I got an F on my final :(

Applying to College
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<p>Okay I am a studious high school student and I always put grades over anything else, however I have AICE Marine Science and this teacher is a PAIN IN THE ASS and basically she never told us what to study for our final exam (2nd semester) and I didn't know what to study for! Basically it was just asking what this species's class is and I basically did not study for classes of species, so I know I failed. </p>

<p>For the 2nd semester,
3rd quarter = B
4th quarter = B/C
Final Exam = F!!!</p>

<p>What will my final grade be? I'm really nervous and upset because of this. Will colleges look down upon my F? I'm not even planning to study anything about the ocean! I just needed the AICE credits. </p>

<p>I'm just really depressed and upset because I always pass my finals and this is my first time an F will show on my report card... :/</p>

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<p>Um u final exam is your grade?</p>

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<p>I don’t think colleges will see that F. I think they only see the final grade. I know my daughter failed her Bio final last year, but her final grade came out to either a B or C because she was getting A’s and B’s all year prior to that.</p>

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<p>Unless your final is a massive portion of your grade (30%+) you should still pass the class</p>

<p>I doubt colleges will see your final exam grades.</p>

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<p>If it makes you feel better, I got Fs on A LOT of my exams in high school. I’m still going to college, haha.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about your school but at my school the finals are worth 10 percent of your second semester grade. So if you average your 3rd and 4th quarter grades to get your final grade without the final in it, and then subtract 10 that would be the lowest you could possibly get for the total grade(if you got a 0 on the exam which your probably didnt). Colleges only see your final grade! :)</p>

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<p>We can’t tell you your grade unless you tell us the percent of your grade determined by your final grade.</p>

<p>But the bottom line is that doing poorly in one class isn’t going to be the end of the world. It probably won’t significantly change your transcript, which means you’re probably still looking at the same types of schools in terms of selectivity.</p>

<p>Don’t blame it on your teacher, though. She doesn’t really have an obligation to tell you what to study for. And when you get to college, you won’t really be able to expect the profs to give you much guidance as far as what to study. Usually, all you’ll get out of them is the format of the exam and the portion of the course it covers.</p>