<p>Hmmm...well, I'm not sure where this goes but I think it can go here. This semester, I took an anthropology class at a community college. It was a really stupid class, and I did try, but I think I might have ended up with a C. I'm not typically a C student. This year (sophomore) I got all A's except for one B. Not perfect, but not horrible either. I read all of the chapters in the textbook, but the class was only based on four test grades and a paper. I get A's in most of my classes, but the tests did not match the book or the lectures at all. They were on the most obscure details and a LOT of people studied very hard and ended up with B/C's on the tests. I don't really mean to complain, but the testing was very unfair. I talked to the teacher and he wouldn't do anything about it either. But that's not really my point. I'm wondering basically if there's anyway I can offset the damages of this. I really don't want to be kept out of a college I like just because of one stupid class. I was thinking of maybe taking a couple of anthro classes at the local university instead of community college and try to do well in those, because I really think I could. Would that help at all if I got A's? And is there anyway I could explain this stupid grade on my application without sounding like a whining brat? Thanks...</p>
<p>hey, i don't have an answer as much as another question. What if--and this is entirely possible--you're stuck, in high school, with a horrible teacher who only gives Cs or lower. The school won't do anything, and only a few people have this teacher because many teachers teach this subject. this makes those few people seem to have failed an easy class in which everyone else got As in. How would colleges remedy that? Would they care at all?</p>
<p>Topoftheworld, you have now learned the difference between high school and college, even a community college. Stop taking college courses and stick to your high school. Get good grades and get into college. Then take college courses.</p>
<p>Narissa, no, there is no way that a college will know what a particular teacher's grading policy is, unless your GC tells them. If it's a "blip" colleges most likely will overlook it, except as it affects your GPA. (My d had an honors physics teacher who prided himself that his course was harder than AP Physics, while the other honors physics teacher was much easier. D got a lower grade in physics than she would have with the other teacher, with much more work, but there was no way to explain or excuse it.)</p>
<p>Narcissa, are you speaking...personally? Do you actually have a teacher that only hands out C's or less!??!! That's horrible! What grade do you have in the class and what are your realistic outcomes as far as grades- is it something very important- like you could get a B or less or is it just a matter of principle and you want to remedy the injustice( as in it doesn't affect you but affects others)?</p>
<p>I've actually had a similar story- with a Chemistry teacher at my school but thank god we were able to change things around dramatically.</p>
<p>Well...I would stop taking community college courses...trust me, I really would. But my parents kind of make me. >.< Not much I can do about that right now.</p>
<p>Lol, I'm not speaking personally, but i do know teachers like that from my school. However, they were replaced after enough people complained. They didn't necessarily give Cs or lower (that would raise some eyebrows) but they DID grade based on how they liked you. and how much they liked you depended on how good you are sucking up to them and what expensive gifts you buy.</p>
<p>there was a lot of evidence that this teacher gave grades arbitrarily.</p>
<p>^Ha, at least there's a way to get a good grade though. I mean, it's totally unfair still but if you're a good enough suck-up...lol. Just kidding. My teacher wouldn't even consider ten page EXTRA research papers for like...ten extra points. Yeah. Ridiculous, because those take days to write if they're any good.</p>
<p>^^ It's definitely not ridiculous that a teacher doesn't consider extra papers for extra points, if that's what you mean. I think it's reasonable to expect students to do very well (quality, not necessarily quantity) on the required/assigned work before accepting any extra credit...</p>
<p>Sorry that's not entirely what I meant. That does make sense. My teacher was just a little bit weird about it. He told people they could write papers for extra credit, they did, and then he changed his mind and refused to accept them for even a few points. That was what I meant was ridiculous since people already worked on them thinking they would get credit since that's what he said in the first place.</p>
<p>This is starting to remind me of my math class. I can imagine my math teacher being one of those difficult college professors that everyone hates. I have straight A's and a B in my math class. The class's average grade is an F, and the average test grades range from F to B, with about one or two A's (maybe). Everyone pretty much rates him as the most difficult teacher in general, just because of his insanely hard tests.</p>
<p>um, there is no way a college can find out if you took a CC class (unless youre a senior and you put it on your app).</p>
<p>that's all. just dont put it on your app in 2 years.</p>
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Not true. If it appears on the high school's transcript, as many CC classes do, it's there. Guidance counselors would mention it. If he takes any more classes, as apparently his parents want him to do, and does well, then he'll have to send a transcript which will show all classes. If financial aid, including state funding to allow high schoolers to take classes, is involved, and the OP files financial aid forms when applying to college, the classes will show up. And there are national clearinghouses for student enrollment; a previous class can be found by accessing such clearinghouses with the student's Social Security Number. </p>
<p>In this day and age, there are no such things as "secrets." Lying on an application (and yes, failing to disclose courses taken is lying) is a very dangerous proposition.</p>