GPA Calculation Question -Retaken classes

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My transcript is riddled with D's C's and F's in lots of science classes, and I've recently began retaking them. I've gotten A's in every single one of em so far. My question is how is the GPA calculated when you retake a course. I search the forums but everyone is pretty vague about it all. I cant seem to find anything on the AMCAS site either. So suppose I got 4 units of general chemistry and I got an F in it. Then I retake it and I get an A in it. Now I know they include all your grades for MD schools. Does the GPA calculation give me 8 units of C average, or is it going to give me 4 Units of C average.

ie, (4*0)+(4*4) = 16 grade points, with 8 Units
or is it 8 grade points, with 4 Units

 

[Mobius1985]

Your AMCAS form will list both classes on separate lines, sorted by status (FR=freshman, SO=sophomore, etc), listing what year you took them. That is, eg, Chem 101, Semester Hours 3.00, AMCAS Grade F, then (maybe on another page) Chem 101, Semester Hours 3.00, AMCAS Grade A. So all eight hours are listed, and the two separate grades are listed, essentially making them averaged together in the GPA total, calculated on the last page.

Each grade will also be calculated into the GPA and Semester Hour total for each year (FR, SO, etc). If the hours retaken were post-baccalaureate, that has a separate totaling area after SR (senior). So your rising grade trend will be apparent, year by year.

 

[Lokhtar]

AACOMAS will replace the grades for calculation purposes. So a F in 4 credits and then a A in the same class will count as a 4.0 over four credits. In AMCAS, it will be a 2.0 over eight credits. However, both types will keep all grades in there, so AACOMAS and AMCAS schools will both see all of your grades (and both types will ask you about them in an interview), but AACOMAS GPA would be higher.