Dropping a class in first year or getting a bad GPA

[canada747]

Hi all,

 

I'm a first year at U of T, who just received a 37% on the first CHM138 (Organic Chemistry) test.

 

I have until Nov. 4 to drop the course without penalty. I understand that UofT med (as well as many other Canadian med. schools) require full course load. Would I still be able to qualify for the full course load by taking 6 courses next semester? Or taking this CHM138 non-credit?

 

Note: It's still very possible that I can get a 3.7 or higher in CHM138, but with a lot of work. This test was worth 12.5%.

 

What do you think? Please help me out ASAP.

[Teflon Don]

i would tend towards dropping and overloading next semester but if you're failing midterms while taking 5 classes then how will you handle 6 courses ?

 

also, you need to really think about what went wrong on this test. a 60 or even a 50 could just mean that the test was very hard but getting a 30 is a sign of negligence on your part.

[Orcamute]

i would tend towards dropping and overloading next semester but if you're failing midterms while taking 5 classes then how will you handle 6 courses ?

 

also, you need to really think about what went wrong on this test. a 60 or even a 50 could just mean that the test was very hard but getting a 30 is a sign of negligence on your part.

 

This^

 

 

Don't drop it, drop whatever caused you to get that mark..whether it be bad time management or negligence of studying- fix it or somebody else will gladly take your seat in medical school.

[future_doc]

Work hard. And U/T has the weighted formula for GPA.

[shearkha]

I did my undergrad at UofT and doing well in 6 courses can be very stressful. I would suggest you look into making CHM138 pass/fail and find out how it would work out for different medical schools. But overall if you are looking into UT med as your top-choice make sure you keep a full-load every year, because being eligible for "weighted GPA" can do magic to your GPA.

[shearkha]

ONTARIO medical schools (definitely look for info from other schools too)

 

From: http://www.md.utoronto.ca/Page2571.aspx

 

"11) How are pass/fail courses or advanced standing credits on my transcript treated?

 

Credits for which there is no transcripted mark cannot be used in the GPA calculation. They will count towards the number of credits needed to apply."

 

 

From: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/requirementsfaq

 

"Please note, only ONE full or equivalent Pass/Fail credit will be permissible in each of the two years being considered for GPA."

 

From: http://www.med.uottawa.ca/Students/MD/Admissions/eng/excellence_marks.html

 

"In order for the academic year to count towards the WGPA calculation, a maximum of one pass/fail graded course per semester may have been completed in accordance with the five full-year courses/year requirement. Therefore, an academic year in which more than one pass/fail graded course was taken in one semester is not considered in the WGPA calculation."

 

From: http://meds.queensu.ca/education/undergraduate/prospective_students/application_process/gpas

 

"Courses with Pass/Fail grades or transfer credits (including International Baccalaureate, Advance Placement and CEGEP programs) are not included"

 

From: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/academic_requirements.html

 

"Courses for which a "Pass" grade is assigned are counted for credit, but will not be included in the GPA calculation."

 

From: http://www.nosm.ca/education/ume/general.aspx?id=1260

 

"How are pass/fail courses treated in the calculation of the GPA?

Courses that appear on your transcript without a standard numeric, or alpha grade are typically not used in the GPA calculation."

[cometed]

ONTARIO medical schools (definitely look for info from other schools too)

 

From: http://www.md.utoronto.ca/Page2571.aspx

 

"11) How are pass/fail courses or advanced standing credits on my transcript treated?

 

Credits for which there is no transcripted mark cannot be used in the GPA calculation. They will count towards the number of credits needed to apply."

 

 

From: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/admissions/medicine/requirementsfaq

 

"Please note, only ONE full or equivalent Pass/Fail credit will be permissible in each of the two years being considered for GPA."

 

From: http://www.med.uottawa.ca/Students/MD/Admissions/eng/excellence_marks.html

 

"In order for the academic year to count towards the WGPA calculation, a maximum of one pass/fail graded course per semester may have been completed in accordance with the five full-year courses/year requirement. Therefore, an academic year in which more than one pass/fail graded course was taken in one semester is not considered in the WGPA calculation."

 

From: http://meds.queensu.ca/education/undergraduate/prospective_students/application_process/gpas

 

"Courses with Pass/Fail grades or transfer credits (including International Baccalaureate, Advance Placement and CEGEP programs) are not included"

 

From: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/academic_requirements.html

 

"Courses for which a "Pass" grade is assigned are counted for credit, but will not be included in the GPA calculation."

 

From: http://www.nosm.ca/education/ume/general.aspx?id=1260

 

"How are pass/fail courses treated in the calculation of the GPA?

Courses that appear on your transcript without a standard numeric, or alpha grade are typically not used in the GPA calculation."

 

thanks for the post I missed my psych mid term and was going to drop it and take it next semester I guess I will just credit no credit it. And to the poster above I know UofT is intimidating I have my own group I study with but maybe if you need someone to bounce questions off of message me here I did well on the mid term and actually am not cut throat like some people lol.

[canada747]

This^

 

 

Don't drop it, drop whatever caused you to get that mark..whether it be bad time management or negligence of studying- fix it or somebody else will gladly take your seat in medical school.

 

Exactly what I wanted to hear. Not dropping it. Will report back.

[canada747]

On 10/25/2013 at 12:28 AM, canada747 said:

 

Exactly what I wanted to hear. Not dropping it. Will report back.

Update: I'm a second year medical student now.