<p>sup, im new here so im not sure if this is the right place to post this. if not, i apologize for my "noobness" :P</p>
<p>so i think im in a pretty bad situation atm. during freshmen year i got a D in english for the first semester, and that was the only and final D i have ever gotten so far in my high school career.i just finished my junior year and im on my summer break right now, and throughout this year, this D has been on my mind and has been making me diffident about my admission into a UC, CSU, or any kind of 4 year universities. i have been trying to find ways to make up this class. ive talked to the counselor last year, and because of all the budget cuts, it was impossible for me to retake it. i went to ELAC and attempted to apply for an english class, but it was also impossible, and due to the fact that im a high school student, i had very low priority there. so now, there is absolutely no chance of me making up this D. </p>
<p>here is a little back ground of my high school years. in sophomore year, i joined cross country and track, and i did pretty decent. i joined these two sports again in junior year, and i got plaques for my dedication to the team. i will do wrestling and track next year. in my freshmen year i received a gpa of 2.2 (horrible, i know) sophomore year, i improved alittle bit and raised my gpa to 2.6. junior year, i raised my gpa to a 3.0 (i could have gotten a 3.2 but i got 89.9 percent in english :( btw, i have never taken any AP or honors or joined any clubs yet (do i really need to?)</p>
<p>i had to take this assessment test so that i could admit into elac to take that english class. i received a good score and it said i was capable of attending "english 28" i had no idea what that meant, so i asked one of the counselors at elac. he told me that the class was college level material and that it higher than the english class i was trying to make up. i also i asked him if it was necessary to retake this class. so i told him my grades from freshmen to junior and he told me that many universities may overlook this "D" because of my improvement through out the years and my participation in sports. i talked to my own counselor at my high school and she said that there is no way colleges will admit me if i have a D. im hearing all these different stories and i really dont know what to believe. i just took the SAT a few weeks ago, and im confident that i did ok. im going to do community service at the boys and girls club this summer, and ill try to get as much hours as i could. now i understand that i have a low chance for UC, but im going to try.</p>
<p>so is there any chance of me getting into a 4 year university? or should i just give up and attend a community college. i really dont want to waste my efforts because of one D. please help me, some one!</p>