A&P I Issues

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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  1. Should I take a C, D, or F in my course?

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      C - then retake and get A/B (this most likely won't happen due to professor's approach to the course)
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      D - then retake and get A/B (lowers GPA, looks better than F)
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      F - then retake and get A/B (doesn't touch GPA, look worse than D)

Hello!

I am taking A&P I at my state college, and I wanted to know which of the few scenarios is best for me. I decided to work full time and take a condensed 6 week course. Bad idea:

1. Making a C in the class and bringing my GPA down a bit.

2. Forcing a D and retaking the class(through grade forgiveness) and potentially (probably) getting an A in it, keeping my GPA high.

3. Forcing an F and retaking the class(through grade forgiveness) and potentially (probably) getting an A in it, keeping my GPA high.

How do these scenarios affect my chances of getting into my state college's nursing program, if all other grades so far are only A's and B's?

My thoughts and what I've read:

A. I read on many forums that taking the D/F and retaking the class, having the new grade completely replace the D/F would be a better option. This would keep my GPA high. However, the D/F still stays on my transcript, but is not used to calculate my GPA.

B. I've also read that taking the C and letting it bring my GPA down is better because it shows the nursing school application reviewers that I passed the class the first time, albeit with a C.

C. I've also read that showing an F (+retake A/B) is much better than showing a D(+retake A/B) because it is ambiguous as to why that occurred. Having a D shows I still tried but couldn't attain a C in the course.

What are your thoughts on this?

*If you were wondering, I CANNOT withdraw from this course, as it is linked to my lab course and that lab course withdraw date already expired. I am ending the semester with an A in lab by the way.

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I'd work hard for the C. Getting a D or an F really isn't an option, IMO. You should check with your hopeful nursing school for their retake policies, too. For mine you can retake, but that first grade will still count.

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A withdrawal (W) from the course looks way better than anything below a C in a pre-requisite course.

A (W) will save your GPA, your time and effort.

Too bad the withdraw date has already passed.

Your next best option is a C.

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