This was actually a helpful comment thank you. Although I don’t think colleges will admit me bcuz I have a cool “vibe” anyone can fake a vibe btw but that’s besides the point. Please don’t assume I have tutors readily available to help me on this campus because that’s not true.
All I can say is perhaps you ought re-read the comments and your responses very carefully.
All I can say is that most of yall don’t give advice just discourage ppl and call it being “honest/ realistic”
You wrote this:
and when people reacted to it because they were concerned for you and tried to offer you sound advice, you went on the offensive even saying things like:
It doesn’t really sound like you want advice, you just want people to tell you what you want to hear otherwise you’ll attack them for trying to “discourage” you.
I understand how stressful thinking about college admissions to top school can be, but honestly, what else could posters on this thread say but to try to do everything to get those bad grades up or drop the course? You don’t get into two of the hardest schools in the world to get into with D’s or even C’s on your transcript.
What other advice is there than to work hard, get fantastic grades and test scores, have ECs that set you apart from everyone else and, above all, be a nice person?
If there’s ANYTHING in that advice that you find discouraging or offensive, I’m afraid I can’t apologize for it because it is what it is.
Lastly,
Seems like you feel this way about a lot of people (no doubt me).
You should have been more clear about what kind of advice you wanted to hear and didn’t want to hear.
“Realistic” is telling you that you can’t get 'D’s in Calc.
I think it’s on the UC website, even if you are admitted, you will get rescinded with a D at all the top 3 UCs. It’s fact, not speculation.
As a provisional admit for the UC’s, you have to maintain a weighted GPA of 3.0 ( unweighted for UCLA/UCB) and will be rescinded for D’s and F’s Senior year as @DrGoogle stated so you want to be careful.
Sounds like your only choice is to find a way to pass the class.
Good luck.
It seems likely that you will get rejected from universities solely based upon your lack of maturity and poor, poor attitude.
If you get a D in calc, you’re done. For UC’s and high end privates. If you’re as smart as you fancy yourself to be, there’s no excuse to get such a poor grade in AP Calc.
Ever consider that the issue here is not our comments, but your lack of maturity and thick skin? This is the real world, honey, you have to get used to reality.
How wonderful it is that you call your coach an a**hole publicly, and are already just so sure that you’ll be captain next year. Isn’t that just dandy? If this is your true attitude, I wouldn’t want you anywhere near my university.
Folks - bashing a junior in high school is simply not appropriate. If you have strong negative opinions just don’t post.
Here are some constructive recommendations on how to turn your slow start in AP Calc around: If possible, meet with your Calc teacher outside of class, express your desire to do better and ask him/her for ideas on how to improve. This should help your teacher see you as a student working to better understand the material. Ask if there is any extra-credit you can do to bring up your grade. If you bring your grade up consistently throughout the year and do well on the AP test, it shows perseverance to overcome challenges. I strongly recommend getting an AP Calc A/B Test Review book and take lots of practice tests, they really do help. You could even write-up a handout for next years’ struggling students on how to succeed in that class (with your teacher’s approval). Your Calc teacher could end up being a great person to write one of recommendations talking about how you took accountability for your learning, rose to the challenge and used that experience to help other students. There is often an essay question on overcoming a challenge in the apps. Take some notes throughout this year on your feelings and what specifically you’re doing to raise your grade, what worked and what didn’t. It could make for a great essay!
Obstacles can be opportunities for growth. Good luck!
@NCmom14 A student such as this one has no business attending a top university with her current disposition.
I was not commenting on her chances, rather offering some suggestions to strengthen her application independent of where she ends up applying. Applying to colleges is an incredibly stressful time for seniors. The last thing any of them need is being judged on an online forum designed to help the college application process.