<p>I am a freshman going into my spring semester at UW Madison. I failed my math class which has made me deeply distraught. Not only about getting into my major, but mostly because of whether I completely shot my chances at getting into med school. It was math 171, which is an intro to calc class. My adviser for my major (Biomedical Engineering) told me that the grade I received in math 171 is not calculated into my STEM GPA which will be looked at when I apply to my major. </p>
<p>At Madison, they will allow me to retake the class and both the F and the grade I receive when I retake it will both appear on my transcript. With all this said, have I killed my chances at getting into med school?</p>
<p>A little background info on myself: I am participating in research as a freshman and I will continue being active in some form of research all four years, I also volunteer at the hospital, and I am on a dance team on Madison, as well as a board member of a cultural student org on campus. All of these things as well as study hard for my MCAT score and turn my GPA around are things that I am passionate about. With that said, will that F completely destroy my chances at medical school?</p>