I Got My First C

I recently did very poorly on my Algebra 2 Trig final and my grade went down to a high C. There is still a chance my teacher will give me a chance to get my grade to a B.
I have never gotten a C before and have a 3.8 weighted GPA. I’m involved in a lot of leadership/ community service positions in and out of school. I’m also on the varsity swim team.
I have no idea how this will effect me getting into college. I plan on applying to state schools and moderately competitive schools with acceptance rates no lower than 50-60%, and my choice school is Michigan State. I need a little closure or more info on what I need to do to better my chances of getting into college!!

You will be fine! I am currently taking Honors Algebra II and I received a 96 for my semester grade, ironically scoring a 96 on my semester exam. Here’s some advice:

  1. Use the study guides and practice the problems over and over in order to understand the process on how to solve the problems that may be seen on the tests.
  2. Ask your teacher for help, they are paid to be there.
  3. Go back and practice concepts from Alg. I, if needed. Algebra is like a language, there are certain parts of the language you have to understand in order to dive into deeper concepts.

NOTE: I am by no means a gifted math student. I had an extremely tough time in Honors Alg. I, I just didn’t get the concepts, but practice makes perfect-ish.

Hope this helped!