<p>Is it more favorable to colleges to consistently do average/mediocre in one subject or have a few scattered mediocre grades in all/few subjects? (Assuming the number of C/Ds are the same in each scenario).</p>
<p>As the title says, I'm just plain bad at math. I've taken all accelerated math courses (a big regret for me) and have gotten Cs every semester. I only give myself credit for the fact that they were middle/high Cs (77, 78, one 74) but Cs nonetheless.</p>
<p>Despite this bad-decision shortcoming, I have As and Bs in every other subject. Math just kicks my butt every year until recently with AP Stat in which I received the long awaited B. </p>
<p>I'm mostly speaking as a prospective University of Georgia student which probably isn't that impressive to some CC kids but a pretty good goal for me. Just wanted to know the overall opinion on only being an underachiever in one subject!</p>
<p>I don’t think there is any breakdown of thought on that, and really it hardly matters as you can’t go back in time. Way to go on pulling out that B.</p>
<p>Why are you taking accelerated math courses when you are struggling to get high C’s?</p>
<p>@BrownParent Thanks!</p>
<p>@Spirral Just a series of bad decisions. The first year I thought I could handle it and when I got a C I just said, “better luck next year” and continued the trend. </p>
<p>from UGA’s site:</p>
<p>"We make no bones about it: more than any other single factor, the grades that you earn in your high school courses play the most important role in determining your competitiveness for admission to UGA. Since there are so many different grading scales, not to mention weighting methodologies, we recalculate a GPA for every first-year applicant based only on academic courses taken in the five core areas (with the addition of AP Art and Music Theory courses). Using a standard 4.0 scale [see chart], we convert each grade earned according to the grading scale in use at your high school at the time the course was taken.</p>
<p>Additionally, if a weight is not already added to an individual grade, we raise by the equivalent of one half-letter grade (0.5) each grade earned in an AP or IB course. Unlike nationally- or internationally-normed AP and IB curricula, there is no standardized methodology for the designation of Honors courses. Consequently, it is UGA’s policy not to add any weight for these courses when recalculating a student’s GPA for admission. We do consider the number of Honors courses a student takes, however, when determining the rigor of his or her overall curriculum."</p>
<p>assuming your GPA is not too low, it looks as though they would look favorably on the fact that you took accelerated math courses, and with an upward trend. You do not plan to be a Math or Science major, do you?</p>
<p>UGA’s common data set shows that 70% of students admitted have a GPA of 3.75 or higher.</p>
<p>Look at their freshman admission page for more info <a href=“https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first-year-admission-criteria.html”>https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first-year-admission-criteria.html</a> </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@ClubAcres I’m planning on a psych major 
My UGA GPA is a 3.41 which is why I’m concerned. But I just met someone with my same GPA who got in early in February so there’s hope! </p>
<p>@camover I would think math and science grades would matter for Psychology - but English, writing and social sciences would, too. Good luck and I hope you get in!</p>