Question about 5+ year old courses

[Short Round]

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I know that many schools want all pre-req. sciences to have been within the past 5 years or they won't count the grade.

I'm taking pre-reqs for pharm right now, back in school after a 3year break...and on my first "tour of duty," 😆 I had 2 F's (evolutionary bio..failed it TWICE) ...but this was in 2000-2001...basically never went to class and was always doing something else so I totally trashed my undergrad GPA (sub 2.0)

Fast forward to 2008 & a different school, I've knocked out most of my pre-req science/math and have a 3.66 so far...

so does PHARMCAS/AMCAS/etc still factor in the 2 F's from over 5 years (almost 10 now) ago when they calculate the overall GPA?

It'd be real nice not to be dragged down from the 2 F's from so long ago, but my gut feeling says they still include it when they figure your GPA.

Hopefully if they screw you one way, they won't the other way 😆

I'm going to email some schools about this issue, but figured i'd ask here first incase anyone had any info. Thanks!

 

[Mobius1985]

AMCAS will definitely include your early coursework grades in figuring your application GPA. I have no idea what PHARMCAS does, but someone in the Pre-Pharm forum likely will. AACOMAS, the DO med school application service will replace a bad grade with the retake and not include the original grade in the application GPA.

 

[Short Round]

thanks for the answer and I have no idea how I ended up posting in this section haha. Must've hit "new thread" from one of the search windows I had open. sorry bout that

 

[Stratego]

It's my impression that most med schools do not expire prerequisite grades and that only a few do this.