<p>I am on the verge of getting a C this semester for Precal. The class is hard, and tests account for 70% of grades. Has anyone here gotten into Harvard with a C in their transcript?
I'm a junior btw</p>
<p>D1 got a C in Calculus I, then followed it up with an A in Calculus II and wrote one of her essays about what she learned from the C. (It was the only non-A she had, though.)</p>
<p>and she got in?
I’m taking Stats next year though…</p>
<p>Harvard with a C? Never heard of it.</p>
<p>A- is already a borderline rejection for Harvard, you must be absolutely insane to even consider any Ivy school while getting a C.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar boat myself, but I would think that the mere fact someone got a C wouldn’t warrant shredding your application. Probably important that it is a freak-occurence and you stay A/B for the rest of highschool. </p>
<p>You prolly should just give up though, more room for me…haha.</p>
<p>I think gadad’s D1 is at Harvard.</p>
<p>Belly, taking stats is giving up. Do what you have to do to take Calculus and then get an A in it.</p>
<p>Yes, the Calculus will demonstrate rigor and your ability to handle tough work.</p>
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<p>Yup - got in with the C. She worked with a tutor to get her through Calc I and get prepped for Calc II, and the tutor built a strong relationship with her and wrote her an awesome letter of recommendation, so the C wound up being a talking point.</p>
<p>Also, the C was in a course taken through joint enrollment at our local university.</p>
<p>@CalvinTBOD</p>
<p>Oh come on. Even Princeton’s average admit GPA is a 3.8.</p>
<p>Will your year-end grade still be a B? All that matters is what shows up on your transcript, but even a B junior year in a non-AP class won’t look stellar</p>
<p>correction: even a B in an AP class wouldn’t look stellar</p>
<p>FWIW, our D2 got in with a pair of Bs in Pre-Calc and Calculus I - again, joint enrollment at a university. It’s the overall body of work - both in and out of the classroom - that matters, not perfection.</p>
<p>I think I might have a B at the end</p>
<p>There’s no use speculating. I am a proud member of Harvard’s class of 2015 and I did receive one C in a long list of As. The only advice I have is that you explore a diverse range of classes of greater difficulty and manufacture your presence in a fashion which stands head and shoulders above a student relying solely on the perfection of their transcript.</p>
<p>gadad - I’m curious - is your daughter a URM (no offense intended).</p>
<p>I had a C in sophomore year of high school, and I got in to Harvard, though that was more than 20 years ago. I’m not a URM, either. I don’t think it has changed, that Harvard is looking for excellence rather than a perfect transcript. A C-grade is not a barrier. You have to apply to know whether you can get in.</p>
<p>@ Mordred - nope, not at all. I will say though, that she had 800s on the two other SAT sections and was 600-something in Math. The struggle with Calculus I was consistent with her application as an accomplished student in the humanities.</p>