I am a sophomore in high school and I got a D in Spanish 2 and I was wondering how it would effect me in my future and if I should retake class online because I heard it is easier. I have really stressing a lot cause my friends are super smart and they are saying I would have to go to a community college. I am not currently taking any APs but next year I am taking 3.
The rest are my grades are as follows
P/net sports
B/English 9
C/Geometry
C or B idk yet/Chemistry
A/Global studies
B/ Art
Currently cumulative GPA
3.1 (these grade are not part of this GPA yet only first semester second semester freshman and first semester sophomore are in).
Actually checking back on it I don’t know if my current grade are in the cumulative GPA hopefully they are.
I am hopefully planning to take Algebra 2 or Spanish 2 online this summer or elite for SAT prep. Then do Spanish 3 online during my junior year cause all the Spanish 3 teachers are a lot harder. If I do well in one of those classes will it help my D or retaking it would help more.
Help pls 
Can you talk to your GC about this, and get some recommendations.
Just looking at your post, I would not recommend that you take AP courses. You should take the solid academics at the level you can do well.
Community college is not a horrible thing. What makes it an issue for a lot of kids is lack of prestige and more pointedly, you generally commute there. The reason a lot of kids commute is finances,not because they can’t get into some 4 year sleepaway school. If you get your grades up , to B level and take the academic core courses, not necessarily honors of AP, there are colleges that will take you if you can afford them. The “afford” is the tricky part. It’s most important to build a solid financial base.
Why don’t you try to redo the Spanish2 on line and see how it goes? How does your school handle redo courses on line in terms of your transcript? Look at Khan Academy for SAT prep. If you want to prepare for Algebra 2 , look at Khan for that too, but I would take that in school. If the online Spanish works out, maybe do your language requirement that way but no more than that. It’s important to show you can do your academics well in a classroom setting since that is what college usually is.
Honestly I agree with talking to your guidance counselor. Don’t take AP classes just because your friends are. Your grades do not indicate that AP is a good level for you.
Ok thank you for your input. The APs I am taking aren’t too difficult but I will drop 1 cause the one I am taking I don’t find useful. For the Spanish 2 thing yeah I will probably retake it. The teachers I got for geometry and Spanish 2 makes the classes hard then they really should it isn’t an excuse but something to take in to account. My school keeps the score I originally got in class and retake of class on transcript. I am probably going to take Spanish 2 and later on Spanish 3 online cause it is summer and I need things to do other than my summer job. Thanks for responding and for your help
I second everything that previous posters said. Go to your guidance counselor AND your Spanish teacher(s) to discuss what you should do – in many cases, you can still pass with a D, although it may not be ideal. Maybe you could do some review by yourself to prepare for next year, without the pressure of an actual graded class online. Don’t continue after Spanish 2 if you don’t need to, and seriously consider dropping another AP class (which ones are you going to take? It might help to talk to the teachers you have in those subjects too).
Something to think about: blaming your teachers for “making the class too hard” isn’t an excuse, as you stated, and you should try to get out of the habit of saying that. Sometimes a certain teacher or class is harder than it should be, true, but most of the time, that’s a way for students to blame their problems on someone else. Look up growth vs. fixed mindset for some inspiration. Either way, you need to learn how to make do in a class with a hard teacher – how do you know the online class won’t be hard or have a bad teacher, too?
Given that you’re not satisfied with your academic performance, try to look at your current study skills, habits, etc. and see if there’s something you can improve. For example, do you study for tests consistently and turn in all of your homework? Do you pay attention during class? Could you make flashcards or use Duolingo to study Spanish? Could you find a friend to tutor you? and so on. If you try your best and still get a D or a C, that’s ok, but at least you did everything you could.