Retaking Undergrad Classes and AACOMAS

[madball]

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I have heard that AACOMAS only counts the most recent grade for courses that you have retaken. Is this true?

madball

 

[algae]

hi madball --- Yes, this is true.

 

[Yosh]

and it works!!!!!

Your GPA will skyrocket!!!!!

AAMCAS no...AACOMAS YES!!!

 

[IceDoctor]

I don't know about that...I have heard they average the two grades if you repeat...You may want to contact AAMCOS about that and post a response...Good luck

 

[algae]

I applied this year with several classes that I retook, and I can tell you first hand that AACOMAS will replace a lower grade with a higher grade. If memory serves, there is no requirement to even list the initial crappy grade.

 

[Monkey]

Do list the original course--but you will report the grade with an "R". Report the actual grade from the "do-over" (that is, if you improved your grade).

 

[yasostegirl3437]

I believe all grades have to be reported. They count the most recent grade.

 

[Yosh]

All the grades are listed...and the original grade is numbered with R1 for the 1st course...R2 is you repeated another course...etc...

I did it..I know...they take the Higher Grade...

 

[IceDoctor]

Say if you repeated a course that you took at another college, would both or just the higher or most recent count?

 

[algae]

When you are filling out all your coursework for the AACOMAS applicantion, you can list whether the course was a retake or not. For 1 class that I retook, I took the original class at one school then retook it at a different school. I listed on my AACOMAS that this was a retake, and only the 2nd grade was counted towards my gpa. For a 2nd class, I took it twice at 2 different schools but I did not list it as a retake so both grades were used to calculate my gpa.

 

[yasostegirl3437]

why did you do that?

 

[IceDoctor]

I still have a question regarding about the application service...I am graduating in May but after my recieving my degree, I intend to retake some of the classes to raise my GPA and therefore increase my chances. ...can anyone help and tell me some info? Thanks so much!

 

[beneaththeveil]

This is CRAZY! I've never heard anything like this and it's really cool. I always wished med-schools would do this...

 

[beneaththeveil]

Ok, I'm still having trouble with this. Let me try to explain this to myself and you ever-knowledgable peoples can verify: So, say you get C's in 3 classes. You can take these three classes over again and if you get A's in them, they count those three A's instead of your 3 C's. Awesome, but why do they calculate their own GPA. Why don't they just use your transcript's GPA which would probably be lower, my college and I assume most colleges only accept ones 1st grade?
The next obvious question is what do they consider W's to be? How do they view them? etc...

please enlighten me, o wise ones....

 

[DATtaker]

i've heard of things like averaging the two grades together.....but they only count the higher grade? that is crazy, i still can't believe it though.....

 

[beneaththeveil]

I just got a reply from AACOM asking if, in fact, they use retake grades. Here's the reply:

"We count the most recent coursework taken if the course is repeated. Thanks"--Jennifer Richardson, Assistant Director


but I still wonder about W's...