Quick Question about grades

<p>How much weight does Georgia Tech put into first semester senior grades. I'm kinda worried because I might end up with my first D ever...in AP Chem, its the only ap i'm taking. I have A's in every other class. Will this cause me to be rejected?? please help!!</p>

<p>does anyone know?</p>

<p>Honestly, I don’t know if I’m qualified to make judgment, but I’d say its not a good thing. While the GPA requirements aren’t as high as other schools, Georgia Tech is still admitting some pretty good people.</p>

<p>With that being said, it all depends on your grades in your other classes, but moreover your trends. For what its worth, I got a C+ in AP Chem (lowest grade I’ve gotten) my sophomore year for a number of reasons, mostly because I was lazy and thought it would raise itself, though I had some family stuff going on too (didn’t mention that in my application at all though). Regardless, I really brought up my grades junior year, in all my classes, dominated AP Physics and AP Biology. Also, I ended up getting 5’s in all three sciences (Chem, Physics, Bio), and did decently on SATII’s (Chem 760, Physics 800, Bio 750).</p>

<p>Bottom line: If you’re not a senior, you have a chance. If you’re a sophomore, you probably have more of a chance than if you are a junior. But besides any of that, work your a$$ off, try to raise your grades, and do your best. Schools like Georgia Tech are looking for both competence and ability to work hard.</p>

<p>…but that’s just my take on it. Best ask G.P.</p>

<p>Edit: Oh, you’re a senior. Didn’t read properly… mb. I’d say its pretty important. Try to get it to at least a C-, but kick some butt in your other classes. If they think you’ve slacked off, they might rescind.</p>

<p>I’m not trying to be a downer, but expect that Chem I at Tech (& virtually every other class at Tech as well) to be significantly harder than your AP class, which offers much more instruction time than a college class.</p>

<p>I think your D is easily overcome by good SAT’s & other good grades. As long as you understand why you are getting the D & can overcome it, go for it!</p>

<p>thanks for the advice! I just read online about D’s not affecting admission too much if the course was not part of minimum a-g requirements. I’ve taken physics freshman year, chemistry sophomore year, and AP physics junior year. I also took human biology at a CC nearby in the summer. If i get a D now, how does that fit in?</p>

<p>Again, make sure the rest of your grades are really solid. And I second TigerDude. AP chem. may not matter that much. Be prepared to work really hard Tech chemistry I if you struggle with AP though. If it’s anything like ours, it’ll be evil; Let’s just say that lots of people who took gen. chem 1 w/AP credit (talking 5s here) who thought that they would make an easy A ended up dropping it. It’ll be only remotely similar to the emphasis of AP. Don’t know about chem 2 at Tech (they call it inorganic, but it’s not even close to our inorganic which might as well be PChem w/o as many mathematical operations. That class was hell). Anyway, point is, try to get a higher grade if you can. Also, perhaps attempt to pull it together before the AP exam so that you can possibly AP out of chem. 1. Good luck. I hope you still get in.</p>

<p>My friend got an F in senior AP English and still matriculated to Tech.</p>