Chances at Medical School with A's, B's, and C's??? HELP PLS!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I'm getting kinda desperate/paranoid and I would really appreciate any input you could give about my chances of getting into medical school.
No particular school in mind yet. Just my chances at med school in general.</p>

<p>I was part of an advanced high school program where I could attend college classes during my junior and senior year of high school and earn transferable credits (without the +/- scaling). My grades during these two years:</p>

<p>Biology I -> C
Biology II -> C
Biology I Lab -> B
Biology II Lab -> B
Biology (upper level credit) -> A
Biology (upper level credit) -> A
General Chemistry I -> A
General Chemistry II -> A
General Chemistry I Lab -> A
General Chemistry II Lab -> A
English I -> A
English II -> A
English III -> B
Rhetoric -> A
History I -> B
History II -> A
Pre-Calculus -> A
Calculus I -> A
Calculus II -> A
Physics I -> B
Physics II -> A
Physics I Lab -> A
Physics II Lab -> A
Badminton -> A
Political Science I -> A
Political Science II -> A
Health Psychology -> A</p>

<p>Currently, I am a freshman at college and I just completed my 1st semester. These are my grades during this semester:</p>

<p>Organic Chemistry I -> B
Organic Chemistry I Lab -> A
Statistics for Life Sciences -> B+
Introduction to Psychology -> B+
Sociology -> A
Computer Science I -> B+</p>

<p>As you can see, I've covered quite a bit of my pre-med requirements.
I know the biology grades aren't the best, and I am planning to retake the class over the summer.</p>

<p>But overall, what are my chances?
Thank you in advance!!!!</p>

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<p>Admission to med school is pretty unpredictable. In general, people would say those C’s would hurt, however, I think it would be also considered that you took those college level classes in high school. You also show a rise in grades and your first semester is OK. Since you got many prerequisites done before college, using this advantage to take more advanced classes, research, and other interesting activities- volunteering- may be to your advantage if you do well.</p>

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<p>If you can repeat the biology and you do well it will help and also be a good foundation for more advanced classes.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry about those early C’s. Your recent work is considered more indicative of your academic performance.
For example; why are you getting B’s in ‘Intro to Psych’ and ‘Computer Science I’?</p>

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<p>@JustOneDad thank you for your feedback! I did slack off this past semester and as a result I got an 89 in psychology, computer science, and statistics. I could have possibly pulled off an A- but it’s too late to do anything now.</p>

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I’m not trying to bludgeon you when I point out that “slacking off” is exactly what medical school admissions committees are concerned about.</p>

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<p>you’re absolutely right. I guess I’m just wondering if there’s anyway I can recover from this?
The obvious would be making more A’s from now on. But anything else?</p>

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<p>Take some more science classes and make A’s, but not just for the grades. Choose some that show your interest and abilities. Maybe psychiatry isn’t for you.</p>