<p>Hey, guys!</p>
<p>My question is regarding the University’s Grade Replacement Policy, and how certain colleges view it when looking over students to select during the Intercollege Transfer selection process. I’m currently a freshman undergrad in DGS looking to transfer into the College of Business by the end of the academic year. I currently have a 3.4 GPA (4.0 from back in high school), a 29 ACT, possess leadership experience, took part in several EC activities this past year, and have done volunteer work in the Champaign-Urbana area. I do have one big blemish, though. For my ECON 102 course 1st semester, I received a C-. </p>
<p>Now, as you might know, the University has a Grade Replacement policy. This is when you retake a course you received a C- grade or lower previously, yet only the grade you received the second time is counted towards the GPA (although both will be shown on the official transcript, nonetheless). My question is, let’s say I retake this ECON 102 using this Grade Replacement policy and do well this time, say a B grade or higher. How do you think the College of Business might perceive this when looking at my application? Will they look at it positively, or negatively? Obviously, I know that there will be many other factors that will go into their decision, but I still want to know your thoughts (especially from someone with experience in this before). Furthermore, should I even bother to use this Grade Replacement policy at all? Of the other classes I’ve taken so far, the lowest grade I’ve received was an A-, and I think that I’ve learned from my mistakes last semester to make sure I never fail like this again.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>