Does a C in AP Calculus take me out of the running (eng)???

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<p>i'm a junior, and i struggled with AP Calculus early on in the school year. i've been doing a lot better lately, and probably aced the AP Calc test. </p>

<p>but i think it might be too late. i don't think i can save my grade, and i might be getting a C. it's not over, i'm on the B/C borderline and still have 4 weeks to bring it up to a B, giving me a B for the year. but i don't know if we'll have enough grades or anything.</p>

<p>i had hopes of maybe going to a good engineering school like Cornell, or Purdue. does a C pretty much take me out of the running for any top tier school?</p>

<p>what decent school could accept an engineering student with a C in AP Calc? is there anything else i could do? what if i took it again this summer through CTY and got an A?</p>

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<p>oh, and my GPA is good, not great. about a 3.5 unweighted. but i've taken max course difficulty throughout high school, i have a 4.2 weighted. </p>

<p>SATs... don't know yet, probably at least the 2100 or 2200 range.</p>

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<p>C is not good even for non-engineering major.</p>

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<p>no. one c is not death</p>

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<p>^even if its in math though? for a prospective engineering major?</p>

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<p>its one grade. Calm down. if a school rejects a person for one grade out of their entire application, you likely would have been rejected either way.</p>

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<p>It depends on your definition of death. Top 30 schools is not death, yes C is ok. CHYMPS(C=Columbia), I've heard you can only have 2 Bs in your whole entire high school career.</p>

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<p>for cornell it might be death, but definately not purdue. Kid from my school got into purdue engineering with 3.0 and 1700 SATS. They have 80% acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Here's another perspective: if you've really struggled with calculus, are you sure that engineering is the right choice for you? I'd hate to focus just on engineering schools, and then find out a year into your program that you hate all the math that's required. Maybe you should consider some other possible majors, and perhaps focus on schools where you could be happy if engineering doesn't pan out. Give it some serious thought.</p>