Say I failed every class during the first semester of sophomore year, but then aced the classes after retaking them during the summer–would it matter that even failed the classes in the first place? I’d be showing improvement, so it would only be fair to disregard my failures.
Does the F appear on your transcript?
That’s information I am wanting to know…
It depends on your school, but I’m guessing the F will appear somehow. (At my university, for example, an F and an A would essentially average out to a C.) Retaking is definitely better than just having the F, but colleges will acknowledge the difference between retaking an F for an A and getting an A the first time.