Worried about my psych grade

[waisy92]

My first college class out of high school was Psychology 101. I passed with a C, but kick myself in the butt whenever I think about it because I could have gotten an A. I simply didn't care and didn't really think it would matter down the road. Now that I am completing all my pre reqs for nursing I've realized that most of the schools I will apply to need this as a pre req. I am going to retake it, just so I can have the A factored into my GPA. My question is, will the universities I apply to only care about the A? My advisor told me that the C should completely vanish from my transcripts as long as I retake it with the same school. I know it depends on the school, but I've always heard that colleges factor in ALL coursework, including repeated classes.

Now I'm rambling...I know a C out of all A's won't matter..but it really bugs me since nursing is so competitive. I wish I would have cared a little more about my schooling. You don't really think of these things straight out of HS lol.

[x_factor]

Re-take it, get an A, and the college won't care. Most colleges replace the old grade with the new grade (a few colleges average the two grades together, depends on the school), and won't care about the old grade once you re-take the class and get a new grade. Psych is a very easy class, it's pretty straight-foward material, so I wouldn't let a C in something like that stay on my record. I would definitely re-take it and get that A, it'll really help your GPA as well.

[waisy92]

That was exactly my thinking. I didn't want to have a C on my record for something so easy. I will definitely retake it.

[stephanne]

The schools I have looked into want psych lifespan as a pre req to the program. Although to get that class you need psych 101 as a pre req to that. I would just retake it, you could probably get an easy A.