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Some schools will include summer courses in the last last 45 GPA, some will only include semesters in which you were a full-time student, or specifically say they only include spring and fall. Research on the websites of schools you're interested in (or already applied to?), or call if their website doesn't say how they calculate the last 45.Okay so I thought they just did the last 45. What if summer courses were taken to reach the 45?
For example I have:
Summer 2013 - 8 cr.
Fall 2013 - 17.66 cr.
Spring 2014 - 15 cr.
Summer 2014 - 4.66 cr.
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Total = 45.32 cr.
This is what I've done since getting my Bachelor's. I assumed they'd use this. If they have to dig into my senior year I might as well throw in the towel now.
But even if your last 45 isn't the greatest, if you've had an upward trend in those last couple semesters, schools will see that. Maybe focus your efforts on schools that don't calculate a last 45, or that take a less numbers-based approach to evaluating applicants. If your last 45 would be REALLY weak including the next semester back (like below a 3.0), it might be worth it to take another semester of courses if you're confident you could do well. It's probably too late for that if you applied for this cycle, though.