<p>I applied for CSU and UC a couple months ago as an engineering major. I just found out that I received my first D for the fall semester. The class was Differential Equations with a lazy, unfair professor. I still have the spring semester to retake the class but I'm very worried that this will hurt my (already low) chance of admission to a UC or CSU. </p>
<p>I have to update my grades and planned courses, I'm not looking forward to updating my D grade and then adding the class to my planned courses. Is this going to kill my chance of acceptance?</p>
<p>Do you have to update your grades for CSUs as well or do they just ask for the final transcript?</p>
<p>Additional info
- 3.0 gpa at the time of application, now fell to 2.93</p>
<p>-applied to 4 UCs, SJSU, Cal poly and SFSU</p>
<p>ANY help/input is much appreciated! I'm really stressing out over this ;(</p>
<p>Well, there is not much you can do now but keep up your grades and proceed with your plans. Make sure at least one of those colleges on your list is a safer choice (I’m not very familiar with CA colleges but I know the UCs and Cal Poly are very competitive). They will see your transcripts at some point so you can’t hide the grade forever. Make sure you have at least one safer school on your list (maybe SFSU foots that bill) just in case and then you can relax more.</p>
<p>I agree that there isn’t much I can do about it now. I don’t want to hide the grade, I just don’t want to be rejected due to this grade. I think I’m already on the borderline so this D can do some damage on my chance of acceptance. I don’t think it would be as bad if all they want to see is my final transcript after the spring semester because I would have already retaken the class and gotten a better grade (hopefully).</p>
<p>Right, my same school is SFSU but I have a friend that transferred there and he is still taking many of his classes at a CC, because it’s impacted I’m guessing. So if SFSU is the only place I get accepted I’m planning on staying at my CC and signing a TAG for a UC for the following fall. I really hope it doesn’t come down to this. Thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>If you do absolutely have to update with that grade, I might send a short letter explaining the grade (not whining, explaining) and how you worked hard. And how much you love their school.</p>
<p>MrMom62, I think he’s in community college but I was confused too and thought he was a high school student at first. MeinProgress, most universities in my state reveal certain GPA guidelines for CC students who want to transfer. For example, one university will take CC transfers with 3.0 or higher and for another one it is 3.5 or higher, etc. Do you have a counselor at the community college who can help you figure out which universities would be the best transfer options?</p>
<p>MrMom62, I apologize for the confusion. I already graduated HS and I have been attending community college. </p>
<p>MommaJ, I’m not certain but I’m definitely not planning to put the blame on my lazy, unfair, dumb professor. At least not directly.</p>
<p>bookmouse, most UCs want at least a 3.0 GPA for engineering students transferring from a CC.
For SJSU, the threshold for Mechanical engineering was a 2.6 GPA for the fall of 2013. So I’m right in the ballpark, so I’m afraid that this grade will stand in the way. Counselors? Don’t get me started, bad experience.</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad, it seems you didn’t actually read what I wrote, or maybe you misunderstood. I never said I was going to put that in my letter, as a matter of fact, I said I am NOT going to include that. </p>
<p>Also, I only talked about one professor being lazy, not all my professors, which isn’t very unusual. You’re implying that it’s more likely that I am a lazy, lousy student than it is that my professor and counselor are at fault.
Thanks for trying to help, although I doubt that was your intention.</p>
<p>I see I need to be a little more blunt. Your posts here indicate a willingness to throw blame at your school for your record’s inadequacies. Be careful that doesn’t bleed over into your essays. Colleges will be wary of students who have a slanted view of responsibilities.</p>
<p>Do NOT be rude to Erin’sdad. You need to apologize. He helps many, many students. Even if he misunderstood something , or not, does not mean you can be insulting.</p>
<p>Erin is a lucky girl! :)</p>
<p>As for the D…I don’t know how the transfer process works for UCs and CSUs, but I have heard that freshman applicants with D’s in their senior years get their admissions revoked.</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad, I stated that one of my professors was lousy, and said I had a bad experience with counselors and that’s all it took for you to portray me as a whiny kid with “a slanted view of responsibilities”. Sounds good, thnx for your help.</p>
<p>mom2collegekids, I didn’t think I was more insulting to him as he was to me. You parents really stick together huh? lol ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, I hope it’s different for the CSU and UC systems.</p>