Improved college courses considered good or bad?

ibb9797
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:48:57 +0000

Hey Forum

Im presently enrolled as a sophomore in college(outside the US) and my first semester wasn’t terrific (GPA dropped below than 2). I had the equivalent of straight A’s in highschool (again, outside the US) and a hefty amount of extra curriculars and work experience, but my first semester seems to be the only blemish in my record.

I plan to retake some of my freshman courses but was wondering how improved courses look on a US grad school application. I also have the option of redoing my freshman year with a clean slate over here so it looks like i did those courses for the first time (thus saving me from explaining why i didnt get a good grade the first time).

So, keeping other factors perfectly constant, what would be a better choice: starting over or retaking some courses?

Thanks