<p>Oh man a D+ in junior year? At least it’s in a notoriously difficult class. So I take it that you won’t get that 85%?
I had a D in french 2 in freshman year and I wrote a personal statement about it on my common app. I can post it here if you would like</p>
<p>I would presume that you took the AP Physics test. If you scored well, I would think that grade wouldn’t harm you, with those extenuating circumstances.</p>
<p>Ok so I read the whole thread, but why didn’t you go to the administrators? I means seriously, last year there my band teacher was calling us idiots and even made a racial comment and so I went to my school director (the principle) and she talked to the teacher which resulted with him getting replaced. I mean seriously go to the administrators. You really should have, 90% of the people on that thread told you to and I seriously think you could have replaced the grade. You seriously should have gone to the administrators rather than just going to your parents and counselors. I mean when a person has a job with a boss that is harassing him/her, the Human Resource is who that person usually goes and see. In this case the human resources is your schools administrators, not your counselors. It will NOT hurt at all to talk to the administrators. So I advise you to pay a trip to the principle’s office and talk to him or her. I mean I bet you that you have a good chance to replace the score.</p>
<p>Yes, without extenuating circumstances, you should assume that a D will likely keep you out of any highly selective college. Your GC will have to explain it bcos, quite frankly, the story is hard to believe. (What is hard to believe is your teacher’s intransigence-- it defies common sense and that is what will have to be explained.)</p>
<p>So are you seriously telling me that this ■■■■■■ lab partner completely RUINED my DREAM to go to Emory?</p>
<p>School is over, since May 19th. The principle is not there anymore. But now I wish I had gone to him instead of the counselors, who still tried really really hard to get me that A.</p>
<p>There’s no way in hell I’m getting rejected from my dream college because of some idiot like this. No way no way.</p>
<p>Do you think if I write up what happened and get my GC to sign it, they’ll let it slide? I mean, I got an A in every other class that semester (AP Calc BC, AP Eng., AP-USH), so they’d have to think something was up.</p>
<p>What do I do?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!</p>
<p>Write up your account of the incident, run it by your guidance counselor, have them sign that they have seen it and that it is consistent with their understanding of what has happened. Ask this teacher to sign it simply to affirm that he has done what you described. If he refuses to do so, ask your counselor to confirm this refusal and sign that he/she has done so.</p>
<p>Send in with college applications.
Moreover, attach the grade report which you had previously received. That way they know that this single event is the reason behind your grade.
That way they will know precisely what has happened, and if this teacher refuses to sign, it will show that he is a complete and utter tool, which will make your case all the more sympathetic.</p>
<p>Your best bet would be doing what IBfootballer said. A D+ does look really bad, but with a proper explanation it should be okay. People have gotten into Harvard with a C by giving a proper explanation.</p>
<p>Anyway, you should have talked to the academic dean and the principal of your school. Even if it was in the gradebook it can still be changed with administrative power if it was soon enough, but I notice the date of the thread is 1/20/09. I don’t know why you didn’t follow the advice of some of the people who told you to talk to the admins of the school. </p>
<p>Another option: Seek legal advice. Get a lawyer involved and ask him/her if there is anyway to get your grades change or dropped. Again, you might have waited a bit too long, I don’t know how your school works. But this option might be costly, but it’ll get the school’s attention.</p>
<p>What you should do now to improve your chances:
Find a meaningful summer activity- going to cruise/beach is not one of those
Write an breath-taking essay
Not sure what your SAT/SAT II score is, but I hope they are very good (740+ for SAT II, 2200+ for SAT, 1450+ math/reading)</p>
<p>Maybe it’s not too late to talk to someone higher up than your teacher. I’ve learned in life that if you are persistent and annoying enough, you can get pretty much anything done. And that doesn’t sound very nice, but I think this is an occasion where irritating your school board/principal/ etc. could pay off really well. Explain the situation. Maybe ask to redo the lab?</p>
<p>I was just wondering, does your school have department chairs/heads? Like a teacher that is the head of the science department? if so, talk to him/her</p>
<p>i agree with IBfootballer but I would also take this opportunity to turn it into a great essay. A life lesson, how one person can change the course of your life, etc, etc. make it good with passion just like your posts, I think it will sell.</p>
<p>I don’t want to mention the Mountain Dew incident in my essays. Wouldn’t it sound like a huge excuse? And would they actually believe the story?</p>
WRITE IT!</p>