Question on Med schools calculating gpa.

[Christopher Liang]

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Lets say i got an f a class, if i retake it and get an A, i know that it'll count and the f wouldn't. But, the f stays on your transcript so does medical school count it in their overall gpa calculations?

 

[Aggie95]

MD schools include both grades in GPA calculations. DO school only use the retake grade in the GPA calculation.

 

[Govols22]

MD schools will not replace grades. Therefore, having an F will count toward your GPA, regardless if you retook the class and got an A. DO schools on the other hand do replace grades.

 

[futuremdforme]

Lets say i got an f a class, if i retake it and get an A, i know that it'll count and the f wouldn't. But, the f stays on your transcript so does medical school count it in their overall gpa calculations?

It is like if you got an F in Organic Chemistry then an A in biology. Both marks count entirely separately and there's no special consideration that it's for the same course. This was something that I didn't understand until I did the application myself.