<p>Okay I had a 3.5 gpa until this semester. One class, Spanish, is really hurting me. I could potentially get a D+ in there. I have never been good at Spanish, it is my worst class and I always get low marks in there. However I get excellent grades in all of my other classes. Would colleges exclude from admission because I have trouble with one class?</p>
<p>PS - I can't just drop Spanish. I am only in Spanish 2 and I need to get 3 foreign language credits to graduate.</p>
<p>Some colleges will recalculate your GPA. However, just because you did poorly in a course, colleges will not automatically dismiss it. It all depends on if the college uses your school’s configured GPA or their own; if it is their own, then whether they take into account foreign language or not. </p>
<p>One or two bad grades will not hurt you, but consistently poor grades will. Try your best, that is all you can do. Ask the teacher if there is any extra credit to boost your grade. Bring her or him coffee one morning…</p>
<p>I was thinking about getting diagnosed with language deficiency. My friend did and he was able to drop foreign language and he will not have to take it in college now. How would I go about getting diagnosed with something like that?</p>
<p>I am not aware of anything similar, and a google search did not look promising. One university had a language deficiency, but that required you to take the languages in college if you did not take them in highschool.</p>
<p>It might be a good idea to talk directly to your teacher and see what you can do to get better at Spanish (extra hwk assignments, recommendations for tutor, out-of-class tutorial sessions). Just be earnest and tell your teacher you really want to learn the material and improve your grade. Chances are…if you really do improve by the end, the teacher may round up your grade significantly for effort…better to get a B/B- than a D+ right?</p>
<p>I have one class - Calculus - that is doing that to me, too. The class average for the entire course is 63.5%. On top of that, math is my weakest subject. I went online and invested about $30 in remedial calculus textbooks, sat my behind down, and studied like crazy. I’m about 1/3 of the way through the course and I have an 80. I’m shooting for an 84 (roughly 2.9). It’s not great, but it’s not a bad grade, either. If something is clearly your worst subject and you do well/excel at other subjects, I don’t think it will hurt you TOO badly. But you also need to buckle down, maybe visit the library or buy some of your own study books, and study as hard as you can to get your grades up.</p>
<p>Also, it really helps to know what you’re problem is. Are you having trouble with the vocabulary? If this is the case, post up post-its all over your house with Spanish vocabulary, which movies with Spanish dubbing/English subtitles (watch the news this way), try to talk to yourself in Spanish, and practice, practice, practice. Are you having trouble with grammar? This is an instance where it would really help to speak with your teacher in order to try to get yourself back on track. Practice is also key here. Take out your Spanish textbook and complete EVERY grammar exercise, even if you think you already understand a particular concept. If you’re having trouble with actual assignments, talk to your teacher for more thorough directions and then employ any improvements you have made (bigger vocabulary, better grammar skills, etc.) into your work.</p>
<p>And I definitely agree with everything everyone has said so far.</p>
<p>But a D+ would kill my transcript. Btw my problems are with comprehension. If it is on paper I can do it, but if it is spoken orally I can’t understand any of it.</p>
<p>If this information helps at all my current grades are (sophomore)</p>
<p>Honors World History 2 - A
Honors English - A-
Geometry - B
Honors Chemistry - B-
Spanish II - Unknown
Drama - A-</p>
<p>I just went through all of my old tests and quizzes and there is no way I have below a C+ in that class. I wonder if my teacher had a computing error.</p>