Retaking a Course: Is it Looked Down Upon?

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Retaking a course is generally not viewed negatively, especially if the student believes they did not grasp the material initially. A student who received a B may not benefit significantly from retaking the class unless they feel they lacked understanding. The consensus is that if a student is confident in their knowledge and only made minor errors on assessments, retaking the course is unnecessary.

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is retaking a course looked down upon? Say a student got a B as his final grade. would the student be better off in the long run to not have retaken the class and gotten an A?
 
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I don't think so. Nor can I think of a good reason to retake a course you got a B from.
 
If you feel that you didn't learn anything the first time around then I can see a point in retaking it.

If you feel that you know the material and you just made some mistakes on tests that gave you a B then I don't see the point.
 

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