<p>Hi guys, I got accepted to UCSanta Cruz and I just recieved my final report card.</p>
<p>I got a D in AP Calculus and I need to fill out a form with a reason/comment/excuse on why I got the D. Should I just say what really happened (then it will sound really like a lie) or can someone help me? </p>
<p>so far i have this:
I started 12th grade thinking that it would be an easy year. I lost momentum academically and by the time I saw my grade drop in the 15 week report card, I tried really hard to maintain a grade above a "C".<br>
I wanted to challenge myself just a little bit so I took AP Calculus and AP Government. What i found out was that It was just too hard for me to handle.
I didn't expect all the work that was required to make the grade in the class. I ended up being absent to school for a total of 11 days and I missed 3 take home tests and 1 test in my Calculus Class. My teacher would not let me make up my work. I talked to my teacher many times and let him know that i was really worried about my grade but the only response that i got was to focus on the next test. I really believed that he wouldn't let me make it up but my worries relieved when he told me after my graduation to " not worry about it". When I received my final report card, I was really disappointed that I still had a "D" in my class. </p>
<p>Please Constructive Criticism. Thanks</p>
<p>That’s an excuse, not an explanation. You’re blaming your teacher for not letting you make up work that you missed because of (apparently) unexcused absences. That will go over like a depleted uranium balloon. Very often in college classes, you will not be allowed to make up late work. Many professors quite simply won’t accept assignments after the due date.</p>
<p>You need to write an explanation that takes responsibility for your failure to complete the assigned work, explains what you learned from the mistake and what you’ll do differently in the future.</p>
<p>thanks i’ll edit that</p>
<p>So you took two AP courses and found that was too hard for you to handle?</p>
<p>I doubt that will help you. Students at most colleges worth going to are expected to be able to handle four or five hard courses at the same time.</p>
<p>Got a lot of help from a friend.
Newly Edited:</p>
<p>Although I got a D in Calculus, taking both of these AP Classes has refined my expectations for what it is to pursue challenging courses. I better know what I can do, what I can’t do, and more importantly what i should not do. I am better for having come through this experience, and I believe that will show this coming fall quarter.</p>
<p>I think you should mention what got in the way of school. Did you have a busy schedule? Was it difficult to concentrate on school and college and scholarship applications? Also mention that you have set goals for yourself in college and academically you will try to achieve them. My second point, if your school is still open try talking to your teacher about possibly doing anything to raise your grade. Good luck!</p>
<p>tell me what u guys think about it now:</p>
<p>Although I got a D in Calculus, taking both of these AP Classes has refined my expectations for what it is to pursue challenging courses. I better know what I can do, what I can’t do, and more importantly what i should not do. I am better for having come through this experience, and I believe that will show this coming fall quarter.
Something had to give with tennis team at school, tennis practice after school from 4:00 to 7:00, jazz band that required you to attend afterschool practices and gigs, and the heavy work load from my AP Courses. Unfortunately, it was my academics that slipped. Now I know the warning signs and in the future will be able to prioritize academics over everything else.</p>