UCLA Extension to re-take courses

[premed-bruin]

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Hello everyone,
I just graduated from UCLA and I want to go to medical school. I graduated with a low GPA (3.1 cumulative) and I wanted to know if anyone knows what I can do to help my GPA. I was thinking of taking courses at UCLA extension but I wanted some advice before applying for any classes. The low grades were mostly pre-req courses taken during my first and second years. Thanks for any help!

 

[Doctoscope]

You shouldn't be retaking courses. Take upper level science classes to bump up your gpa.

 

[Moko]

Hello everyone,
I just graduated from UCLA and I want to go to medical school. I graduated with a low GPA (3.1 cumulative) and I wanted to know if anyone knows what I can do to help my GPA. I was thinking of taking courses at UCLA extension but I wanted some advice before applying for any classes. The low grades were mostly pre-req courses taken during my first and second years. Thanks for any help!

You should only retake a pre-req if you scored C- or lower (most schools will not accept this as a passing grade). If you scored at least a C, then improve your GPA by pursuing upper division classes instead. No one is impressed by someone who gets an A on a retake: it's expected.

 

[Goro]

Hello everyone,
I just graduated from UCLA and I want to go to medical school. I graduated with a low GPA (3.1 cumulative) and I wanted to know if anyone knows what I can do to help my GPA. I was thinking of taking courses at UCLA extension but I wanted some advice before applying for any classes. The low grades were mostly pre-req courses taken during my first and second years. Thanks for any help!

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