With the grade replacement policy, I was able to increase from 3.48cGPA and 3.10sGPA to 3.68cGPA and 3.48sGPA. Now without grade replacement, all i've done is gone up to a 3.49cGPA (+0.01) and a 3.13sGPA (+0.03). Those screens I was avoiding will now likely kill my app. The only hope is if adcoms look closely at my app and see the last 42 credits, 35 of which were science courses (including those retake classes this past Fall), and see a 3.78cGPA and 3.83sGPA.
@Goro what are your thoughts? Could those last 42 courses save my app with a 505+ score on the MCAT? Or do i need to continue going to school full-time and continue showing that upward trend?