<p>I might end up with a D in AP Biology unless I get an A- or higher on the upcoming final and I want to brace myself for the worst case scenario. I talked to my counselor and she told me if I retook the class at the local community college over the summer, the grade I received there would replace my D on my high school transcript and therefore GPA, but colleges would still see that I accrued a D the first time I took the course. My other grades are all A's (three of those A's are in AP/Honors classes) with the exception of Honors Math, which is a B. I have a 2260 SAT score and a slew of EC's, but I'm almost suicidally worried about this D in Bio killing my chances at my dream school Northwestern and other schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA. I really want nothing to do with Bio in college -- I'm planning on majoring in English or something of that ilk -- so will the D (assuming I end up with it) hurt me that much? Thanks.</p>
<p>Well of course it will hurt you… and a fair bit so too… I would definatly retake it… it will not be counted at schools like UCLA or UCBerkeley (i don’t believe they take anything under a C)… can you talk to your teacher and work something out??? a C indicates you may have trouble in a course, but a D is saying you really didn’t work or lacked the mental ability to do so… which can drastically hurt you…</p>