Hi, I attend a university that has a grade replacement policy where we can retake a maximum of 3 classes and if we score higher during retake the previous grade is wiped off the transcript (well it is an E) and not used to calculate the GPA. It is only used to calculate honors for graduation. I'm wondering if med schools look down on retaking classes like this? I had a really hard time for a year in 2010 and got a C in Calculus I and Orgo II. I have signed up to retake them for an A next semester. Am I wasting my time or is it a good decision to retake given the policy at my school?
Weird Grade Replacement Question
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Retake if you want to, but AMCAS will count both courses when calculating your GPA. I don't think it's a bad thing to retake C's to get A's, as long as you definitely do get A's. It'll just be like getting a B in the class in the first place.
The thing is...the previous grade will not be available on the transcript AT ALL. It will appear as an E, so AMCAS will not be able to average both grades per my university's grade replacement policy. =/ Which is why it's kind of a weird question..I'm sure there are other universities that have a similar policy...?
The policy at my university is called Grade Forgiveness..
Here is a link about it at another uni:
http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/forms/grade_forgiveness/
The policy at my university is called Grade Forgiveness..
Here is a link about it at another uni:
http://www.registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/forms/grade_forgiveness/
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Just decline to do it and retake the class as is
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]"All grades remain on the transcript. The original course grade will be annotated with "E" to indicate that the course has subsequently been repeated and the original grade is not computed in the GPA."
Yeah I think that would be the best decision ironman if all grades remain on the transcript anyway and the GPA will be recalc'ed by AMCAS.
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Yeah I think that would be the best decision ironman if all grades remain on the transcript anyway and the GPA will be recalc'ed by AMCAS.
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You typically have to apply for grade forgiveness, as in fill out a form, get professor approval, or something. I've never seen it be automatic. That's why I said just take the class and don't ask for the grade forgiveness...
Is that clearer?
Is that clearer?
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Yeah, that quote above is definitely not the same as the grade being wiped out on your transcript. If the original grade appears at all on the transcript, it will be counted by AMCAS, no matter how your university calculates your GPA. Use the grade forgiveness process if it helps you at your school, just know it won't effect your AMCAS GPA at all.
