How bad does retaking classes look in the eyes of graduate/professional schools?

How serious of a drawback is having to retake ~7 classes, when trying to get into a graduate/professional school? Are you pretty much doomed? Does it take an unsightly amount of work to make up for it if this is not enough?How bad does retaking classes look in the eyes of graduate/professional schools?
It does show up on your transcript, but it isn't a death sentence, especially if you otherwise get good grades and have good scores. Don't necessarily expect to get into the BEST school, but you can get into a good or decent school at least.





Be ready with an explanation at the interview. They will ask about this. Prepare yourself with a strong reason. If it was personal, you need to get ready to talk about it enough to satisfy their curiosity.





Also, it never hurts to work for the best grades possible now. Sometimes the reason you failed and had to re-take a bunch of classes is just that you weren't taking school seriously before then. You can prove that you are capable and are taking this seriously now by doing well in everything after that.





If you have problems getting in, keep in mind that working for a year or two can actually increase your chances. Get an internship in the field you want to study in. For a scientific field, it's actually not too hard to get an internship and get included as an author on publications in journals! That looks great on an application, and improves your chances a lot.How bad does retaking classes look in the eyes of graduate/professional schools?
For a good answer to this, you should specify what type of program you are looking to get in to and at what school, because requirements vary a lot.





As you may know, many programs require a minimum GPA (typically 3.0, specifically in your upper division undergrad work) and/or a certain score on the GRE or similar standardized test to meet admission requirements. If you meet that requirement there is less subjective evaluation involved.





If you don't meet the minimum requirements, some schools may still admit you, but they will look more carefully for reasons why they can expect you to be successful in the program you apply for. If you retook 7 classes, how was your performance the second time around? Can you demonstrate life experience that shows you are a good match to your chosen area of study? There are many factors that may be relevent in a subjective evaluation.





Sometimes schools are willing to admit otherwise unqualified students on a probationary status, and you have for example a semester to demonstrate your performance before gaining status as a ';regular'; student. But again, all of this really depends on what program you want get in to, and at what school. Anyway, you are not likely doomed and you may still consider grad school since there can be a lot of leeway in admission decisions.

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