Post-grad failures
January 9, 2010 6:21 PM   Subscribe

I failed some online community college classes I took post-graduation. Am I screwed for medical school/grad school?

After receiving my undergraduate degree, I started a job and decided to take three online english courses at my local community college. I underestimated the workload, and failed one class, and withdrew from another. Do I have to disclose this on my graduate school apps or medical school apps?
posted by anonymous to Education (8 answers total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: eesh, late approval without checking to see if it had been posted non-anon. -- jessamyn

 
Of course not. No worries my friend.
posted by timpanogos at 6:33 PM on January 9, 2010


If I understand you correctly, you were taking these simply for self-improvement, yes? If that's the case, and you took no other courses at the community college, I see no reason why you should send that transcript or disclose taking the courses. If you took courses at that community college towards your undergrad, I am supposing that any course you ever took would be on the transcript and you would have to send it.
posted by thebrokedown at 6:35 PM on January 9, 2010


There was a very similar question recently which might also have some answers for you. The consensus I've seen in this and other questions seems to be that successfully retaking a class or two to show you can study at that level would go a long way to making up for the mistake.
posted by shelleycat at 6:40 PM on January 9, 2010


Is there some way the school would find out? I've taken Spanish classes at the local community college after graduation, just because they were convenient and cheap. I would never think they would "count" as college credit in any way.
posted by smackfu at 6:47 PM on January 9, 2010


Hold on, people.

Am I screwed for medical school/grad school?

Probably not, though these classes certainly won't help.

Do I have to disclose this on my graduate school apps or medical school apps?

Very, very likely, though there are exceptions. Look at the fine print on your application; I believe AMCAS requires it. Law schools and the LSAC definitely require it; you can fail the pass the bar if they catch you. Grad school ... I'm not sure. But the remote possibility that they catch you omitting a transcript and kick you out of medical school in your fourth year isn't worth it, in my opinion. And they can catch you, what with the existence of various clearinghouses and such. Dishonesty, if caught, is far, far more serious than a lapse in your grades ever will be.
posted by SpringAquifer at 6:49 PM on January 9, 2010




How is this not the exact same question from yesterday?

Huh. How about that. Exact same.
posted by SpringAquifer at 6:54 PM on January 9, 2010


One diff is that in yesterday's question, the questioner had "already disclosed that I was going to take these classes on my AAMCAS application".
posted by smackfu at 6:55 PM on January 9, 2010


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