<p>I am going to get a D for my transferable math class this fall, surely the UCs will know about it when the app updates come in January, I'm hoping to do some damage limitation here, I am not sure about retaking the same class next quarter as I have another math class that is transferable already lined up which will satisfy the requirements. Tell me am I screwed for UCs like UCSD, UCD, UCI, UCSB. I know its auto reject for B and LA, my major is comparative lit and philosophy (for different UCs). My previous grades are mostly A's, A-'s and a B.The GPA is likely to be 3.68 after the D grade. Anyone have any suggestions for me especially when the application updates comes? </p>
<p>I am not here to whine, I know what I did and I will accept the consequences, I just want to know if I am completely screwed for all the other UCs I applied to.</p>
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<li><p>What is the math class you are going to get a D in?</p></li>
<li><p>If you get a D in it, you should retake it and not another transferable math course. This is because the grade you would get in that other math class will not replace the D you receive in your current class.</p></li>
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<p>Just do yourself a favor and retake the class and it should be much easier the second time around. If you do this, LA and B will still be out of reach most likely, but the other UCs will still be within your grasp, because you are showing them that you are willing to fix your mistake. GL with everything.</p>
<p>Hey if it makes you feel better im a winter transfer and i got a D+ in my Stats class for my math req. 63% 3% away from a C. </p>
<p>■■■.</p>
<p>yous till have a chance, they have a box for you to explain why you got a D in your class, explain how your going to pass it and i think you will be fine</p>
<p>Your GPA is still competitive for most, if not all, UCs. Clearly the “D” is an outlier. If you can explain why you received the grade and promise to retake and receive a higher grade, I think you still have a great chance at all UCs (including LA and Berk). Even if you do not retake the class, you still have a great chance at all UCs (perhaps with the exception of LA and B). Please note that this class you are getting a “D” in will not transfer. If that means you’ll have less than 60 transferable units by end of spring, be sure to add an additional class to your schedule (re-taking the class and passing would count as an additional class, obviously).</p>
<p>@spkerjff25 - It’s a stats class, but I’m afraid the classes are already full.</p>
<p>@usdenick - I will have more than enough units. I am not so sure I can retake the
class as the classes are full now. I can get on the waiting list but I will have
to take away another math class that I have a place in which will satisfy the
same requirement. Is retaking the class crucial to admissions?</p>
<p>why are people saying you have no chance? You’re GPA is 3.68 (likely) and you’re major is under enrolled (comp lit) At UCLA comp lit majors have accept rate of like 60%, same for Berkeley. Avg. GPA of comp lit majors who got accepted was 3.45 I believe. You are way above that. This major is not impacted enough for you to worry. You still do have to explain the D.</p>
<p>yeah man…i don’t think your chances are down that much. retake the class if you need it for the breadth reqs but simply explaining how difficult the course was is good. even with the gpa drop, they understand that some times that one class kills you. i am applying as comp lit as well and not too concerned for you. our major is not even close to being impacted. when i went to go talk to the advisor in the dept. at ucb she was practically recruiting me. she said that admission standards for that major for transfers was way low because they need to populae the dep.
good luck kid.</p>
<p>…with some of what the others are saying!..NO, you’re NOT screwed, and there are several reasons for this. Not only that, but you have a great chance at UCLA and Cal as well!! So, sit back and chillax!! In fact, you might be able to use this incident to your ADVANTAGE!! Believe me, I have spoken with enough reps etc. from places like UCB, UCLA and so on. One of the most important criteria the admissions comittee considers is called GRADE TRENDS. One of the admissions rep from UCLA (engineering dept) told me that it is, indeed better to SHOW IMPROVEMENT than have a consistent “flatline” grade. Secondly, they can see that this is a rare “one time” occurence. Thirdly , and most importantly, Math is really not that relevant to your major. Now, if you had screwed up in one of your major pre-reqs they may take a hard look at it. (even then, sometimes you can explain it away. A friend of mine whose major was Physics, got a D in multi-variable calculus. Then repeated it and still got a B -guess what? He’s starting at UCLA right now). So, what should you do? Take that “other” Math class and try to really excel in it. Then in your explanation tell them the truth, making sure to point out (in a subtle way) that since Math is not your strong suit (since you’re a comp lit. major) and whatever other difficulties came your way, you were not able to do well. Then tell them of your plan to take another math class and the fact that you’re confident you’ll do really well in it. That should put you in a very good position with pretty much all the UCs, considering your overall gpa is very good for a major like yours that is not all that competitive.</p>
<p>Not really. It has a long way to go to be impacted. I think like 50 something people applied to comp lit last year…vs English at 700 something applicants. On top of that, American Lit and culture just opened like two years ago so it’s even less impacted than comp lit. if it can get any less impacted than that</p>
<p>even if everyone who is admitted to comp lit (like 35 people) uses it as a gateway, it’s still not enough to warrant concern. Now if comp lit was popular and admitted something like 100 people who all switched to english, then that is a concern and you have to update your back door policy. As of right now though, only two majors are considered off limits to transfer to once you get in, they are political science, and communications.</p>
<p>The UC system was made to prepare students for post graduate work not careers. Cal states prepare you for work, UC’s prepare you for graduate school. So if you think of it that way, major does not really even matter. Come to think of it, major means literally nothing when it comes to careers. I know so many people who work in fields that are not even closely related to their college major. So why not apply to a major that’s less impacted? It wont make a difference when I go on to graduate school will it?</p>
<p>I can retake the course in the summer before transfer but will it look better if i repeat in winter? Does it make a difference (as the winter grades are too late for the update)?</p>