How to count Prereq retakes into AMCAS GPA if done at a different institution?

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Hey guys, canadian applicant here trying to figure out my GPA for where I stand so im crunching numbers.

I understand that AMCAS takes the average between original and retake but does that still apply if the retake was at another institution?

I got a few Ds & Cs all the way back in 2010-2011 (first 2 years of undergrad), and after I graduated I redid those prereqs for better grades (B+s & As) in 2015-2017 at a different university as part of a continuing education program. it was not degree program so i dont think its considered a post bacc? (please correct me if im wrong in my definition of a postbacc)

Should i just count it as a retake by AAMC standards or as a separate mark? Thanks

 

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Hey guys, canadian applicant here trying to figure out my GPA for where I stand so im crunching numbers.

I understand that AMCAS takes the average between original and retake but does that still apply if the retake was at another institution?

I got a few Ds & Cs all the way back in 2010-2011 (first 2 years of undergrad), and after I graduated I redid those prereqs for better grades (B+s & As) in 2015-2017 at a different university as part of a continuing education program. it was not degree program so i dont think its considered a post bacc? (please correct me if im wrong in my definition of a postbacc)

Should i just count it as a retake by AAMC standards or as a separate mark? Thanks

You have to list each class separately, there is no special "averaging" for repeat clases. They'll be treated as 2 separate classes and both weighted in your GPA. The only difference with repeat classes is that they have an "R" next to them on your AMCAS, and adcoms can interpret that however they like.

 

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A postbac course is any college class taken after you have already received a bachelors degree, whether or not the course is taken toward another bachelors degree.

If you consider the retaken classes to be equivalent to the original course for which you earned a poor grade, then mark it as Repeat (R), even though the course name and number may not be identical.

From page 46 of the AMCAS Instruction manual:
Repeat (R) This selection applies to each completed attempt for any course attempted more than once, unless the final grade initially received was Withdrawal or Incomplete. A course entry must be made for each completed attempt of a repeated course, even if any mention of enrollment in the course has been removed from the transcript. In order to comply with the needs of medical schools, AMCAS includes all attempts of repeated courses in GPA calculations, even if they are not included in the school's GPA calculations.

If you take a college level course for which you already have been granted AP credit by the same institution, this course is considered a Repeat. For example, if you received AP credit for your AP Psychology course and took an Introduction to Psychology course at the same undergraduate institution, you should list Introduction to Psychology as a Repeat. Do not select Repeat for courses designed to be repeated (e.g., Independent Study, Thesis, Chorus, etc).

If your school has an academic forgiveness policy and subsequently replaces the original grade received with a special transcript symbol, the original grade and attempted credits must be entered on your AMCAS application, regardless of whether they appear on your official transcript. If the original grade is not entered, AMCAS will return your application to you to enter the original grade, which may cause you to miss application deadlines and forfeit fees.

 

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Thank you all for the clarification! Much appreciated.