Hi! I'm a senior in high school in New York. I plan to go to school for pre-nursing in the fall of 2017. I have taken dual enrollment in general biology I and II. I am currently finishing up a dual enrollment General Chemistry I class.
I recently got a bad grade on a test and midterm in my current General Chemistry class. I hoped to have at least an A- in the class, but it doesn't look like it will happen. The test grades will most likely take my grade down to a B+.
I didn't do very well in my previous classes either; the teacher was horrible and screwed us over. Kids in the top 5% of the class were scoring 50s and 60s out of 100 on the finals -- it was that bad. Because of that, I only have B's in both general biology classes.
I'm worried that the B's and B+'s will look bad on transcripts to employers and grad schools. I know they're only general education classes, but Bs are Bs and will also bring my GPA down. Even then, aren't general education courses supposed to be of higher grades since they are considered more accessible? (My college GPA is already at 3.45 because of the two Bs in biology)
Is general chemistry I & II vital for nursing?
Do employers care? Do prestige graduate schools care?
Should I take General Chemistry II even if I risk another B+ or worse?
