<p>Muh. Grade stress is driving me nuts. I get heartburn (pretty freaky for 17!) and those grades have made it almost daily now. Finals are next week. 4 C's at best, but might be 3 C's and a D in Honors Physics. Looks like I'm toast. Better start looking at Wake Tech. (1/4 Joking)</p>
<p>I should mention that my classes are as follows:</p>
<p>AP Chemistry - C
AP English IV/Literature - C
Honors Physics - C, might be a D
AP US Government - C</p>
<p>Got a D in AP Chem. That means I’ll probably get a D in Honors Physics. My career at NCSU is over. May as well give up.</p>
<p>Hold on kiddo. Learning from your mistakes in high school is no big deal. I failed my entire senior year and went on to get a GED and BS and MS in engineering from a top 25 public state university known for engineering. I had to go the community college route and I worked a couple years to provide motivation.</p>
<p>You don’t want to go to State getting D’s in classes that you should be getting good grades in. You need to figure out what’s wrong and fix it. The problem is not intelligence or you wouldn’t be taking AP courses to begin with. Wake Tech is a very good school. You can learn everything you need to know and if you do well, transferring is easy.</p>
<p>rliant- You are really stressed over something. Better to take care of this now before it affects your college performance and record. The type of classes and class load you have right now are similar to the rigor of an engineering schedule. In a way, it is better to know that you are stressed than to get this way in the middle of freshman year at college.
One problem with getting D’s in these classes is that your classmates at NCSU will have mastered them. You need to be well prepared for those classes.
NCSU may or may not rescind your acceptance. Will they see this mid year grades or just your final transcript? If it is the latter, you may be able to salvage the grades somewhat. Colleges don’t like to see students slacking after acceptance, but you are not slacking. The problem is that one can’t know the difference from just the grades.
This is a suggestion. Go to your guidance counselor and talk to him or her about what is going on with you. You are stressed to the point of heartburn. Too much stress and anxiety can affect your academic performance, and some people have test anxiety. Whatever is going on is better handled now before you start college. Perhaps you need some counseling. Perhaps if there is a problem with NCSU, then your counselor can vouch on your behalf that you are not slacking, and taking care of things. If they revoke you, it is because they want you to be prepared.
The self reflection through counseling may help you deal with the stresses of college, and/or it may lead you to a path that fits you better, and knowing this earlier may be a good thing</p>
<p>All is not lost.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it’s just the one D. I think I’ll do pretty well on my next final.</p>
<p>I’m also pretty sure I can pick up B’s next semester.</p>
<p>Will that salvage me? I’ve never gotten these kinds of grades before. I’m usually a B+ student. This semester kinda went down the ****ter abnormally.</p>
<p>There’s no way I’m aware of to send NCSU midyear grades.</p>
<p>Then don’t send any. If you have until the end of this year, you can bring them up. I think passing marks would be acceptable. I would still consider getting support for the stress. Can you talk to your parents about it? You are not alone- many students get stressed and there are ways to deal with it- exercise, counseling, relaxation techniques.</p>
<p>I’m an instate NC student. We have 4 classes first semester, 4 classes second semester. Those are my set grades for those 4 classes. Now I’ve got 4 new classes with a clean slate that I can get B’s or thereabouts on.</p>
<p>I do talk to my parents, friends, close friends regularly to alleviate stress. I’m just a natural worrywort, and I tend to get myself into a state at times.</p>
<p>I looked at one of the engineering majors to see what classes you would start out in. It seems that freshmen start with the introductory chemistry and physics classes. While some students who have done well in AP Chem and Physics might place out of them, this is where you would likely start and that is OK. You will be on track. Chances are that they will be more rigorous than the ones you are taking now.
Some people are worryworts- it’s just a part of their personality. The problem is when there is so much stress that it interferes with what they want to do. When you started doing poorly in class, it stressed you more. This isn’t infrequent at college as well and college counseling centers work with students. When you get to college- know that this resource is there.
[Stress</a> | healthcenter.ncsu.edu](<a href=“http://healthcenter.ncsu.edu/counseling-center/resources/mental-health-and-wellness-topics/stress/]Stress”>http://healthcenter.ncsu.edu/counseling-center/resources/mental-health-and-wellness-topics/stress/)</p>
<p>But I’m mostly just concerned with the exact grades I’ve got. How would I the university react since I’ve got a D in AP Chem? 2 in another? 3 D’s in 3 classes (worst possible case)?</p>
<p>I don’t think any of us can speak for what the college would do, but you have e mailed them already, so I think that is enough for now. Just focus on doing your best in school. The website states to send your transcript after you graduate. The first consideration is that you have taken the state of NC college entry requirements, preferably without the D’s. That is the 4 units of English, 3 units of science and so on. I think any NC college would not be able to enroll a student that has not achieved those.
If they are concerned about the D’s, they will likely contact you for an explanation. There is a difference between a student who makes D’s because they are goofing off, and a student who has a legitimate reason- stress, medical, and so on. This is why it might benefit you to seek help if the stress is the reason- because a health professional could possibly vouch for you that the issue is being treated.
Lastly, the bigger concern is not what the college or anyone else will think of those grades, but what is going on with you that this happened. To succeed in engineering, you need to have a strong foundation in chemistry and physics. You can take these subjects again in college, but they will be rigorous, and so, you need to be certain you have done what you can to do your best, and if this includes stress management, then that is something to consider.</p>
<p>Whoooo! No D’s at all. I worked very hard to do well on my finals and saved myself. I’m definitely fixing my work ethic this semester. I had to drop AP Physics, sadly, because they only now realized I needed Calculus (Haven’t taken it) in order to not fail Physics. I will alert NCSU to this on Friday. So now I have a lot lighter workload this semester and a LOT of stress is off my shoulders.</p>