<p>So I just got a C+ in organic chemistry 2. I had an A average but was destroyed by the final exam.</p>
<p>My GPA is now a 3.87. I got A's in bio, chem, calc, stats, and ochem 1 lab.</p>
<p>I got my first B in ochem 1.</p>
<p>I got my first C+ in ochem 2.</p>
<p>All the rest of my classes are A's. Do I need to retake it to get into medical school?</p>
<p>I am only asking because I showed a downward trend from B to C+ rather than improvement so I'm not sure how that will look. I really thought I was doing well in the course and I want to be a doctor so badly I'll do whatever it takes, even retake the class.</p>
<p>But if someone knows of someone who did poorly in ochem but still got in I'd be happy to know. I think I understand it well enough for an MCAT, I score around a 12 on the section during practice.</p>
<p>There are two regular posters here who got a C+ on OChem–and it didn’t prevent either of them from getting accepted to med school.</p>
<p>I’m not going to name names–they can out themselves of they wish to.</p>
<p>I’m having trouble getting into research so I’m worried without substantial research experience it will hurt me dramatically. I always figured unless you have a lot of EC’s you need perfect grades so this recent grade is disconcerting. I don’t know if this is any factor but I go to the University of Pittsburgh. I don’t know how hard or easy their grading is in comparison, or if that even matters.</p>
<p>I am one. Brown has no +/- so it was actually a straight C on my transcript. You don’t need perfect grades, you need good grades. 100% do not retake, just dilute it out with other classes. Retaking is a lose-lose: anything less than an A is horrible and an A isn’t even that impressive because anyone should be able to get an A the 2nd time around.</p>
<p>I have no idea how Pitt’s orgo class is, but at Brown, the orgo class was so beyond the level of the MCAT that even after a multiple year hiatus between the two the MCAT orgo was child’s play. To boot: it’s only 25% of the BS section (pre 2015 MCAT) thus making it only 8% of the test.</p>
<p>I sincerely hope your MCAT date is only a couple months away, otherwise why are you taking section tests?</p>
<p>Thank you. I took a practice section to see if I lacked the knowledge to do well on it (to see if I need to retake it), but my MCAT isn’t until next year. I just wrapped up sophomore year.</p>
<p>I got a C first semester or Orgo and 2 B’s in biology- I was ranked as one of the top 266 Cardiologists in the state of Florida last year and top 2200 on the country (by USNWR- as reported by my peers)- guess I must have done something right.</p>
<p>My daughter got a C+ in Orgo II as well and she did fine in her admission cycle.</p>