<p>Are either of your parents engineers? They may not be aware that grade inflation is a lot less prevalent at engineering schools than elsewhere. Maybe it would help to show them this thread. That said, I think it’s not too late to get some of those grades to improve. I agree with all the advice here - try to figure out what the problem is and use the resources at RPI to get help. Don’t worry about pulling all A’s but see if you can avoid the D’s and get some B’s. That should be your goal.</p>