<p>hey, so i've been a good student throughout high school, real competitive course loads with all A's and 2 B's. I accelerated in math early on, taking calc AB and BC my freshman year.</p>
<p>So this past fall i took my 3rd mathematics course at a local university and got a C. It was a college senior honors level math class probably intended for math majors, not engineers (which I am applying for).</p>
<p>so, assuming that i explain it well somewhere, how will this affect my chances?</p>
<p>Depends where you apply...</p>
<p>But generally speaking, colleges will be impressed that you've challenged yourself so it might help.</p>
<p>well, should i put an explanation in the additional information section?</p>
<p>something that identifies it as a fourth year honors level class, saying maybe it was too advanced for me and that i haven't encountered a class of that difficulty before. maybe claim that it doesn't indicate my ability to learn at the college level, because i got A's in my other 2 previous college math classes (2nd and 3rd year classes).</p>
<p>anything else i should say? or that i should.. not say?</p>
<p>...that would reveal just how sensitive you are to grades...</p>
<p>Whether that's a bad or good quality of you is up to you :p</p>
<p>I think the fact that you are taking such a difficult course, I wouldn't mention anything about it.</p>
<p>i was also considering making a joke out of it sort of?</p>
<p>i'm not sure if it's a good idea</p>
<p>but, my high school math teachers all told me that math majors do good in the course i was in, whlie engineers don't (i applied for engineering)</p>
<p>so what if i say like "well... my performance in the class shows my potential to be an amazing engineer" or something like that</p>
<p>or maybe i'm stressing way too much about something i can't really control now and i should just forget about it and move on with my life/applications</p>
<p>How would a bad grade prove anything about being an engineer? That just seems way too self-centered to me.</p>
<p>it was a joke...</p>
<p>according to my math teacher... engineers always do bad in that class...</p>
<p>Kudos to you for challenging yourself. In hindsight, if I were you I would have withdrawn from the class once you realized it was too advanced for you.</p>
<p>Definitely make a note about it. I don't think it will hurt your chances much.</p>
<p>don't try to make a joke about it on the app. that could really easily come across in the wrong way.</p>