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Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So I run on a block schedule, and last semester I had Alg. 2, Chemistry CP, Psychology/Sociology CP and Advanced Choir. I actually passed Chemistry with a B+, and psychology and choir with A's. </p>

<p>What really irked me was my math grades. </p>

<p>First quarter I pulled out a C+, and second I pulled out a C- Math has never been my strong point</p>

<p>Now I'm not one for excuses, but during the quarterly break, I ended up ill in a hospital. This stay carried over during school, for about 2 weeks. When I returned, I had no problems resuming every class except algebra 2. I had taken the initiative and asked for after school help, but my math teacher flat out said "No, I won't help you after school."</p>

<p>To add insult to injury, he made me take 2 unit tests. I had not learned any concepts from these units well. During my absence, I had tried to catch up, but it was impossible without someone teaching me.</p>

<p>This brought my grade to a D, and he would not aid me in raising it. </p>

<p>Basically, I started out with a bad foundation that ruined the rest of the semester, and now I'm irritated that since I don't know my alg 2 well, my pre-cal course will be way harder. Summer school is not an available option, as I will be out of the country. =/ BAH, rant over. Sorry. Anyone have any advice?</p>

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<p>Wow, your teacher really seems to suck! You have my sympathy. I didn't do very well in Alg. 2 either, so I know how you feel in a way. And unfortunately since the semester is over, there probably isn't a lot you can do about that C, but since all your other grades are pretty good, the C probably won't kill you, especially if you aren't planning to go into anything math related.</p>

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<p>Maybe you can take it online now?</p>

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<p>Anything you missed in Alg II will be reviewed in PreCal most likely.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you should be fine for later math. The only thing working against you here is GPA, which probably won't be affected by a C for one semester. A girl in my class wanted to get ahead of where she was in math, so she went to Pre-Calc at the same time as Alg II, and she hasn't had much problem picking it up just based on her Alg I and Geometry.</p>

<p>If I were you, I would have insisted on the teacher helping to catch me up with the rest of the class. If you have multiple math teachers in your school, you can simply go to another teacher for help. Just be polite and introduce yourself well.</p>