<p>I have no idea what to do. I'm completely failing chemistry 101 right now. I have a 55. If I do decently on the final, I can probably get a D. If I want to be a bio major, is this a complete disaster? Will grad schools (not med schools; I'm looking to do research) make me take the class again (which I'll likely do anyway depending on my chem grade next semester)?
I AM FREAKING OUT. This class isn't even HARD. I was extremely sick before the last midterm and missed a ton of lecture and then failed the midterm, which killed my grade (there are only 3 exams plus the final). ahhhhhh!</p>
<p>Go talk to the professor. Tell them about your situation and that you screwed up but are trying your best. It can’t hurt. Maybe they will give you a little bit of a break.</p>
<p>doubt you would get any sort of a break. 3 exams plus a final is actually a lot of exams. Most of mine were midterm and final. In the future, you need to approach the prof at the first sign of trouble. With regard to grad school, research is much more important than GPA, but with med schools at least, anything lower than a C is not considered to be fulfilling the requirement so even grad schools may have you retake a D.</p>
<p>I got around a 70 on the final, which gives me a high D for the semester. Thanks for the info guys; I’m hoping I won’t have to retake it. If I do, I’ll probably do it over the summer so I can focus solely on chem and do well the second time around.</p>
<p>Depending on what degree you get, grad schools tend not to have specific prerequisite courses that you need to take, unlike medical schools. They usually (and you should check the specific schools to see what they require when you are at the point where you’re figuring out where to apply to) just require background in whatever subject you want to study.</p>
<p>So it may not be that they require you to retake that course specifically, but require a rigorous background in biology and related subjects. Chemistry is important for biology, and if you consistently get bad grades in those courses, they may not consider you adequately prepared for graduate study in biology.</p>
<p>Does your school consider a D a passing grade? At my school, I believe a D was a failing grade, and if you were taking the course for your major, you would have to retake it and get a C or better for it to count.</p>