Grade advice

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.

You’re doing the right thing now, focusing on that final project. I would have you get a tutor to help, but it’s too close to finishing the term for that to really help you now. What might work is to bring your final project to the math tutors on campus, and talk through it with them. Make sure you’ve covered everything and that you’re on track with it.

I’m not sure what the professor can tell you to do this late in the term. I’m not sure that having a talk like this now will be effective. But you can go to her office hours to talk about this final project, to ask specific questions; and that could be of value.

General hints: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1920853-college-is-a-step-up-from-hs-16-tips-on-doing-well-in-college.html

Make sure you are getting feedback from your professor on your project…go to office hours and talk to him/her about it.