<p>Although this probably won’t happen explicitly, here’s the probable scenario - You repeat, get great GPA, but someone somewhere is going to want to know why you repeated. That will be hard to hide. When the issue of mental health either comes up or someone implies it, elite schools will say pass - they don’t need the hassle.</p>
<p>I’d stick with completing this year and rolling the dice on “upward trend”. Raises a whole lot fewer questions and there are many, many reasons for an upward trend that don’t involve mental health.</p>