<p>Throughout high school, I've been a fairly strong student (mostly As and some high Bs). However, I'm going to end up with a D+ first term for my senior year in Honors Calculus. Although math has never been my thing, I've always managed to pull at least low Bs throughout high school. However, calc has kicked my butt and I ended up with a D. How badly will this affect my admissions if I still have almost all As in my other classes, outstanding extracurriculars (including editor in chief of the school paper), great recs, and intend to be an English teacher? This term, I'm already doing better, so I hope I can bring up my semester grade. I applied to BU, Northeastern, Wheaton, UConn, Stonehill, Fordham, Rutgers, and BC. </p>
<p>Make sure you apply to some safety schools. I can only speak for Wheaton and BU and anything under a 3.5 UW is a reach. Also apply before you need to send Semester grades, they won’t rescind your offer over a D. </p>
<p>I do not know specifically for those schools. C’s can be overlooked with otherwise good records, but Ds are not as easily overlooked and some colleges will reject you for that and some will rescind offers on that, there is no getting around that you have that risk. You are really unclear if this grade you have so far is reported, you say ‘D+ first term’ but also that you are trying to bring up the semester grade. So what is sent on your transcript for the completed first semester is the critical thing.</p>
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Won’t your transcript just have the grade at the end of the semester?</p>
<p>I totally understand what you’re going through…calc has knocked me flat on my back. That being said, unless it dramatically affects your GPA, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem? I would try to interview though, so you can explain yourself.
And don’t worry too much- if it’s happened to both of us, they probably see it a lot.</p>
<p>Quick update for people going through a similar situation… So far, I got accepted to Rutgers and Stonehill and was deferred from Northeastern. There is hope!</p>