Retaking a B

[Saiyan man 3.0]

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Is it smart to retake classes you got B's in? I'm going into my junior year with a 3.2 and could use the gpa boost.

 

[Gandyy]

I'm pretty sure that looks like a horrible decision. Even retaking a B- looks pretty bad. Retake the classes that actually need retaking. There has got to be some C's or maybe even D/F's in there that made your gpa a 3.2

 

[GrapesofRath]

Just No

 

[Affiche]

Bahahaha I did this. I was given a 5-page final for a 6-page exam and it dropped my o-chem grade down from an A to B. I was missing the page with the most points on it and the final was weighted heavily. I was pissed and retook for my rightfully earned A!

...And I look like a total @sshole for doing it and wouldn't recommend this to anyone lol.

 

[Saiyan man 3.0]

Does it really look that bad? I only have one c and retaking that wouldn't really change my gpa to much

 

[Gandyy]

Does it really look that bad? I only have one c and retaking that wouldn't really change my gpa to much

Weird, that means your transcript is full of B's. Retake the C first before retaking the B.

Also this is an odd case so..............

@Goro

 

[nwts]

Yeah, it really doesn't look good because a B is actually a decent grade. I think in the eyes of adcoms, the only reason you should be retaking a course is if you don't have good enough knowledge of the subject matter and want to try again to learn more. If you have a D, you clearly don't have a lot of knowledge of the subject matter, so retaking makes sense. However, if you have a B, you clearly have pretty good knowledge of the subject matter, so retaking looks bad. You're going into your junior year. That means you still have two years left to get your GPA up. I would recommend taking a gap year so that your senior year grades will be included in your GPA. If you get good grades for the next two years, your GPA will be decent when you graduate. Additionally, an upward trend is a good thing. I think this will look better than retaking a bunch of B's.

 

[GrapesofRath]

If you're consistently a B student re-taking B's isn't going to prove to anybody that you are better than that. You know how to prove you are better than that? Take new classes and get A's in them.

 

[nwts]

Additionally, retaking and getting an A after first receiving a B may not really prove anything to some adcoms. Think about it like this: if you took the entire course once and developed sufficient knowledge to earn a B, you must have pretty decent knowledge of the subject matter. If you then do the entire course all over again, coming into it with this pretty good level of knowledge, how impressive is it really that you were able to bump your grade up from a B to an A? You would be doing stuff that you had already done and had already indicated that you had good knowledge of. To be able to improve to an A when you already understood the material and are doing all of the same stuff doesn't really seem to show much. It would be better to get A's in new classes than to retake those classes you got B's in.

 

[Saiyan man 3.0]

Thanks guys. I'll probably just retake the class I got a c in and hope I don't screw up on the rest of my classes.

 

[Donald Juan]

Do you know that MD schools don't do grade replacement? Retaking an old B (or even a C) and getting an A won't boost your GPA anymore than taking a new course and getting an A. I see little reason to redo even a C.

 

[Goro]

Nope. Screams "stupidity".

Is it smart to retake classes you got B's in? I'm going into my junior year with a 3.2 and could use the gpa boost.