<p>Here's the back story...
9-11th grade, I went to a normal high school. I received mostly A's and the occasional B. Then, second semester of my junior year, my parents decided to home school me. My grades plummeted. I received A's, save for a B in history and a D in my regular pre-calculus class.
Obviously, this has gotten me very depressed. I've always had good grades, and that one D mark looks soooo ugly on my transcript. It completely stands out because I've always received A's in math (yes, even my first semester of pre-calculus) and that's the only non A/B grade on my transcript. My GPA is a 3.76 unweighted now.
I didn't know that I could retake the class over the summer. I would have done so. I'm in AP calculus now and I'm doing fine...
Do I even have a chance to go to a UC? I was really looking forward to attending UC Santa Cruz. Do I have to settle for community college now? Can anybody give me any solace? :(</p>
<p>Meh, college, especially not top ones like UCSC won’t care much about 1 D as long as your SAT and ACT is not too terrible. I say be 1800 or higher for SAT and you’re cool</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/parents-and-guardians/prospective-students/facts.html”>http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/parents-and-guardians/prospective-students/facts.html</a></p>
<p>@NocturnalHuman Look at CSUs in depth…please. There are 23 campuses to research and UCs aren’t everything; just in graduate school (hee hee). </p>
<p>No, your admission isn’t rescinded because of 1 D. All you have to do is receive a C or better in a higher course such as AP Calculus for senior year; UCs take upward trends and they look at the 1st semester if your review is augmented. IN ADDITION TO THAT, if your desired major has absolutely NOTHING to do with math; then you’re in a very strong position (you’ll take Statistics instead of Calculus in college for GE I believe). </p>
<p>If you get denied by all UCs, the world is obviously not over. All you have to do is TAG at a CC and you should be able to transfer to a UC by Junior year at the earliest. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>@elefish92 I want to go into Environmental Studies, which does require math and the sciences. Should I declare my major as undeclared on my application to avoid colleges from judging my precalculus grade?</p>
<p>If you check the link, you need passing grades for Algebra 1, Algebra II and Geometry to qualify for CSU/UC’s. You meet the minimum requirements however; the UC’s recommend a 4th year. Your D will hurt your UC/CSU GPA and if you pass AP caclulus, you will have your 4th year of Math.
You still have to report that D but the Matrix does state that courses with a D/F will be validated by a higher level of coursework (AP Calculus). I would still check with my guidance counselor and also check the UC’s directly to make sure.</p>
<p>Just in case, you do meet the CSU requirements, so you may want to take a look at some CSU’s, if a Community college is not an option.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/csu-uc-a-gcomparisonmatrix.pdf”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/csu-uc-a-gcomparisonmatrix.pdf</a></p>
<p>Have you calculated your UC/CSU GPA? <a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc</a></p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>@Gumbymom Thank you! That makes me feel better knowing that they might overlook my D if I pass calculus. Calculus is currently an okay class for me right now, so I’m confident that I can pass it!</p>
<p>@NocturnalHuman I would say do it. Undeclared you have to be superior in all of the subjects and be very liberal. Plus some UCs do require an area of interest if you’re undeclared even.</p>
<p>P.S. I would not put down a major that requires lower prerequisites because it is very hard to switch a major…unless if you go to UC Merced since they’re practically the only UC campus that isn’t impacted.</p>