<p>Hi I am currently studying economics at CU Boulder and was just wondering if a C in an elective class would hurt my chances at graduate school. Right now I am getting an A in economics and writing and a b in calculus</p>
<p>Your cum GPA is important…how important depends on the tier of your grad program. Virtually all programs will want to see excellent grades in Econ & Math. The top programs will also want to see a virtually perfect Quant score on the GRE’s.</p>
<p>It shall be your undoing, the very cause of your untimely demise. It shall end not only your physical being, but any evidence of your previous existence.</p>
<p>Or what TheDad said.</p>
<p>Cosign the Dad.</p>
<p>Don’t worry. I had an F on my transcript, and I still got into Columbia, UCLA, Brown, Wisconsin for math (phD).</p>
<p>One C is not the end of the world, even though I know it feels like it. I got two C+'s in my upper-division engineering classes, and I thought I was done. I ended up getting into every masters program I applied to, including Georgia Tech (without funding, however).</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers. I am feeling cautious and optimistic.</p>