NZ90 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Hi, i am an undergraduate preparing for the econ PHD application. Below is my problem, wish you can help me. I got bad scores(but i past) in two courses: elementary probability theory, and a liberal arts course. I talked with both professors, who proposed to change my grades to "fail" so that i can retake these courses if I want. I am confident to earn a better score if retaking, and by doing this my cumulative GPA is expected rise from 3.6/4 to approximately 3.7/4 (top10%, and the entry of high graduation honors). However, I don't know how graduate colleges will think of these two fails, and how important some increments in cumulative GPA are (my econ-major and math-major GPA is 3.9/4 and 3.8/4) Thus, is this worthy to retake with two "fail"s? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopethebest Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 My suggestion would be to take higher level courses related to those. Having good marks there, you can market your self better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_member Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Yeah, just take a harder probability course. Don't add an F to your transcript, and don't waste time retaking classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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