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I am sure that this question has been asked before, sorry.

When I was a Freshman I got a few C's so later in college I retook these classes and replaced the grades with A's. I filed a document to have the lower grade removed from my transcripts. When applying to med school do I have to declare the lower grades as well?

Thanks,

Joe
 
Thanks, that being said, what do people actually do?

Since it has been removed from my transcripts I would really have to dig to see if I can even find a record of which classes they were and what the grade was. I am sure I could find it but the school was very unhelpful.
 
Maybe it has been removed from the transcript you can access on-line. You'll need to order an official transcript and see what it looks like. Often these include all modifications, and that is the one your school will send to the application service.

Here is the exerpt from the AMCAS instruction booklet:


Course Work​
Use the Course Work section of the application to enter all of the
courses you took at each school. The system will require that you first
complete the Identifying Information section, complete the Schools
Attended section, and prepare the Print Transcript Request Form
before accessing the Course Work section of the application.
It is important to request a personal copy of your transcript(s) to use
as a reference while entering course work information. Obtaining a
copy of your transcript prior to completing this section allows you to
ensure that your data is complete and accurate. Omitting course
work, grades, credits or supplying incorrect grades may affect your
AMCAS GPA and delay processing of your application, which could
result in missed deadlines.
When entering course work, you must include information and
corresponding grades for every course you have ever enrolled in at
any U.S., U.S. Territorial or Canadian post-secondary institution,
regardless of whether credit was earned, and including any courses
removed from your transcripts or GPA as a result of academic
bankruptcy, forgiveness, or similar institutional policies.
This includes, but is not limited to:​
​
Courses from which you withdrew.

​
Courses for which you received a grade of "Incomplete" and for
which no final grade has been assigned.

​
Courses that have been repeated.

​
Courses that you failed, regardless of whether they have been
repeated.

​
Courses in which you are currently enrolled or expect to enroll in
prior to entering medical school.

​
Remedial/developmental courses.

​
College-level courses you took while in high school even if they
were not counted toward a degree by any college.

​
Courses taken at an American college overseas.

​
Courses removed from your transcripts or GPA as a result of
academic bankruptcy, forgiveness, or similar institutional
policies.
Note: Red asterisks (*) appear next to those fields the system
requires. Although an asterisk does not appear next to Transcript

 
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