Worried about a C+

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Alright, bear with me here.

I’m a junior. At my school, we did semesters the first two years, but now we do trimesters. All through school I’ve had all As and Bs.

This year I took advanced Alg/trig instead of the easier Algebra 2. It has been a huge challenge; this is my first tri with it and I finish the class next tri, which starts in March and ends in June.

My GPA is 3.6. All my other classes (including APs) are As and Bs. I’ve gone in for extra help, retaken every test I was allowed to, and have done every bit of extra credit, and with the test I failed that I’m retaking in a couple days and the final, I think I’m going to end up with a C+ and not the B- I was hoping for.

Not to add a sob story but long story short my anxiety and depression is the absolute worst it has been in my entire life, so it’s hard to get out of bed basically every day.

That being said, I’m very proud that I didn’t let myself fail, and I did work as hard as I could, but I’m wondering if one C (planning on doing better senior year) will really make or break me. I’m very upset that I put in all that work and likely won’t reach my ideal grade.

Any advice or consolation?

My college of choice is UW Whitewater if that matters. Thanks.

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No one C is not going to make or break you. Relax.

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Im so sorry to hear that you are struggling with anxiety and depression - I know firsthand how difficult it can be. As the above commenter said, a C+ is not going to break you, especially if its the only one on your transcript and happened junior year. What I would recommend though is having your guidance counselor mention this in your recommendation or in the “additional comments” section. Since saying you have depression or anxiety can be a difficult subject for colleges (don’t get me started on how much the stigma of mental illness disappoints me…), I would have your GC say something about “extreme personal and family difficulties” and then focus on your perseverance through it all. This will help colleges better understand why this grade is there instead of your usual standard.

Hope this helped a little, and I wish you all the best :slight_smile: