<p>I took the 1st year english and 2nd year calculus at a community college and got B for both classes. (during the summer right before going to a 4yr university. I graduate from high school this yr. )</p>
<p>How bad is it? I am kind freaking out. Did I ruin my GPA? Should I retake it again?</p>
<p>If you took the classes while you were in high school I don't think they count as your COLLEGE GPA.</p>
<p>i don't know if those grades would count in the gpa, but they do have to submit that transcript to amcas</p>
<p>So you got Bs... and you're asking if you "ruined your GPA"? I don't see the connection.</p>
<p>Also, as far as I know, all grades from post-secondary institutions have to be reported and they are factored into your GPA. I believe AMCAS allows you to mark if you took a class in high school, but it is still factored into your overall GPA.</p>
<p>1) You were done with HS...they count, and you don't get to put that they were dual credit courses (unless I misinterpreted what you've said). But they would have counted on your AMCAS anyways.</p>
<p>2) You got "B"...excuse me while I go watch paint dry because that'll be more interesting than any negative effects you'll experience if you make it through and actually apply to medical school. The average GPA for the cohort of medical school matriculants in any given year is around 3.6 - which means that a whole hell of a lot of people get more than a couple B's throughout college.</p>
<p>3) It's almost ubiquitous (though I'm sure there is the rare occasion), but you can't retake a class you wouldn't have failed if you had taken it pass/fail instead of for an actual grade. So if a school doesn't have +/- system, unless you got a D, no dice. Further, the other grade will still show up on AMCAS, so medical schools would see it. Lastly, it's an absolutely no-win situation. If you get an A, well duh, you took the class twice. If you end up with a B, or heavens forbid something worse, then people are going to wonder how dumb you must be because you couldn't get an A on the retake.</p>
<p>4) you shouldn't have wasted your last summer before college going to class.</p>
<p>^points .</p>
<p>Calm down. In most colleges, you have to have a D or F to retake the course.</p>
<p>Probably, whats going to happen is that your college is not going to factor the grades into your gpa at their instituion, however, when you apply to med school, they will calulate your GPA on your entire college career.</p>
<p>A few B's wont kill you. The med school wants to see an "upward trend" in your grades. As long as your cumulative GPA is ~3.6 when you apply to med school, you should be competative.</p>
<p>I e-mailed AMCAS and they told me if you physically took those classes at a community college they count in your AMCAS GPA. If they were AP courses and you were taking them dual credit ...they don't.</p>
<p>mangolover, I don't completely understand what you are saying. A dual-credit course taken on the high school campus MUST be reported and that grade will be used in determining your AMCAS GPA. Location has nothing to do with it. AP courses are only included in your GPA if:</p>
<p>1) Credit was given by an UG institution
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2) A letter grade was assigned by that credit granting institution</p>
<p>I have no idea what you mean by "AP courses and you were taking them dual credit".</p>
<p>If they were dual credit then dual credit rules apply. </p>
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