<p>I am currently a Sophomore in College, majoring in Econ and minoring in Political Science and Business Administration. My first year of college I did OK, I got a 3.5 GPA for my first semester and a 3.38 for my second. BUT this year everything went to all hell. I ended up transferring to a different campus at my state University and moved away from home. In many ways it was a first year experience for me, and meaning that I was never away from home before, my concentration and the amount of time I put towards my work fell. My first semester GPA was a 2.142 and my second GPA, inferring I fail Calculus II again, would be a 1.5. :(</p>
<p>At first I came into college thinking I was gonna major in Computer Science but that soon changed as I learned I probably would not like comp. sci. as a job and was more interested in computers as a hobby. I then switched to Econ, which was originally my minor. I remember enjoying Econ. classes to a great extent and got A's in both the intro's. My GPA wouldn't be as bad as it is if it wasn't for Calculus II. My first year of college I took Calculus I (normal) and got a B+ in it, prior to that I got an A in pre-calculus as well. But upon taking Calculus II (For math/sci majors) in conjunction with being out on my own for the first time, as well as procrastination and laziness on my part, I ended up failing it my 1st semester of sophomore year. I knew the Calculus II engineers took was much more rougher than the one I was taking, and was planning on just dealing with it for I wanted to major in Computer Science, but I didn't put in the time I should. I am know retaking it again and know I can't get an A or even a B perhaps. So much has been going on in my personal life as well. Even though Calculus II for math/sci isn't required for an Economics major, I am in a position of needing to still pass it, if not for my GPA, for my own personal accord. How bad of a position do you think I am in? I want to go on to get an MBA after I'm done studying Econ, and maybe even a Masters degree. How bad would failing Calculus II (for math/engineers) look on a transcript to graduate school or bushiness school? Please be as harsh and/or realistic as possible in your assessment. My goal is to become a financial manager after getting my MBA after two years of working. How bad will failing Calculus II (for math/engineering majors [the only I'm stressing this is because there is a huge difference between the two, trust me, at least at my school]) possibly twice in a row effect my academic and professional career and what can I do to lessen it's impact on all fronts?</p>
<p>Why have you waited until the end of the semester to try to do something?
Why not get a study group/tutor/go see the professor?
Talk to your academic advisor asap.</p>
<p>Yes, it’s going to hurt you terribly most likely for highly selective MBA programs. Any such blotch will. You need to as Bopper has suggested. And if you still flunk the course twice, unless you absolutely need the course to graduate, stay away from it. Then when you finish college take a combined Calc1/2 one semester course for business or Soc science majors, all by its lonesome, and focus on doing well on it so you show you can get past Cal1. Then take a real calc 2 course and again focus on it. And then a calc 3 course . Those grades may do some mitigation to the 2 flunks as you have shown that you have gone back and worked on the deficiency.</p>
<p>I had a lousy ug gpa at my primary college, but took a lot of courses afterwards (and actually during college) and got straight As in them That with a very high LSAT score got me into some top Law schools since the As and the outside courses really brought up my basic GPA. </p>
<p>Yes, I am going to try and study for the exam which is tomorrow all night tonight. I also have other essays I must do. Inferring I get all A’s and go back and re-take some C courses, my GPA by the end of my UG career could be a 3.5.</p>
<p>I honestly think I can get an A in the course though, I was just lazy and uninterested, and did not put the work I needed to get the grade I wanted. I plan on taking intro to linear alg. and diff. equations at the college I am at now. Inferring I get A’s in both and take a class on game theory, do you think it will be able to suffice similarly to the suggestions of cptofthehouse? I also honestly considering withdrawing temporarily from the University, if that is possible. </p>
<p>@cptofthehouse I am currently actually thinking of doing what you said. I hear Harvard offers courses over the summer in both calculus1/2, diff. equations, and Linear Algebra. What better of a place to learn math than Harvard University? Do you think in the sad event that I fail this course, if I retake it over the summer with Statistics I at my current college, and then take calculus1/2, deff. equations, and linear algebra at Harvard University over the summer, and then take w.e. advanced Economics classes I want that may require such rigorous math at my college my senior year, it will be the best course of action to lessen the impact of two F’s in Calculus II on my life [Inferring I get all A’s in the classes I take over the summer at my current college then and/or Harvard]?</p>