<p>I'm a junior, but I don't know what to do...</p>
<p>What do I do about my college stuff.</p>
<p>I plan to stay in the class....and retake the 1st semester.</p>
<p>but can i retake it at a college in summer school? or retake it as a senior?</p>
<p>What about my grades....???? </p>
<p>Does anyone have any info on this subject.</p>
<p>I'm a junior in high school.</p>
<p>I need to know if I have to replace the grade before I apply to college...or if I can retake the 1st semester as a senior.</p>
<p>you better have a good excuse... family tragedy, mono?</p>
<p>I'd say just keep at it and work your ass off, and retake if you choose. Hopefully you can bring it up for the next semester.</p>
<p>But the important thing is, is the D because you were slacking, or did you work really hard but just couldn't get it? If it's the latter, then be sure to emphasize to your counselor how hard you worked, and they can mention in your rec that you were diligent, but just not good at calculus. That could probably help you a lot, especially if you got a tutor, etc., just to do everything you could to back up your claim.</p>
<p>Oh yeah and that's especially if the rest of your grades are satisfactory this semester. If it's just the one grade that stands out as bad, then a little explaining can probably go a long way.</p>
<p>I got like 3 D's my sophomore year, but it was due to being stressed out and having to deal with my dad getting attacked and injured on the job.</p>
<p>I got into 4 colleges so far, Northeastern being one of them</p>
<p>Okay I have had family problems (2 immediate family members have/had cancer), but I don't want that to be an excuse for my bad grade.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering with that D for the first semester....will it greatly affect my chances if I don't replace it?</p>
<p>I will have about a 3.7 W gpa.....with the toughest schedule at my school (18 semester of ap/honors courses)</p>
<p>Also I'm planning on a 1300/1600 -- 1900/2400 SAT Score. </p>
<p>And I'm top 7% of my graduating class.</p>
<p>I plan to apply to ASU, SDSU, Indiana, UCSB, and UMiami</p>
<p>SoCal18 I think you should not take the 2nd semester of calculus and instead take something else; the stuff you had trouble learning this semester is the basis for the 2nd semester so it's hard to see things getting much better. If you need this class for UC eligibility then you MUST retake it:
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D and F Grades: If you have earned a D or F in an "a-g" course, you must repeat the course with a grade of C or better in order to apply it toward your Subject Requirement. The original D or F grade will not be included in the GPA calculation, and the new grade will be used.
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This is right from the UC site; check with your other colleges to see if they have similar requirements.</p>
<p>A lot of kids have trouble with calculus. Part of it may be due to a poor teacher. But I think a lot is due to the material and the way books present it. Often there's a proof of some theorem filled with symbols and hard to follow for someone new to calculus, then a brief example or two before the problem sets. The problems seem to have nothing to do with the proof or any examples to be found.</p>
<p>Once you get the hang of it they become easy, even fun if you enjoy these types of puzzles. You'll see the theorem underlies what you're doing, and the potpourri of symbols a convenient shorthand for the steps involved in proving or applying the theorems. Unfortunately until that "aha!" moment occurs calculus can be as much fun as taking a class in some language you don't speak. Too many kids get discouraged and throw in the towel before "aha!' comes or keep struggling at a miserable task without ever getting real comprehension of the subject.</p>
<p>Fortunately there's help. For many subjects, including calculus, there are workbooks such as the "Calculus Problem Solver". These are incredible tools and I don't know why schools don't pass them out along with the textbook. In the calculus ones you'll find chapters that correspond to the topics covered in a calculus textbook. The chapters have worked problems, hundreds of them. The way to use the book is to try the 1st problem with the answer covered, then check your answer. If you don't get it right or are completely lost, then look at their detailed explanation of how to solve it. Repeat until you get the hang of that type of problem, then go on to the next. There are similar books for subjects such as chem, physics, stats, econ, etc.</p>
<p>I'm not going to say it is magical or quick, but I will say it is effective. Time spent becomes time spent productively, and then if the student goes back and reviews the text after learning to solve the problems they often will say, like I did, "so that's what this is about!"</p>
<p>You can find these books in any college bookstore or online, and they're not too expensive either. Since this is December a lot of kids are so lost by now in class they've given up and no book will help, but for those still fighting thru a book like this can be a real godsend.</p>
<p>For the a-g requirements for math.....I already have alg. 1, geometry, alg. 2, and HL pre-calc....and I'm taking stats next year.</p>
<p>So I don't have to retake it then?</p>
<p>Also I've decided to stay...bc I know how to do everything from the first semester now, I just didn't study before we had the tests.....I was 1% away from a C, but oh well now.</p>
<p>I'm positive I can get a B or an A next semester with some studying....and plus we only have 3 more chapters until we start reviewing for the AP test...so the reviewing should be easy...</p>
<p>Thanks for the info though....I'll check out those books.</p>