BlackSalad
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I just got my first C in college and I am debating whether to retake the class or not... Is it a common thing to retake classes? What is your school's "policy" on how it will affect your GPA?
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Have you ever had to retake a class?
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Retake or upgrade? I got a C+ in English and a B- in OChem (the second term of introductory), so I'm probably going to have to upgrade those next year if I want to get into pharmacy (they're pre-reqs).
Still those are my lowest marks, everything else has been mostly B+/A- (but I got my first actual A this term
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Still those are my lowest marks, everything else has been mostly B+/A- (but I got my first actual A this term
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miyuru said:Retake or upgrade? I got a C+ in English and a B- in OChem (the second term of introductory), so I'm probably going to have to upgrade those next year if I want to get into pharmacy (they're pre-reqs).
Still those are my lowest marks, everything else has been mostly B+/A- (but I got my first actual A this term
well, I'd like to get a better grade just to boost the GPA for potential in grad school, but I am unsure.
my excuses:
it was a 7:30 am class and new romanian teacher w/ heavy accent. It couldn't be my fault!
:lol Honestly though, I think I could pull out an A or at least a B+ if I had another prof
damn i was like you when i first started college 4 years ago. Dont do it! Depending on your college, mine only allows students to replace a total or 16 units. And I assume your a freshman/sophmore since your asking this question. You'll get C's in college so why not save those units for important core classes to replace.
if you complete the class with a C and then retake it, a lot of schools will give you the average, so you'd better get a solid A if you want your gpa to go up substantially. i think if you drop the class (even really late), it'll be removed from your record completely (albeit with a grade of W that says that you withdrew from the class...but it won't affect your gpa anymmore)
truffleshuffle83
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C's get degrees. your ok unless the college requires a higher grade in that class
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Many schools will average the grades. mine allowed replacing them.
on the withdrawl front, be sure to check with the powers that be because some schools will give you the special WF grade which means wiithdrew while failing. though this doesn't count as an f, it does look bad on your transcripts when prepping for grad.
if you're going straight to grad school, know that you ending years are weighed MUCH more heavily that your starting ones.
on the withdrawl front, be sure to check with the powers that be because some schools will give you the special WF grade which means wiithdrew while failing. though this doesn't count as an f, it does look bad on your transcripts when prepping for grad.
if you're going straight to grad school, know that you ending years are weighed MUCH more heavily that your starting ones.
Re-taking the class because of a C would be foolish, especially considering thats been your lowest grade. Your gpa is only one factor in deciding your options after graduation. As long as your grades hold steady I would not worry one bit.
I re-took a class after failing it the first time..the very next semester, different professor and I got a C+, and I tell you the teacher made the difference. It was like night and day.
I re-took a class after failing it the first time..the very next semester, different professor and I got a C+, and I tell you the teacher made the difference. It was like night and day.
I had to :lol when I saw this thread topic. I am your go-to man on retaking classes unfortunately.
People have given you pretty good advice. The way my school operated (I just graduated last year), you are allowed to retake a class and completely cover up your old grade, GPA-wise, with your new grade. The old grade would still appear on your transcript, but would have no effect on your GPA.
If you decided to take a class for the third time (that is, retake it a second time) the grade you receive the third time would be averaged with the second grade. So if you made an F the first time, an F the second time, and then a C the third time, your final grade would be F (from second try) plus C (from third try) divided by two, equals a D. So the more often you retake a class, the less each subsequent attempt affects your final grade. I actually did this a couple of times, it sounds ridiculous, but I went through some rough times while in college, worked a lot and went part-time some also.
As someone else said, the main thing to consider is the drop date. At my school, it did not matter what your grade was, if you dropped a class after the drop date, you got an F. Dropping prior to this resulted in a W, which really had no affect on your grades, but showed up on your transcript. To my knowledge, my school had no limit on retaking classes. I retook some C's here and there, because I wanted to get honors on my diploma, and I'm glad I did. It was only the bottom level honors (cum laude) but it's a distinction worth having, IMO, because so many more people finish college these days. You'd be surprised how few people graduate with any honors at all, relatively speaking. I went to a fairly large school (20,000+ students) and only a handful had any distinction at my graduation.
Regardless, best of luck with school, and I hope your college experience goes a lot smoother than mine did.
As btrboyev stated, the professor can make all the difference in the world. Do your homework on your teachers, you will be really glad you did.
People have given you pretty good advice. The way my school operated (I just graduated last year), you are allowed to retake a class and completely cover up your old grade, GPA-wise, with your new grade. The old grade would still appear on your transcript, but would have no effect on your GPA.
If you decided to take a class for the third time (that is, retake it a second time) the grade you receive the third time would be averaged with the second grade. So if you made an F the first time, an F the second time, and then a C the third time, your final grade would be F (from second try) plus C (from third try) divided by two, equals a D. So the more often you retake a class, the less each subsequent attempt affects your final grade. I actually did this a couple of times, it sounds ridiculous, but I went through some rough times while in college, worked a lot and went part-time some also.
As someone else said, the main thing to consider is the drop date. At my school, it did not matter what your grade was, if you dropped a class after the drop date, you got an F. Dropping prior to this resulted in a W, which really had no affect on your grades, but showed up on your transcript. To my knowledge, my school had no limit on retaking classes. I retook some C's here and there, because I wanted to get honors on my diploma, and I'm glad I did. It was only the bottom level honors (cum laude) but it's a distinction worth having, IMO, because so many more people finish college these days. You'd be surprised how few people graduate with any honors at all, relatively speaking. I went to a fairly large school (20,000+ students) and only a handful had any distinction at my graduation.
Regardless, best of luck with school, and I hope your college experience goes a lot smoother than mine did.
As btrboyev stated, the professor can make all the difference in the world. Do your homework on your teachers, you will be really glad you did.
I took one class over.
My freshman year I started my required science classes with Geology 101, got like an A-. I liked it and took 102, it was a continuation of 101, got a good grade again. Soooo, I'm thinking I like Geology, I'll take Geology 103 or what is called Historical Geology (the school was on quarters).
WRONG ANSWER. For some stupid reason they made "103" the summary class for for Geology majors that you take your junior or senior year. Not a class for a punk freshman who has no idea what he's really doing in the subject. I didn't even realize it until about 1/2 through the marking period and it was too late to drop. Somehow I managed to do well enough on the final to pull my grade up to a D.
Anyway, I transfered schools the next year, and tried to make geology my second major. But I had to take Historical Geo over, the school just replaced my grade IIRC. But I did get an A the second time around, but it was my senior year, and after having many other geology classes.
My freshman year I started my required science classes with Geology 101, got like an A-. I liked it and took 102, it was a continuation of 101, got a good grade again. Soooo, I'm thinking I like Geology, I'll take Geology 103 or what is called Historical Geology (the school was on quarters).
WRONG ANSWER. For some stupid reason they made "103" the summary class for for Geology majors that you take your junior or senior year. Not a class for a punk freshman who has no idea what he's really doing in the subject. I didn't even realize it until about 1/2 through the marking period and it was too late to drop. Somehow I managed to do well enough on the final to pull my grade up to a D.
Anyway, I transfered schools the next year, and tried to make geology my second major. But I had to take Historical Geo over, the school just replaced my grade IIRC. But I did get an A the second time around, but it was my senior year, and after having many other geology classes.
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