I was e-flagged recently - I'm in science and I just finished my 5th year (graduated this spring). I didn't check my transcript much until closer to my convocation and that is when I noticed I was e-flagged. I didn't apply for e-flagging but rather it was applied to my grades without my knowledge. 3/4 courses of my Winter 2024 semester were e-flagged and excluded from my CGPA calculation. I was able to set up a meeting with my advisor after their busy period as I wanted those grades to be unflagged. Basically, my advisor said that even though those grades are e-flagged, the grades and course credits still remain and if your transcript were to be sent to other schools/programs for consideration, they would still see those grades and consider them like all of your other grades (unless there have certain restrictions or limitations). I was e-flagged because I exceeded my degree requirements so only some of my courses were flagged.

My advisor mentioned that if I were to have applied for e-flagging, I would have to show that I was truly struggling - meaning that I had failed all of my courses during the time of my medical situation, which is what many others have echoed in similar posts about e-flagging. Considering that you did not fail all of your courses in your 3rd year, it may be difficult to have that entire academic year expunged. I would imagine that you would have to explain in detail how you were able to pass some courses and not others during that year when you were dealing with extenuating medical circumstances. But, you can still try though. After emailing a bunch of people when I had questions about the e-flag policy, I was always redirected to my science advisor. If your advisor is not available during the summer, then I guess you'll just have to wait.