Grade Replace and Post Bacc?

[Trytogetby]

Reading through some forums I keep seeing people mention grade replacing lower grades. How is this done? Is it just repeating the course? ( I thought med schools just averaged your two grades if you retook a course). I sadly got a C in OChrm, but my school had a policy that didn't allow you to retake a course unless you got a C- or lower....

Also, how helpful are post backs in terms of increasing med school entry? I know that obviously you get what you put in, so assuming that one does well in a Post Bacc program, how much of a boost would that be?

How can you determine what your cGPA and sGPA are? I struggled and had to retake calculus a couple of times so I am terrified to think how much that lowered my sGPA... Sorry if these are all noob questions. If there are links to previous posts answering these q, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!!!!

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[KinesiologyNerd]

Grade replacement is DO schools only. Take the same course and the most recent score will be counted. I do believe they will count the most recent even if it's lower. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. MD schools will just count both the original and the retake. A post-bacc will not replace grades because it won't be the same course.

My school had the same policy, but I still retook it. Had to take an extra course, but man that A looked nice.