Grade Replacement Just a Formality??

[MyOwnPath]

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So I have a few negative grades, and I'm hoping grade replacement can save me and help me get into DO school. The thing I don't get, though, is why exactly it would be helpful? Isn't it just a formality? It may be replaced when calculating the GPA, but the adcoms are still going to see the original grades and know you did poorly the first time. It kind of reminds meof when someone says something not allowed in the courtroom, they ask the jury not to consider it, but you know no one can wipe it from their mind, and once it's said, that's it. So what's the real point of grade replacement?

Also, does grade replacement have to be the exact same course at the same university? Example, I made an F in a "childhood nutrition" course because I thought I withdrew from the course and didn't, resulting in an F...I retook a similar course at a higher ranked college called "nutrition in the life cycle" and made an A. Will that replace the F?

 

[TriagePreMed]

Because it's prettier for adcoms when they report a gpa to magazines or their website to say 3.46 than 3.22. If they like you, they will take you instead of being apprehensive of their numbers.

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[Prncssbuttercup]

The course isn't the same course with course number, so no, it will probably not replace. Either way, yes they will see the first grade, but they're more concerned with improvement, not just an average... it will move your GPA faster, but any and all As will help!

 

[dntke1518]

It also shows that you are able to overcome defeat and succeed. Not that it won't come up in an interview. but at least you can show you know the material.

 

[TriagePreMed]

Also, does grade replacement have to be the exact same course at the same university? Example, I made an F in a "childhood nutrition" course because I thought I withdrew from the course and didn't, resulting in an F...I retook a similar course at a higher ranked college called "nutrition in the life cycle" and made an A. Will that replace the F?

It could if the course description is similar. It's definitely worth the try.

 

[BrandonX]

Also, does grade replacement have to be the exact same course at the same university? Example, I made an F in a "childhood nutrition" course because I thought I withdrew from the course and didn't, resulting in an F...I retook a similar course at a higher ranked college called "nutrition in the life cycle" and made an A. Will that replace the F?

ADCOMS only require that the courses have similar course description and = or > number of units. Give it a try like TriagePreMed stated above ....

 

[MyOwnPath]

Ok, I'll try. Thanks!