<p>Hi all! I was just accepted to Cal Poly, but I got a D in AP Chemistry first semester of this year (senior year). I’m going to talk with my counselor and teacher to see what my options are at this point, but is my acceptance 100% gone at this point or do I still have a chance to fix it somehow?</p>
<p>I just moved to this high school a month before the school year started, so I had to spend my senior year at a brand new school in a new state, a new home, making new friends, etc, but I’m not sure if that constitutes a reasoning for the poor grade.</p>
<p>Any advice you could give would be great! :)</p>
<p>Talk to your counselor and devise a very well worded inquiry to an Admissions Counselor at Cal Poly. You still have a chance if there are circumstances that you can explain – understanding human beings work at Cal Poly. See what you can do.</p>
<p>Study very hard and pass the AP Chem exam with a 3 or better. Cal Poly accepts passing AP scores for credit for A-G classes. My son took AP Chem as a junior in HS and made a D the second semester. He took the AP Exam though, and passed with a 4. On his Cal Poly application he reported the AP Chem Exam rather than the class he took. When his final transcript was sent to Cal Poly, they saw the D and his admission status was changed from “conditionally accepted” to “in review.” Then it changed to “officially accepted.” My guess is they needed to confirm the passing AP score, then they accepted that as criteria for passing AP Chem. Good Luck!</p>
<p>How many years of science have you taken? If this is your third year, you’ll be fine since CSU’s only require 2 years of science and they probably look at the 2 best years of science you’ve had. </p>
<p>Source: I had a D in biology my freshman year of high school and I did not retake it. I passed chemistry and physics my sophomore and junior year. I was admitted as a freshman, and I currently attend Cal Poly.</p>
<p>Tizzizales: I’ve had science every year. Freshman year, I had “Honors/Advanced Intro to Physics” and “Intro to Chemistry” (one semester each). Sophomore year, I took Honors Biology. Junior year, I took Honors Chemistry (which was one credit, but lasted one semester) and I also was a teaching assistant for a Chemistry class. This year, I’m taking AP Chemistry. I got good grades (B’s to A’s) in years 9 to 11 and it’s just this year that had the D.</p>
<p>My To-Do list says that I need to send in a “partial transcript” (aka, the transcript with the D on it). What should I do? Should I send in a letter explaining it right now?</p>
<p>When Universities state the average GPA of their admits on their websites we do not know if it is weighted or unweighted GPA. I think that many/most state the weighted GPA to show that they that they are selective, top notch and have very smart students in their freshman class. Thus if they have admitted you, you and your parents should feel good about you (as their child) and this fine University that they are about to pour a lot of money into. </p>
<p>If a Senior in High School during their 8th semester has 5 AP classes and because of senioritis received all Cs in these classes he/she will have a weighted GPA of 3.0. Now lets assume in two (2) of these AP classes that tie closest to their admitted Major the student receives a B. The students GPA would be 3.4. Therefore this 3.4 GPA is probable not much of a drop off (in the scheme of things) from what you stated on your application for admittance.</p>
<p>If a student in High School during their 8th semester receives a C or God forbid a D in AP Chemistry or AP Calculus and they are not a Science or Business major a University does not care and will not revoke an admission. The exception is very top Universities such as one of the University of Californias (UCs) 10 campuses then a D in any class will most likely cause you to have your admittance revoked.</p>
<p>I would do everything possible to obtain at least a C in all of your 8th semester High School classes! Go to teacher office hours, go early to class, hire tutors, do extra credit, retake tests if this is possible and start studying again (the studying part will reinforce what you will need to at college even with all of the distractions you will face there). Dropping a class is not an option. Most Universities would rather you receive a D in a class rather than dropping the class. I hope this helps.</p>