C- in Ochem lab

Pre-Vet & Veterinary Medicine
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<p>Hi,
i know some vet schools dont take C-. here's my situation. i go to a UC and i got a C- in my first ochem lab. its a 2 unit class. i was wondering whether or not it was worth it to retake the class. or would it be a giant waste of time. My goal is to go to upenn vet school. i heard for upenn its only recommended that their pre vet students take ochem.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, most universities, including the UCs, don’t let you retake a C-, which sucks.</p>

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<p>I looked up UCLA’s policy.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/handouts/RepeatPolicy.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/handouts/RepeatPolicy.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>According to this, you can retake up to 16 credits in which you received a C- or lower and have the original course grade be removed from your transcript. After 16 credits are retaken, both grades will appear on the transcript.</p>

<p>HOWEVER. If it is only recommended that you take OChem, then I wouldn’t worry unless it’s taking a hit on your GPA. Although I would make sure that any other schools to which you want to apply will accept this C- just in case. My C- in calculus is apparently just fine.</p>

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<p>My daughter has a friend who was in the 2012-13 round of vet school admissions. She was told she did not get in specifically because of grades. She is now retaking organic chemistry and a couple of other classes - a year after graduating.</p>

<p>Based on that, I would advise you to consider retaking now.</p>

<p>Good luck :)</p>