<p>I am a transfer student who was admitted to Berkeley as a Legal Studies major. I took a calculus course during this last spring quarter which I got a D in. I contacted my admissions officer and she told me I would need to draft a letter to let the committee that handles all this stuff know why I got a D in the class, which I have done and will forward to my admissions officer asap. I really don't have any outstanding reasons for why I got a D in the course. The teacher was a hardass and I let the drop date slip by cause I honestly believed I could at least pull a C. In the end I did not.. Is my getting rescinded a sure thing?</p>
<p>Forgot to add, I am retaking the course right now during the summer quarter if that helps any.</p>
<p>Did you mention to them that you’re retaking it in the summer and provide proof that you’re retaking it? If so, then the chances of them rescinding you is less (provided you pass the class). Either way, good luck.</p>
<p>Since you’re a legal studies major, there is definitely a chance to redeem yourself as Calculus is not a “key” subject for your major (as long as you’ve already met the transferable math requirement). If you were a hard science or engineering (or even business) major then you would’ve been toast.</p>
<p>Make sure you draft a well thought out and well written letter that emphasizes that you were taking this course to challenge yourself (that is, if math is not your strong suit) and that the teacher was unusually hard etc. etc.</p>
<p>Retaking the course is gamble of sorts. If you’re 100% sure that you can at least get a C (but preferably at least a B) it might be worth it. Otherwise it might not be such a good idea since the course is not required for your major anyways</p>