Will I be rescinded from a UC?

<p>First semester of senior year, I have six AP classes, 4 As, 1 B (might be going to A), and a high chance of getting a D in AP Calculus AB. I'm kind of stressed that one D could revoke my acceptance to whichever UC I get accepted to and I'm trying hard to maintain a C, but what if I get a D?</p>

<p><em>I've already completed three years of math, so this is an extra year of math</em></p>

<p>Get it up to a C by the end of the year.</p>

<p>People on CC have reported being rescinded with a D in Calculus (you can search the forum and find these) so it seems possible. Since this is an extra year of math you’d be UC-eligible even if you don’t pass, but not everyone who is UC-eligible gets into their choice of campuses. From the UC point of view, they may have accepted you over other candidates because they thought they were getting someone who took and passed Calculus; when this turns out not to be the case, well…</p>

<p>There is something else you should know; the UC system requires you to notify them of any grade less than a C.

So they will see this grade in January before they make their decisions. And if you “forget” to notify them, it will be on your final transcript you send during the summer so they’ll still find out. At that point they decide whether to rescind based not just on the grade but on the fact you didn’t notify them. Probably not a good place to be.</p>

<p>At this point you have at least 2 options. One is to drop the class (if possible) and notify the UCs of the schedule change. You’ll still be UC-eligible, although perhaps a less compelling candidate. </p>

<p>The other is to pick up the pace in Calculus. In college a rule of thumb for math/science classes is to spend 3 hours outside class for every hour of instruction; college classes meet 3 hours/wk so you should be spending 9 hours/wk on Calculus. Most HS students spend far less time than this. You don’t have to be the brightest person in the world to do well in Calculus, you just have to spend the time working problem after problem until it sinks in. There are books titled something along the line of “XXX Problem Solver” (where XXX is Calculus, Physics, etc) that are like SAT review books with thousands of worked problems. You go to chapters of stuff that is difficult for you and cover the answer, try to solve it, and check your answer. Start doing this, and keep in mind all the hours earlier this semester at 9hrs/wk you have to make up, and I’m confident you can pass the class.</p>