How do Job Employers and Graduate schools look at repeating a class ?

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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am currently a lower level junior and will be transferring to my senior college this fall semester. Currently I am still in my community college, there I am a Math & Science major, but my major at my four year college is Environmental Science. When i first started in my community college I was so terrible in math because I graduated highschool back in 1998 and went back to school in 2007 while working fulltime and I of course forgot everything and had to start all the way from remedial. </p>

<p>I will be taking calculus 1 this fall however there is a past with the progression. I retook Precalculus twice,received an “F” then a “D”, retaking it this summer session and will more than likely get an “A”. I was unwise and enrolled in Calculus 1 and of course did not do well and received an “F”. My Chemistry grades have a similiar story as well. Took chem 1 got a D, retook it got a C-, took chem 2 got an “F” retook it got a C+, took Organic Chemistry and got a C. I have also taken General bio 1, got a C Bio 2 a B, Microbiology a C+, my english grades are all A’s, as well as my other courses. </p>

<p>Fortunately all my science grades transferred over to my four year college and Math is finally starting to be not so difficult as before. I also have ADD so it takes me a little longer to grasp certain things. I guess I was worried that with my grade history, and that it would or may not have an impact on applying to Grad schools or when I interview with employers. I do however have to take Physics 1, 2, 3 cal 1, 2, 3 and a few other courses in my major requirments that I feel I can do well in since i was able to get that strong foundation in my community college. </p>

<p>If i were to do well with B’s A’s, in my senior college and manage to get a 3.0 in the sciences, will the past matter so much? I hope my question is clear!</p>

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<p>@Carter: Your past will be difficult to overcome, particularly since you show a pattern of needing to take everything twice before you master it. Graduate school courses move even more quickly than undergraduate ones. Do you have ADD accommodations at your undergraduate institution – extended time to take tests, for example? </p>

<p>You do need to do extremely well at your new institution to have any shot at all at a graduate program. But if you struggle in math and science, why are you majoring in it? Maybe you need to find a field where you can excel.</p>

<p>Also, employers – unless they are recruiting at your school – rarely ask for transcripts. Sometimes they ask for your GPA, however, and they always want to know about your experience and preparation for the job.</p>