How bad does a C freshman year of college hurt you?

<p>Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to be getting a C in my writing class :(. I have A's in all my other classes. Is this C going to hurt me at all in the future, or will employers only look at my overall gpa?</p>

<p>It’s not a good thing, but it’s not really that big of a deal (other than the GPA hit).</p>

<p>Employers will only look at your overall GPA and major GPA, so just keep those up. Graduate schools probably won’t even care that much about a writing class.</p>

<p>I got a C in chinese this semester but all A’s and 1 B in my science/engineering/math courses, so are you saying that the C probably won’t hurt me as much overall even though it does affect my GPA?</p>

<p>Seriously, All of you " will a C kill me? or should I just jump of the building " people need to chill. </p>

<p>I interned with two competent firms in nyc, they asked for a 3.0 minimum before the interview and an unofficial transcript AFTER I was selected. </p>

<p>If you maintain a 3.0, many companies wont look at your transcripts other than to check if you were lying about something. I am not referring to R&D positions or those at NASA & similar ( they too did not ask for it during OCR). Believe me, if an interviewer wanted to reject someone, they can find a million reasons to justify it. Bad breathe? Yep, it could have been, you never know.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, if you stumbled with a C in writing in freshman, expect a few D’s along the way. Dont fret over it, it happens sometimes. Hopefully, this " horrible/ life changing " grade will guide you in making better study plans.</p>

<p>I am sorry if this offended anyone, I’m just being real.</p>

<p>I got 2 C’s and still ended up with a 3.8. You take around 40 classes for your bachelor’s, so I wouldn’t worry.</p>

<p>Hey, I was identical to gthopeful! 2 C’s and a final 3.8. What are the chances?? Of course, it still BUGS me to think about those two Cs! Physics and Architectural Design. Blech.</p>