stick it through and succeed in difficult situations, which will be essential in making it through medical school. </p>
<p>And just as a side note, there are college students who take multivariable calculus and WISH they could have gotten out with a B- so don’t feel too bad.</p>
<p>If only I had known about all these consequences… I wouldn’t have taken the course. If I don’t send in my transcript, how will colleges know I took the class?</p>
<p>I am not sure about the exact process of how they go about it, but it is not difficult for them to find out. Do not try to hide this. Even if you get accepted to a college or med school without reporting this grade, once they find out about it, you will be kicked out. School officials do not take academic dishonesty lightly. Colleges aren’t just looking for people with perfect grades; they are looking for people that also have good quality of character. There’s nothing you can do about your grade in the class now so just own up to it and improve from here.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help TheEarlyBird! I will send in my transcript because TBH, I am proud of my B- even though I had hoped for better. I worked really hard for this grade and feel that it is somewhat of an accomplishment considering I am only a junior in high school.</p>
<p>AMCAS uses several student clearinghouse databases (which uses both your name and SSN) to match applicants with colleges they attended. When you fill out your AMCAS application, you sign an affidavit attesting to the completeness and accuracy of your application. Medical schools take this affidavit very seriously. Should your application somehow get through AMCAS’ verification process, if it later becomes known that you omitted courses from your application, your admission to med school will be revoked. If you have already graduated from med school, your diploma and license will get revoked and you will get blacklisted. (i.e. not eligible to have your degree re0instated.)</p>
<p>I understand the seriousness of all this… I just don’t understand how a mess up in a high level college class, that won’t even apply to my major, in high school can affect my college transcript. If I had known, I would have withdrawn before it was too late…</p>
<p>What mess up? Get some perspective.</p>
<p>Um… a B-, when factored into my college gpa is going to hurt it no matter what.</p>
<p>A B- is a minor glitch along the way and not worth the angst you’re investing in it.</p>
<p>Medical schools are not looking for perfect academic robots.</p>
<p>Also your coursework is arranged by year on your app so it will be clear to anyone reading your file this course was taken during high school. The grade will be presented within a context of your more recent achievement. Holistic evaluation.</p>
<p>Ok thanks everyone! You guys seem convinced that a B- is an achievement…</p>
<p>It’s better than a c+</p>
<p>And the point that people are making is that you are acting as though your chances of med school are already over when you’re forgetting this is just one class out of many (and many med students have worse grades on their actual UG transcript than a B- coughcoughthisguycoughcough)</p>
<p>I guess I’m just beating myself over it because there was no need to take this class in high school. I probably didn’t even have to take it at all. I should have just waited… And I mean heading into college with a bad grade already is a pretty bad start.</p>