The first three semesters of college that I took went terribly. I will not make any excuses for myself I was simply an immature idiot. Suffice it to say that to get around a 3.0/3.2 Gpa I will have to perform very well in my remaining time. At the moment I am at a CC finishing up my "basics" so e question I have is: Would it be worth it to do grade replacement at my previous school OR should I just retake those classes which I failed at the university that I will transfer to? And yes I am aware that a 3.2/3.0 is not a very competitive GPA and that I'll need good extra-curriculars and MCAT to even have a chance.
Grade Replacement Advice
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Not unless you apply DO. MD schools average the two grades.
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It depends on what classes they are and where you plan to apply. If you go an F in Intro to Theater, just move on and dilute out the effect with a sea of As. If it was math or science and you need to master the material before moving on, then retake.
To be more specific about the AACOMAS (non-Texas DO medical schools) grade forgiveness policy: Each class that one retakes must have the same credit hours as the original course, or greater. The retake need not be at the same school. The course name needn't be identical so long as the course content is demonstrably similar per the course catalogs.
When one retakes, only the most recent grade is included in the calculation of your application GPA by AACOMAS.
AMCAS (MD) would list both the 3 hours of F and 3 hours of A, essentially giving you 6 hours of C.
