B in Calc after being deferred = all chances ruined?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>So I got deferred at Penn on Friday, and I have the worst calc teacher ever =/ </p>

<p>I will def be getting a B in that class, and I have a generally flawless record up until now. I applied to Huntsman ED, CAS alternate (though i HIGHLY doubt huntsman is a possibility now lol) but is it okay if I have a B on my mid-year report, which apparently is looked upon very critically?</p>

<p>Personally, I don't believe I was initially deferred due to grades since I have had almost all A's in our school's most difficult courseload so I'm not sure how strongly this will influence me... =/</p>

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<p>yeah you have no shot now! </p>

<p>No, send in more stuff that is advantageous to you and I’m sure you will have a great opportunity in attending. That is what I did; I flooded them with materials.</p>

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<p>It might set you back a bit but they seem to be fairly understanding. . .my math stats were far from perfect but I’m still in at wharton. If I were you I would send a letter stating that UPenn is still your #1 pick, submit a new rec letter, try to retake a standardized test in January, and would write the optional essay (if you didn’t already). I’m sorry things didn’t work out for you this round and I wish you the best of luck RD</p>

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<p>Would a rec letter from the same teacher be redundant (although the teacher does have a lot to say about me) i was also a deferree, though not at penn</p>

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<p>^^ yeah i think it would be. like if your teacher has more to say about you then maybe the initial recommendation he/she sent for you wasn’t that good? just a thought</p>

<p>also, would the february ACT date be too late?</p>

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<p>i thought mid-year reports werent heavitly weighted in decisions? is it more heavily weighted for deferrees than RD’ers?</p>

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<p>Calculus BC or AB? I know that, if you are in Calc BC, even a C is okay, because they realize how difficult that course is</p>

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<p>I’m no expert, but I doubt it will be looked upon critically. I’m sure that the adcoms understand how difficult AP Calculus BC is.</p>

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<p>if AB? 10 char</p>

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<p>I don’t think it will help you… I’ve never received a B but I still didn’t get in.
So obviously since you were deferred rather than rejected they saw something that they liked.
Just send in other information that could add to your application.</p>

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<p>Wait… BC calc is “hard” even for wharton?</p>

<p>Because I went A-B in that class as a freshman and I was kinda scared…</p>

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<p>No, I’m in AB =/ I hope that’s not going to seal my fate lol</p>

<p>But I just found out today that I was deferred for the Huntsman program but if that doesn’t work out then my app will be send to my second choice, CAS. I guess that gives me a bit of hope since at first I was thinking I was deferred at CAS. I’m a little paranoid now because I think maybe if I sent my app to CAS I would’ve been accepted lol. Oh well.</p>

<p>I can’t do much more about my Calc grade at this point…it kinda is what it is. They can take me if they want… i kind of just feel like I’ve done the best I could possibly have done until this point and im going to try not to stress too much about that Calc grade lol</p>