B in Dual Enrollment Class

Applying to College
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I’m a sophomore in high school and I’m about to get a B in a dual enrollment class at my community college. I’m at an 89%; the class ended two weeks ago. I don’t think grades are finalized, however.

There are two ways I’d be able to end with an A:

  1. My professor gave me a 6/7 on in-class assignments, but I’m positive I did all of them, and he grades by particiption, so I should have 7/7. I didn’t worry about it before, reasoning that I’d end with an A anyway. Well, I’m not going to, and I’m wondering how I should approach the professor about changing my grade on it. I know I did it, so either I forgot to put my name on it, or he lost it. With the 7/7, I’d be at 92%…
  2. If he curves the final, I should be at an A as well. I scored 87.5% on the final; the class average was 64%. In most cases where the average is so low, do professors usually curve?

Will a B look bad to admissions officers? And even if it doesn’t look bad to undergrad AOs, will it look bad to law schools? Do T14 law schools (reach, but might as well ask) look only at undergrad transcript or transcript of all the classes?

Honestly, I’m pretty scared. I don’t want to mess everything up because of a B in a community college class that I got while I was a freshman in high school…

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A B in a college class as a freshman isn’t going to hold you back for anything. Stop stressing!

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@enaword

Just go ahead and email your professor and correct #1. Keep it polite and professional and point out that your records indicate that you completed all 7 assignments and that you would appreciate it if he could look into it before grades are finalized. You’re not asking for special treatment so address it asap. The B won’t sink you but an A that you actually earned certainly looks better!

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Yes, a grade in a college course will be included in law school admission GPA calculations.

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Regarding the curve, I think it depends on the class and teacher. DD took a dual enrollment class this summer, and the grade the student actually earned was the one that went on the college transcript. However, the teacher curved the grade that went on their high school record.

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@my2caligirls I emailed him three days ago and haven’t gotten a reply back. I guess there’s nothing I can do at this point?

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How about emailing him again and copying the head of the department?

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Are you premed? by the sound of your post makes me wonder.

You can check your unofficial transcript. Those are set grades

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Update: just checked and I guess grades are finalized, as of today. Professor didn’t reply. Shows up as B on the transcript.

I think it is possible for the professor to change the grade, if they really wanted to, but my guess is they saw my email and thought it’d be too big of a hassle…

@NASA2014 I’m not exactly sure what you mean? I’m still in high school; I took the class as a dual enrollment class over the summer. If you’re asking whether I plan to go into premed - no, probably not.