I failed a class that was meant for high schoolers when I was in 8th grade. Normally my middle school grades do not go on my transcript, however since this course was taken through the high school it went on my transcript. Will this hamper my chances in any way? I understand it was in 8th grade and colleges don’t look at stuff before high school, but it is on my final transcript nonetheless.
Will this negatively affect my college prospects?
Did you repeat the class in high school?
In my opinion, it will leave a unsightly but minor mark on your academic transcript. Grades from sophomore to senior year are far more important. If you’ve done well since and your grades have shown improvement, then that’s a major plus too.
See if there’s a way to get it off…you did take the class in 8th grade, and if you retake it in 9th grade, I see no reason to put an 8th grade class on a high school transcript, especially if you have the same class taken in ninth grade.
I haven’t retaken and I don’t plan on retaking this course (it was a language course) @ConcernedRabbit @Lindagaf
So have you done another language? If so, and you have done it for at least two years, then the F is probably not a deal breaker. I would ask your GC if that class appears in the transcript sent to colleges.
I have seen my transcript and the F does in fact appear on my transcript.
I have taken 4 years of another language and got straight A’s in it.
Then I wouldn’t worry. And it’s possible that the transcript that goes to colleges does not have the class on it. My kid took a class in 8th grade that was on her transcript, but the school didn’t include that grade, or calculate it into her GPA, which is too bad because she got an A. If you really want clarification, ask your counselor. Different schools do things their own way.
Nobody can predict how any one admission officer will react to the F from 8th grade but it sounds like you have done all you can to prove that it was an anomaly that occurred when you were in middle school. As I’d tell anyone, you should apply to a group of reach, match, and safety schools that appear affordable and that you would be happy to attend.