How badly does a C hurt you?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>How bad does a C+ in an unweighted (algebra II) look if it is the only C (or B for that matter) on your entire transcript?</p>

<p>With the C my GPA would be around a 4.3, without a 4.5. I hear Stanford looks for "well-lopsided" students... I'm great at science, english, history ... but algebra II is just killing me this year.</p>

<p>So, yes. There's the question. Can you get into a lower Ivy, UCB/UCLA or Stanford with a C?</p>

<p>To colleges, is a C equal to two B's??</p>

<p>*Also, anyone have good suggestions to bribe a teacher? He "rounds up"...</p>

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<p>I don't know... but a C is just a C... it happens to the best of us</p>

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<p>Well if you have a C in Algebra II, it isn't likely that you'll get A's in Trig or Calculus... I doubt you have good chances at Stanford, but maybe a lower Ivy or UCB/UCLA. Depends on what you major in.</p>

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<p>... you must be joking. A C won't kill anyone's chances.</p>

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<p>To stanford it may.</p>

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<p>agree with stripedsweater, my history teacher graduated from UCLA recently and she said she got admitted with "couple" Cs in math, but she was a history major, and she explained her Cs through her personal statements, about how it actually contributed to her personal growth, and how she challenged herself...</p>

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<p>I don't think more than 3 Cs could hurt you... besides, it's the overall UC GPA that's important for UCB/UCLA -- if you have a >4.15 GPA I don't think they'd care...</p>