I go to a school that’s known for being very academically rigorous, which I wanted because I really do like learning, but am nervous about my grades here. I make B+’s and B’s here mostly but am in a math class where that doesn’t seem the case. I am not majoring in or intending to go anywhere with Math (though I do find it interesting); however, I need the credit. To pass, I need a C, but I think I’m on the C-/D+ borderline right now. What should I do, with so little time in the semester to bring it up?
I know rationally that a C- in one class would not be the end of the world. I’d have to take and make sure to do significantly better in another math class, which would be a drag but manageable if I’m very proactive from the beginning. So I suppose what I’m asking is how I can best do “damage control” for my performance this semester. I would absolutely love to get a C and be done (it’s not uncommon at all for people at my school to have a C or two in classes they especially struggled with).
I’m also REALLY nervous about telling my parents about this. I’ve mentioned to them that this is a hard class for me, but I was a straight-A student in high school without much effort + do relatively well in general here so I don’t want to let them down or make them angry at me.
There’s still a final project to turn in, and I have been devoting (probably way too much) time to working on it so that I will do well on it. But I’m still apprehensive about the overall grade. Would it do any good to go to my professor and talk very seriously about what she thinks I should do? I go to her office hours semi-regularly but don’t think she especially likes me or anything.