Calculating Retakes in GPA

[bnleong]

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How do you calculate retakes.

I always hear that you take the average of both scores.

I can interpret this statement in two ways. Take the following example.
(each class is worth three credits.)

class 1- A
class 2- A
class 3- B
class 3 retake-A

Does this mean I take the average of all 4 grades.

Or do I first take the average of class 3 and the retake and then average that with the other two grades.

It does seem to make quite a difference. Just averaging the 4 scores I get a GPA of 3.75.

If I do it the second way, the GPA comes to 3.83.

 

[redlight]

good question. i think the latter way is how it works...? im guessing, though.
bump.

 

[bnleong]

Couldve made a more interesting title to catch your attention.....

But if anyone knows the answer to this question, your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[redlight]

or maybe it's the first way... that route would discourage retakes. that one's probably it lol

 

[bnleong]

Thats what I'm thinking as well but I'd like a more definitive answer. lol

ANYONE!!!

 

[redlight]

i'll see what i can do to help.. h/o

 

[redlight]

thanks you so much for reading this!!! so my urgent questions is...












actually in this thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=611280
thanks!

 

[sylvanthus]

In before the lock.

 

[chemnerd89]

👎

 

[ChubbyChaser]

you average all the grades together. Class 1, 2, 3, and 3 retake. They would all count equally.

So an A, A, F, A(retake) at 3 credit hours a piece would be a 3.0

Hope its clear.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Merged the spam thread into here.

 

[redlight]

wow, that was fast. i think i blinked and my thread disappeared. heh.

and thanks chubbychaser

 

[bnleong]

you average all the grades together. Class 1, 2, 3, and 3 retake. They would all count equally.

So an A, A, F, A(retake) at 3 credit hours a piece would be a 3.0

Hope its clear.

Thanks dude... Although I was hoping on the later

 

[binko]

AACOMAS uses only the more recent score of retakes in calculating GPA. Not sure about AMCAS.

 

[ChubbyChaser]

AACOMAS uses only the more recent score of retakes in calculating GPA. Not sure about AMCAS.

Yes DO schools do do the grade replacement thing.

 

[Superman78]

So that means in terms of GPA, retaking a class is the equivalent of taking a different class with the same units, except they would prefer the latter.

 

[redlight]

yes, if by "latter" you mean a related upper level course instead of something equivalent to the first course.

 

[Superman78]

Wish I had known this earlier, I had thought they average the two grades together.