C in calculus?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So for my entire life (6th grade up to this year, junior year of high school,) I've had straight A's, a 4.17 GPA in Freshman and Sophomore year. This year, I've been really struggling in AP calculus AB, despite the fact that I've never gotten lower an A- in a math class in my entire life, and to be honest, it kind of freaks me out.
My Junior year schedule looks like this:
Ap Biology
Japanese 4
Ap Calculus AB
Honors American Literature
Ap US history
Leadership</p>

<p>There's still a slight possibility I could get a B, but it's looking like I might get a C, but I can pull A's in all my other classes, still leaving my GPA at a 4.33. Second semester, I think I might be able to pull off a B, leaving my GPA at a 4.51. Senior year I would take AP Stat instead of calc. My other extra curriculars are I'm the NorCal Director of Activism for JSA, (a speech, debate, and politics organization), I'm club president of a microfinance club called Kiva, (since second semester of sophomore year), I've been playing ice hockey for around eight years, and I'm the junior class treasurer. I'm hoping to move up to an elected state position in JSA next year as well as an ASB position next year, if all goes well, and I'm just wondering if I've ruined my chances of getting into an ivy league school by possibly getting a C in AP Calc AB. I don't plan on majoring in anything math/science related in college. Also, would retaking first semester AP calculus help at all next year? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Buy 5 Steps to a 5 or Barron’s AP Calculus and use that as your textbook. These books helped me get a 5 easily on the Calculus AB test (and a 97 in the class to boot).</p>

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<p>I doubt it would completely ruin your chances, but it would probably make admissions significantly harder (I am not speaking from any knowledge I have, so take my opinion with a grain of salt).</p>

<p>Granted, the reason why I clicked on this post was because I have a story similar to this. Last year, I struggled through AP Calc AB (I had never taken Trig). 2/3 through second semester, I had a D in the class. By the end of the semester, I had an A.</p>

<p>I don’t quite know how I did that, and I know it probably would not be possible without the teacher I had. However, I can tell you I worked my butt off. Similarly, I’d really recommend that you work your butt off for the rest of the semester and try to pull out a B.</p>

<p>A “B” will be much better than a “C,” so do your best to get it.</p>