AACOMAS Academic Update clarification...?

[Doctor_Strange]

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So I took Human Anatomy I my junior year of high school at a community college and got a C. Flashforward to now, this one grade is keeping my sGPA at a 3.31 when if I had not taken it would be a 3.39. I want to retake it this summer, but AACOMAS says the following:

IMPORTANT: Please note that during the Academic Update we will not make changes to previously attempted repeats at different schools. If you repeat a course at the SAME school with the same course title and departmental prefix, we will edit the original attempts as Repeated with Zero credits.

I have to retake my human anatomy course at another school, so does this mean when I got my grade back in August and I add it it won't replace my C with an (hopefully) A!?

If so, do people think I should hold off until the summer is over to submit my app, or is it not worth it. I have a may 6th mcat test date, probably will get a 500 or 502. My cGPA stands at 3.47. I mean I got this C like 6 years ago!!!

Any help appreciated

 

[SailorHg]

If it was going to bump you up to 3.4 or 3.5 I would say just wait to submit your application until August. Given that you're only gaining 0.08 sGPA points, I would still apply early, take the class and not worry too much about the grade replacement. If anything I would study harder for the MCAT and try to get into the 507/508 range!

Best of luck to you!

 

[bngli]

Yep, this happened to me. They'll average the two instead of replacing them.

 

[austintr]

If you were to retake it to improve your GPA, as SailorHg said, it would be a very small improvement. If you were to retake it and get an A, that A would go into the academic update at least, and you would probably get a 0.03-0.05 increase (depending on your total amount of credit hours). It wouldn't hurt really to retake it if you're willing and able (and interested!) since it may help demonstrate that you're not the same you from 6 years ago, you are interested enough in medicine to repeat an anatomy course, etc. But def apply early and with the best app you can so that you don't inadvertently shut any doors.