<p>I am really enthusiastic about going to med-school in the future. As a result, I would want my GPA to be as competitive as possible. However, I have encountered an early problem in my college career. I am taking life science calculus this semester and the class is simply ridiculous. The class average on the exams are 30%(for the first one) and 50%(for the second one). I have been scoring well above the average, a 69%(first) and 77%(second). Technically, 80% of our class grade is exam based. The problem lies on the fact that the class started with a roster of around 150-200 students(big auditorium class) and is now at about only 30-50 students. Therefore, I can no longer rely on any curve; if any curving would take place, it would be minimal(all the students that were at the bottom of the test results have dropped the course). This means that I would most likely end with a C(passing) on the class. Should I just finish the class and retake later using grade forgiveness in the future? or should I just drop the class and retake with a different professor(big reason for not doing well)? What is the smarter choice? What would be better for med-school application purposes in the long run? Help please, If I am dropping the class, I need to do so by 5:00pm today. :/</p>
<p>Grade forgiveness does not exist for applying to MD schools. Regardless of your school’s policy, you will have to list both times you took the class on your AMCAS application and they will count equally toward your AMCAS GPA, which is what medical schools look at.</p>
<p>If you can absolutely get a C and do not have a realistic reason to think you can do better in the course, don’t drop. A lone C on an otherwise outstanding transcript is not the end of the world.</p>
<p>If there is a substantial chance you will earn a C- or below drop it like it’s hot.</p>