Will MD Schools accept grade forgiveness?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>The first semester of college i did very well but the following semester i was having a lot of family issues as a result effected my grades. I ended up failing two class(government, trigonometry) and withdrew out of pre-calc. my GPA dropped down to a 2.0. I'm currently in my sophomore year and fall semester I took government again and received an A. and my current GPA is a 2.99. i have not failed any science class always received an A. I know I'm not competitive right now which sucks. This semester im doing very well. I just want to know if this will effect my chances of getting into MD program? What other options do I have?</p>

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<p>No, allopathic medical schools do NOT allow grade replace/grade forgiveness. </p>

<p>AMCAS instructions to applicants, p. 8

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<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Your options include: </p>

<p>osteopathic medical schools (which do allow grade replacement)</p>

<p>postponing your allopathic med school application until after graduation to allow you more time to repair your GPA (some medical schools will consider a slightly lower GPA if you have a strongly upward trend in your grades)</p>

<p>a grade-enhancing post bacc program or SMP if you are unable to raise your GPA sufficiently during your undergrad</p>