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Originally Posted by DrJ
My bad about law. For med school in Canada your chances are really diminished. Yes, some schools drop lowest marks and yes some years are more emphasized than others but the applicant sitting next to you got their B- dropped so the playing field isn't leveled much.
Just get it resolved for the sake of headache in the future. I can't remember if OP is in first year but second, third and fourth aren't like your first. You may thank yourself for getting it off the transcript in the future. Again, if it's valid you should have no problem at all.
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Yes, definitely talk to the prof/associate dean and get the matter resolved if you still can. No reason at all not to.
Regarding med school and law school, it's true that having a few bad grades will probably hurt your chances, but you're not dead in the water. Some schools will emphasize GPA, others life experience and volunteer work (especially in the law/med field), but one thing they all share is that the LSAT/MCAT (or whatever variation thereof - OAT, DAT, etc) scores are the first thing they consider, and having a really outstanding mark on these tests will overshadow
a lot of bad grades.
The job of an admissions council is to decide who will make the best doctors/lawyers, and suffice it to say that a good score on these tests, along with a couple solid years and a strong set of extracurriculars, is probably a better litmus test of that than the fact that you failed an econ course in your third year or whatever the case may be. Hell, I got offers from several law programs after nearly failing my way out of school my first three years. GPA is important but is certainly not the be-all-end-all.