<p>I took it at my local junior college. I'm usually very good at math but I found it really difficult to understand things in three dimensions. I struggled a lot with the course and studied really hard for the exam, but I still ended up with an abysmal grade. I guess my question is, if I get A's in all of my courses this year. (I'm taking 4 AP's) do you think I could still get rescinded </p>
<p>Are you saying you already got into a college?
Is it a college that only looks at grades 9-11 or does it also factor in grade 12?</p>
<p>If you were taking Calc 3 as a high school class I would say yes, it is certainly possible to get rescinded over a D. However since (as I understand it) this is a dual enrollment College class they may just not allow you to transfer the class credit. You should call the admissions office and check with them as to what their policy is on grades for dual enrollment classes. </p>
<p>Okay thanks @saif235. do colleges look at dual enrollment and highschool grades with a different weight?</p>
<p>I can’t say for sure, but I would imagine that Dual Enrollment classes are looked at similarly to AP and IB classes.</p>
<p>I sincerely doubt that any college is going to rescind someone for any grade in Calc III, even an F. Maybe CalTech, but probably not even them. If you’ve made it to Calc III by high school, you’ve clearly got math talent and don’t slack, sometimes you just hit the math wall or an incompetent teacher. </p>
<p>Calc III is so far beyond the average HS student, much can be forgiven for what happens in it. I think you get credit for even attempting it. This is not like getting a D or F in Algebra II.</p>
<p>Wow thanks@MrMom62! That gave me a huge boost of confidence; however, I’m pretty sure that I probably won’t get college credit for it as most schools only take C’s or higher for dual enrollment. I guess my goal now should be to ace all my other classes so colleges know that this was an anomaly. </p>
<p>Well you said rescinded so are you in somewhere, if yes then be proactive and contact them. </p>
<p>Yes you will have to comment on this on college apps. I don’t think you should ignore it, you should just say you were not prepared for the pace your overall schedule was too hard etc. If you take a class you are expected to pass it. But as mrmom says it is a high level class so you get some props for attempting it . He does not mean literal credit, he means kudos.</p>
<p>Just repeat it once you get to college. My daughter also struggled with this class for some reason, you just have to keep working the problem sets. Then she went on to a math major so don’t worry.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice @BrownParent! Especially with how to address it in college apps. I definitely plan to be upfront about it and I do want to take it again next year. It’s really encouraging to know that your daughter was still able to be successful in math even after struggling in this course.</p>
<p>Being rescinded means that you’ve already been accepted to an institution so you might want to be proactive and check, just like BrownParent said. In most cases, I don’t think you will get rescinded for getting a D in Calc III. If the school that accepted you is comparable to MIT, Stanford or Duke, it might hold greater sway.</p>
<p>If you haven’t been accepted to a university yet, however, a D might be a big deal as it will surely lower your GPA and might suggest (not saying this is true, just what it may seem like to a college admission’s expert) that your work ethic has diminished.</p>
<p>And I’ve just contacted the college that I’ve gotten into. I haven’t heard anything back yet, but wish me luck! </p>
<p>@Smithg1227 thanks for your reply! It really puts things into perspective. I took calc 3 at a community college so it doesn’t affect my highschool gpa. I still know how big of a weight this will have on my college admissions but hopefully any colleges I apply to won’t trash my application immediately due to a ssuper low gpa. </p>