<p>This year, I'm taking 6 AP classes out of 7, and they're SUPER hard. I'm worried that I'll end up getting a C in my AP Calculus class by the end of this semester. My teacher is Czech, and she has a hard time speaking English so it's hard for me to understand what she's saying.</p>
<p>For MIT, would they still accept me if I have a C in AP Calculus but a B in every other class?</p>
<p>Straight Bs and a C? That does sound troublesome because that would result in a GPA that is below a 3.0. Just one C with a few As and Bs shouldn’t be a problem, though. Try to get As in some of your classes.</p>
<p>So as long as I get above a 3.0 I should be fine? I think realistically, I would have some As in my classes.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
<p>And if you need help, use MIT OpenCourseWare.</p>
<p>Even a 3.0 is sketchy. It really depends on the GPA you were admitted with.</p>
<p>4.0----> 3.0 = Not good.
3.6-3.9----> 3.2-3.5 = No worries.</p>
<p>You can totally self-study calculus as well, I don’t think that your teacher’s accent is an excuse for doing poorly in the class if you’d otherwise be capable of handling the material. At MIT, you will have to take two semesters of calculus and two semesters of calculus-based physics, so if you aren’t able to self-study material you don’t understand, you’re going to have an extremely rough time.</p>
<p>Forget what she’s saying, just understand the numbers and letters!! That’s math for you.</p>
<p>it’s all about the big picture.
i was in the same situation around this time last year and was concerned that my grades would result in my admission getting revoked. i called the admissions office and spoke with someone about it, and that was a big help. i would suggest discussing it with an admissions counselor just so you know where you’re at. i ended up having a few Bs and a C first semester senior year, and two Bs and two Cs second semester (no As) and I’m still here. </p>
<p>the general gist i got from admissions when i discussed this was that if youre in difficult classes, they understand if your grades aren’t perfect. if you went to a school where precal was the highest math class offered and you were doing poorly in that, then it’d be a problem.</p>
<p>I would do your best to avoid Cs, especially in math/sci classes. Ultimately, it’s going to depend on how things shake out on your transcript. There is no one rule, or even a rule of thumb; it is entirely dependent on the circumstances.</p>