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[nena]

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ok, here's the thing, i graduated 2 years ago from undergrad. i got a D in calc freshman year and never bothered to re-take it again. now im planning on going back and doing a master's but i been thinking of maybe re-taking it...should i? i hate math. 😕 ..and i really dont wanna take it again, 🙁 but i will if it will help...does anyone know if they can do like grade forgiveness for that even after i graduated? should i even bother???

 

[dca_55]

I recieved advice from my advisor to retake anything below a C. I think med schools vary on their math requirements, but I think most want 1 semester of math. If that D is the only semester of math you have, retaking might be a good idea. You'll still have to report the D no matter what (unless you apply to osteopathic, where I hear you can replace low grades with better grades if you retake I think), but retaking with a higher grade would probably make most adcoms forgive your grade freshman year.

 

[Kateroni18]

ok, here's the thing, i graduated 2 years ago from undergrad. i got a D in calc freshman year and never bothered to re-take it again. now im planning on going back and doing a master's but i been thinking of maybe re-taking it...should i? i hate math. 😕 ..and i really dont wanna take it again, 🙁 but i will if it will help...does anyone know if they can do like grade forgiveness for that even after i graduated? should i even bother???

This is just a repost of something I responded to someone else with earlier.
That's really a question you should ask the premed advisor wherever you do your masters because it depends on the rest of your record...However, speaking as a recent graduate of a post-bacc program I can tell you that good grades in your other premed requirements and a good MCAT score can sometimes totally override bad grades. I have a 2.13 gpa from my sophomore year in undergrad which included a D and C in calc and I've gotten interviews and acceptances from several top ten medical schools."

 

[imrep1972]

ok, here's the thing, i graduated 2 years ago from undergrad. i got a D in calc freshman year and never bothered to re-take it again. now im planning on going back and doing a master's but i been thinking of maybe re-taking it...should i? i hate math. 😕 ..and i really dont wanna take it again, 🙁 but i will if it will help...does anyone know if they can do like grade forgiveness for that even after i graduated? should i even bother???

Along the lines of what DCA said: There are a number of schools that have a Calculus requirement for matriculation (you can look up which schools if you want). A "D", I am pretty sure, will not satisfy that requrement for any of those schools. Essentially, if you don't retake it, (and assuming that is the only calculus course you ever took) you will not meet the minimum entrance requirements for a host of schools. If that is ok with you, (maybe you plan to apply to other schools, think you will get in to a school without the calculus requrement, etc) then you don't "have" to retake the math (may still want to just to displace that "D"). However, if you want maximum options, I would recommend retaking it.

 

[Phil Anthropist]

I recieved advice from my advisor to retake anything below a C. I think med schools vary on their math requirements, but I think most want 1 semester of math. If that D is the only semester of math you have, retaking might be a good idea. You'll still have to report the D no matter what (unless you apply to osteopathic, where I hear you can replace low grades with better grades if you retake I think), but retaking with a higher grade would probably make most adcoms forgive your grade freshman year.

I think dca_55 sums it up well. But one point of clarification...For the AACOMAS, DO application, your most recent retake covers up your old grades regardless if it is higher or lower than your previous grade(s). Of course, I'm guessing that the vast majority of the time people do better on retakes...at least I hope so!