D in a class

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<p>1st semester in college and got a D in a class (everything else A/A- chemistry, calc1, engineering). The D was in a humanities class that was very tough. I already know of at least 1 other kid that got a D. </p>

<p>I suspect the final exam didn't go well for a lot of kids, because of a comment the prof made in his email to me, but he didn't scale. I can retake the class at a later time - the second grade would be factored into the GPA but the 1st one would still show on the transcript, but I'm sure that I would not do much better than a C in this class. </p>

<p>So the question - is will this class hurt me later on if the rest of my grades are good (probably mostly B's with the occasional A- and C+) I'm not expecting the A's to be a as plentiful as they were this semester. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if the GPA is 3.0 better would an employer care what the individual grades were?</p>

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<p>One D in your first semester, especially in a non-related class is not that big of a deal. Everybody messes up during freshmen year at least once.</p>

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<p>would it affect getting into a good grad school?</p>

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<p>Definitely not, unless you make it a habit. You have at least 5 semesters ahead of you to make up for that D before you apply to grad school or jobs, and it won’t go into your “Major GPA” calculation.</p>

<p>However, your last paragraph was a bit disheartening. You should really set higher standards for yourself. If you got A’s in your calc/chem/engin courses, there’s no reason that you can’t continue to get A’s in these courses in the future. I find that most people have a way of reaching the goals they set for themselves; the major difference between the 3.0 student and the 3.5 student is that the 3.0 student expects to have, and is okay with getting, a 3.0.</p>

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<p>Do physics and math classes count toward “Major GPA” for engineering? They are technically not the same department, at least for the lower division classes.</p>

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<p>retake it down the road when you feel able to get a B or better. if you’re lucky it will have an easier professor</p>

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<p>Some schools count them, some schools don’t. Some schools even just look at your last 2 years. It varies between schools.</p>

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<p>Of course, if you are planning to do graduate school, you need to be pretty good at math and physics for almost any engineering major, so if you struggle with them early, you better have gotten better as time passes or you may likely struggle in grad school as well.</p>