I took an Algebra 1 course in 7th grade and got a C first semester and A second semester

I took an Algebra 1 course in 7th grade and in the first semester I got a C and in the second semester I got an A. The final grade was a B but my counselor told me that the C and the A will show up on the transcript seperately. How bad would that look when applying to University of Miami? I am in freshman year of high school and have all A’s so far in my classes and I don’t want a course I took in 7th grade to ruin my chances of getting in.

Colleges only care about your high school record. :slight_smile:

No college is going to consider grades that you received in the 7th grade.

@skieurope‌ @123wombat i understand but Algebra 1 is a high school course and my counselor said it would be on my transcript.

That doesn’t make much sense, but maybe your school reports things differently? Was the algebra course offered by your middle school, or did you take it as a dual enrollment course at a high school? I also took algebra in middle school, but it never went on my high school transcript. Many students take advanced math classes in middle school and simply start at a higher level in high school. A number of students at my school began taking calculus their freshman year and only that course and the courses that followed showed up on their final transcripts. I’d double check with your counselor. Unless the course was taken at a high school or through a high school, it should not have to be reported.

@123wombat‌ I took it online on online homeschooling but I took it as a middle schooler because my school told me to take it. I also thought that it was kind of weird since I took it as a middle schooler and that shouldn’t really count. I’m going to double check.

All it means is that, as a 7th grader, you weren’t ready for high school math.

That’s OK, you were in 7th grade.

As long as your on-level grades are good, you should be fine.

It probably appears on your HS transcript to show that you’ve received credit for a HS-level class. Again, nobody is going to count grades received in Middle School.