Low pre-health sci marks

JakeJ · Feb 27, 2020

Its dependent on which school you applied to, as well as your first semester marks (what they base it off of I think*) and CASPer results.

I’m also in a pre-health program to get into either RPN or BScN, and it’s definitely a lot tougher than first semester.

If your GPA is hovering around 80, and you did pretty well on your CASPer, you shouldn’t have an issue getting into the smaller colleges/universities; it’s the bigger universities (McMaster & Mohawk) where it will be less likely to get into (Mohawk F19 avg. was 90).

I know some students come back for another year to increase their marks. I wouldn’t give up just yet since exams are weighed very heavily in both biology and Chemistry (for Mohawk it is anyway).

scorpiosunshine · Apr 7, 2020

Hi, I don't know where you applied but I know that where I applied, only a 3.0 or 75 average in all courses was needed. I know people who failed first semester Chemistry, they're repeating Chemistry 1 right now and finishing Chemistry 2 in the Summer. Your college might offer courses online too (well right now they're probably all online) that you might be able to repeat over the Summer if you need to get your grades up.

On 2/27/2020 at 1:09 PM, JakeJ said:
If your GPA is hovering around 80, and you did pretty well on your CASPer, you shouldn’t have an issue getting into the smaller colleges/universities; it’s the bigger universities (McMaster & Mohawk) where it will be less likely to get into (Mohawk F19 avg. was 90).

^ Exactly this. If you're not so sure about your marks, apply at a college that has fewer applicants and wider admission requirements.