<p>After high school my parents forced me to attend university. I had no interest at all in academics at the time so I hardly ever went to class and never studied. I'm 24 now and have decided to return. I've been reaccepted for the summer 2 semester and am taking ochem 2. </p>
<p>Is any chance that somebody who has a couple semesters of F's and D's on their transcript from 5-6 years ago has any chance at getting accepted into a profesional school after retaking all failed courses and completing all future semesters with at least a 3.5? </p>
<p>The university that I'm at replaces your gpa for retakes but everything stays on your transcript.</p>
<p>You have a chance. Particularly if you’re willing to consider osteopathic (DO) medical schools which allow grade replacement.</p>
<p>If you’re strictly an MD-only kinda person, then those old bad grades are going to hurt you because all grades–even if the grades are old or you retake the class–are going to be included into your GPA calculations.</p>
<p>Many med schools use a computer algorithm to screen applicants that looks at some combination of MCAT + GPA. If you can get through that, have an actual human being look at your application who sees that big gap between the old grades and the new grades then the new grades will be ones they will weight most heavily.</p>
<p>The problem will be getting through that screening.</p>
<p>If you have decent pre-med advising at your college, you should probably stop by and talk with them. They may know which of your state med schools are receptive towards non-traditional students who have checkered academic pasts. Or have some suggestions about what schools are more forgiving in their academic policies.</p>
<p>Good luck! You have a long journey ahead of you.</p>