<p>So basically i'm going to have 2 Ds on my transcript when I apply to colleges. I was going to retake them but my counselor told me that it wasn't necessary as colleges will still see the D that I received. So now I started hearing that colleges consider a D a failing grade and don't accept it and I'm getting really paranoid. I'm applying to Ivies but I am applying to top schools like Rochester, Umiami, osu, umd, purdue etc. I've really improved(Fr-2.46 Soph-3.0 Jnr-3.8) with my course rigor improving every year and I do have a reason for my bad grades(i had some depression while at my old school so I had bad grades and I also didn't adjust very well to my new school). I got one D freshman year and one semester D sophomore year(1st semester). My ACT scores(when I take them) should be good as I am prepping them and I am also Nigerian. Anyway to get to the point how bad are these Ds going to look and should I just look toward a post-grad year???</p>
<p>bumpppppppppppp</p>
<p>Colleges usually give you an opportunity to explain bad grades. Do so–and very carefully. It may be a lifesaver! Best of luck :)</p>
<p>You won’t get in with your grades. Have to make the other elements appeal enormously for the better schools.</p>
<p>Is it really this impossible to get into a good college with a D? even if you’ve shown massive improvement and good test scores?</p>
<p>bumpppppppppppppp</p>
<p>Did you get your D’s as a freshman? There are many excellent schools out there that do not even consider freshman year.</p>
<p>If you tell adcoms, you had some depression that affected grades and tell them you didn’t adjust very well to a new school, what are they going to think of your transition to their college? That the new situation might be a tough challenge? </p>
<p>Right now, you’re showing us roughly a 3.1. We dont know if that’s uw or w. We don’t know if the D’s were in important classes or not. You should extract non-solids (drivers ed, ceramics, chorus, etc,) and recalculate. Even if a school claims not to look at 9th, they will see it on your transcript. You need a solid, substantive “rest of the story.” No kidding around with a few hs clubs. No excuses. I’m referring to any top school you apply to. As a rising senior, you have time right now to ensure your are seriously involved in legit, purposeful activities (outside hs) and build those LoR relationships. Good luck. Btw, one of mine had a D and got into a very good LAC.</p>
<p>My 3.1 is unweighted, weighted is around a 3.5</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>What does your our guidance counselor have to say about this? Your high school has years’ (if not decades’) worth of records that you can compare yourself to in order to determine where you are likely to be admitted. Your GPA and course history would mean something entirely different at a different high school.</p>
<p>If they were your freshman year and you’ve had an upward trend, that will help.</p>
<p>Are they year-long grades or semester grades? If they are two semester grades (vs two year-long grades) that will also help. Also it will be helpful if you took the same subject subsequently and did much better (example: D in freshman English, B in sophomore English, A in junior English).</p>
<p>My S had one D for a semester grade on his HS transcript. Switched teachers at semester and had an A the second semester. We asked his counselor to address the situation in her comments. S did not mention it in his essays or additional information/comments.</p>
<p>He was admitted ED to a selective LAC with a 15% admit rate. However, his overall UW GPA was 3.75 and his W GPA is around 4.2.</p>
<p>So, a D won’t totally rule you out, but a lot depends on when you received it and subsequent grades, and how it is addressed.</p>
<p>Thanks, thats nice to hear.</p>