<p>I am in AP Calculus AB and I currently have a D in the class. I am not sure what I should do. The last day to drop a class is next month and I am not sure if I want to risk getting a D and getting my acceptance to SD rejected. </p>
<p>I am just not understanding the material well enough, and this lack of understanding has led to bad test grades, and with calculus, when you don't know the base, it just gets worse from there. I haven't yet talked to me teacher regarding the grade. Not sure if I would get any help from him as maybe he will consider that c or d will affect my acceptance into university. </p>
<p>I know getting a D in the class would be bad as it would show up on transcript as a D. I am pretty sure I would get my application automatically revoked with a D as you can't have any C or D's. I am not sure how dropping the class would affect my college admission. </p>
<p>Any advice is appreciated.</p>
<p>What is the course drop policy? I’m currently at a C for my Calc BC class but I took AB in the first semester and got a B+. So I’m going to drop the course, self-study for the BC exam, and get a 5 and report that along with the AB grade. That will look pretty good.</p>
<p>If you drop the class and had it listed in your prospective course schedule you gave to the UCs when you applied, then you are required as a condition of your application (and acceptance) to notify them if you change your schedule. Not taking a class you promised you were taking is grounds for being rescinded.</p>
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Not correct; except for Cal and UCLA the requirement is an unweighted B average senior year and no grade below a C.</p>
<p>I suggest you call admissions at UCSD (or have your counselor talk with them) and see what your options are if you get a D. Perhaps they’ll let you repeat it in summer school, perhaps they’ll let it slide. I don’t know what they’ll say, and neither do you unless you ask.</p>
<p>I would add, too, that with over 2 months left in the school year you could pull the grade up to a C if you worked hard enough at it. It starts by taking a hard look at how much time you are really spending outside class working on this. A calculus class in college will meet 3x a week for an hour. A rule of thumb is 3 hours outside class for every hour in the class, so you should be spending 9 hours every week doing homework, reading the text, etc. Are you really spending this much time on it? And if not, how much is attending UCSD instead of a CC worth to you over the next 2 months of your life?</p>
<p>As for next steps in learning the material, should you decide to try, get one of the “Problem-Solver” books for it. These are thick workbooks with hundreds of solved problems on each topic you’ll cover in calculus. After reading your textbook you open to the right chapter and then try to solve problems with the solution covered. If you get one wrong the book has the complete steps to get to the answer; read it over until you understand it, then cover the solution and repeat it until you get it right. If I’m right in my guess that you weren’t putting in the time before, then if you spend as much as you can for the next 2 months you’ll be amazed at how much you can learn!</p>
<p>You may never enjoy calculus, but do this and I guarantee you’ll be able to learn it.</p>