<p>urmomgoes2colege- that's just rude. A LOT of people have trouble grasping math. My tennis partner made a perfect score on the writing and reading of the SAT but a 690 on the math. She's probably the smartest person I know, she just doesn't think in the way that math requires.
And to take you down a peg. I took Honors Geometry in 8th grade with a 98. I like math.</p>
<p>I failed 8 classes and got into quite a few colleges. Granted, I failed out completely & I'm now royally screwed--but I still got accepted in the first place! :)</p>
<p>lol I imagine u always sleep in your class</p>
<p>"And to take you down a peg. I took Honors Geometry in 8th grade with a 98. I like math."</p>
<p>Oh wow like I care. I HATE math and still aced it. </p>
<p>And whoopty doo you took it in 8th grade. I was too busy acting in LA to care about school, but at least I got a nice EC + good math grade while you spent your 8th grade year in school :)</p>
<p>Also, I wasn't trying to be offensive, but there must be something SERIOUSLY wrong if she got all A's in all her classes but somehow miraculously fails one specific one.</p>
<p>Are you doing your homework everyday? I know in my school, it's not really possible to fail a class, unless you aren't doing the homework. The reason I say that is because the homework should help you recap on what you were taught. If you do it, you should gain a very basic, if not thorough, understanding of the material. So if you're doing it, you should get at least a C on your tests. If you are, and its just not helping, make sure you correct your homework everyday and get help on the problems you don't understand. Your corrections will help you identify problem areas. Study those for your tests.</p>
<p>thank you to all the people who weren't rude about this. My teacher said I still have a chance to pass if I can get a good grade on my next test so there is still a chance for me.</p>
<p>^Good! Study, study, study--get tutoring from your teacher and better students.</p>
<p>A failing grade WILL look bad. a) Because it's Geometry in junior year (I'm not trying to be rude--just that most top schools look for Calculus by graduation) and b) because it's a failing grade when, compared to your other grades, it looks like you could be managing something higher. </p>
<p>What colleges are you aiming for?</p>
<p>I had trouble with Geometry soph year I was at a doctors appt to see a genecist (not related to school) he told me something interesting. The human brain has an easier time grasping either algebra or geometry but not both (now here on CC everyone here is prolly gonna be the exception that proves the rule). Anyway I got a C+ first semesther (I was so ****ed the teacher was incredibly incompetent) second semester I got a 98% A+ (hell yeah). I then took my report card to the principle pointing out the difference in the grades (and around 25 others like it) got around a 100 students to sign a petition and my 70 year old first semester geometry teacher was told its time for retirement. true story I felt like sharing</p>
<p>Thanks alot guys! And I am aiming for Emory and Georgia Tech. I know that my math grade won't be good but I know that my other grades and classes will impress them</p>
<p>OP, im pretty bad at mad myself :). Just stay after and youll probably see that youll understand it better, happened to me whenever I stayed after. Though I never studied it when I got home(middle school and my underclassmen years)</p>
<p>Guys, not all geometry classes are created equal. at my school we used the book they use at Exeter(which was written by an exeter faculty member) and the problems its contained were insanely difficult and almost entirely proof based.</p>
<p>You are so rude mister. Why don’t you get off your pedestal, huh? she is asking clearly asking for honest advice but you seem to believe that it’s a chance for you to brag about something that has absolutly nothing to do with you. Atleast she’s an honestly good person. Learn some manners.</p>
<p>nwachner: the OP posted this back in 2008. Note the start dates of threads you reply to. There’s little likelihood that the posters even will ever read your very late reply.</p>
<p>Welcome to CC, however.</p>
<p>It is possible to have a math LD. One of my friend’s daughters had such an LD and was excused from taking math in college.</p>
<p>As for whether you can get into a “good school,” what matters is what you consider a good school to be. There are some 4-year colleges that would still accept you despite your failing grade.</p>
<p>Doesn’t hurt to apply to good colleges if that’s the only class you’re getting killed in.</p>