extra courses? - would it help my cGPA?

[w...b]

i had a horrible first year, but im bouncing back. i was wondering if i took extra courses in the summer, would this counteract what happened in first year. since i got a 1.47 first year i know im swimming against the tide..

 

thanks

 

w...b

[Madz25]

hey,

 

AMCAS GPA is cumulative so yes, taking courses during the summer would boost your GPA. All courses would count so it's not like they look at a certain # of courses and by doing extra courses it would negate your first year GPA. Your first year GPA would still be included.

 

Hope this helps.

[sonyvaio2700]

i had a horrible first year, but im bouncing back. i was wondering if i took extra courses in the summer, would this counteract what happened in first year. since i got a 1.47 first year i know im swimming against the tide..

 

thanks

 

w...b

 

A lot of schools see a upward trend (if they dont, make sure you mentioned it in your PS statement, to bring that to their attention). So even though you bombed your first year and your overall gpa will be quite low...they will see that you dramatically improved.