Disappointing Grade

Applying to College
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Hi! I was just wondering how much a C will kill my college application? I have had a b in honors precalc all semester, but my teacher only grades tests and I think I did very bad on the final, bad enough to bring my grade down to a C or C+. With that, I would have a cumulative 3.85 UW GPA at the end of my junior year. I got a 33 on the ACT, and have all As and Bs (b+ in ap stats and honors precalc first semester, b in ap macro economics second semester, everything else As). I got a 33 on my ACT and I have played on varsity golf for two years (JV first year), Varsity tennis 2 years (JV first year), I have been on student congress every year (KLAA rep junior year and elected as treasurer for senior year). I have also been a part of NHS, Key Club, Unified Sports (help disabled kids play sports), and was a counselor at a week overnight camp for kids with muscular dystrophy.
I am really disappointed in this C and am very worried about what it will do to my admission chances. Thanks!

I am looking at Michigan, Michigan State, Florida State, Indiana, Wisconsin, and University of South Carolina.

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You have excellent stats overall so try not to worry. Even with the C you are still very competitive at all these schools - Michigan may be the only close call. Anyways, hopefully you will dodge the C but if it not you still have a very realistic college list even if Michigan becomes more of a reach.

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Where is your home state? Your current stat is around admission average for UMich. You should be fine if from instate and not applying to CoE.

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@billcsho My home state is Michigan, and both my parents went to Umich and my sister is there now.

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Then you should be fine for LSA. You may want to work harder next semester to bring up the GPA slightly in case you are deferred from EA.