Should I write about my C in Alg. II?

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<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I was looking at the third prompt of the UC essay (Is there anything you'd like us to know about your academic record..etc?), and one of the ideas the UCs gave for what to write about was "inconsistancies in your academic record."</p>

<p>My weighted culm. GPA is a 4.1, and unweighted is 3.85. My SATs are 800 verbal, 730 writing, and 520 math. (retaking, but don't think I'm going to do amazingly better in math.) I got ELC, so I am in the top 4% of my high school class at a "competitive" school. </p>

<p>Last year, my junior year, I got all As in my APs/Honors classes (and 5's on the AP exams), B both semesters in regular Chemistry, and a C both semesters in Algebra II. I had gotten A-s in math up until these Cs in Algebra II.</p>

<p>There was no "unusual" reason for the Cs other than that I had a hard teacher, and for some reason I found algebra II to be very difficult. I worked really hard, but that's what I got. Instead of taking Trig or no math this year, I am taking AP Statistics and getting a B. </p>

<p>So, should I talk about the C/not amazing math ability in college essays (I hear that college admins will get mad if you don't "explain" a bad grade/weakness) even though there isn't much to say? Or, should I just include in a sentence that I'm simply not a math star, and dedicate that space to writing something positive? I feel that my other qua</p>

<p>Please respond!!! Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Well, what would you say? That your teacher was hard, you really don't understand Algebra II all that well, and that your Math SAT score reflects accurately that your expertise lies elsewhere?</p>

<p>Save that space to accentuate the positives. Talk about how industrious you are, how you realize that your math score is not stellar, but that you plan to focus your studies on making the most of what you do excel in--literature, the arts, debate, whatever. Also, point out that you are doing better in Statistics, especially if it is related to what you plan to major in--for example, areas like Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, etc.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>