<p>At the end of this process (probably not until after UCLA decisions are made) I’d like to draft a little summation FAQ of sorts about this topic. Here’s what I’ve gathered thus far:</p>
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<li>If retaking a class at a different college, make sure to first read through policies regarding course repetition, academic renewal, and transfer credit at both the initial and new school.</li>
<li>If possible, utilize academic renewal to relieve the substandard grades. This may not be possible due to some of requirements of academic renewal processes at different colleges (e.g. 3 or more years since the class was taken, two semester renewal limit, entire semester renewal–including passing grades, 24+ completed units since substandard grade, etc.)</li>
<li>If academic renewal is successfully utilized, the new retake will stand alone in GPA calculation.</li>
<li>For IGETC/ A,A. purposes at a cc, a retake at another college will most likely be used as transfer credit and factor into the GPA/requirements, but may not alleviate a substandard grade.</li>
<li>When universities review your application, they may deem the retake an ample equivalent of the original course, but this decision varies from university to university and from course to course. General classes are much more likely to be articulated as equivalent.<br></li>
<li>It is highly unlikely that universities will evaluate the classes prior to application. A student’s best bet is to use assist to check whether the classes articulate for the same requirement of a major.<br></li>
<li>Use the comment section of your application to explain the basis for the retake, and how you view it as equivalent.<br></li>
<li>Cross your fingers, and don’t purposely fail any more classes.</li>
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