So I have been accepted into NC State after one year of community college. My first semester GPA was a 3.4 with three Bs and two As. This semester I am taking 18 credits and I am struggling in my calculus class. I will most likely finish with three As, two Bs, and possibly a D in precal. I might even finish with four As, one B, and that stupid D. I am trying my absolute hardest to bring it up to atleast a C. Do you think NC State will revoke my acceptance if I make one D?
When I applied a few years ago as a transfer to NC State they said up front I needed Calc 1 and Calc 2 BEFORE becoming a NC State student and would have to make at least a 3.0 in each class. NC State takes transfers and Calculus seriously. Calculus much more seriously than other classes for some reason.
If you think you are going to make a D in precal you likely will get your acceptance revoked. If you make all A’s and a C in precal I’m pretty sure you’ll still get revoked since a 2.0 wont transfer.
On their transfer website it says
“2.5 GPA in the last two Calculus or higher Mathematics courses”
That’s trivial. Remember: YOU are about to be the source of four years of tuition payments to them. They’d be stupid to reject you after working so hard to get you to apply. They WANT you.
They clearly state on the application you must have a 2.5 gpa minimum in a calc class.
Since when has a D = 2.5?
Yes they want him… They want him with at least the bare minimum requirements. I went through the process and its one of the first things the advisors ask about. If you dont have it they have thousands of other students more qualified to take your spot. You’re likely to get delayed a semester so you can retake the class. It’s not like they are hurting for students. They have a 44% acceptance rate for transfers. Its harder to transfer in than get in as a freshman.
My bad, it is actually Precal, not calculus. If that makes any difference?
Talk this over with your GC and see what the next step is. Work your butt off to get the C. You might have to tell the school about the potential D and get their firsthand opinion on it.