Would a single horrendous grade matter a lot?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi.
I am currently a Junior, and I am extremely worried if I cannot go to the college I wanted.</p>

<p>For past two years, I took Spanish 1 and 2, and got a final grade of C in Spanish 1 and D+ in Spanish 2. So instead of going to Spanish 3 H, I decided to take other 2 electives, (Compsci and Economy, which both of those are given an Honors credit).</p>

<p>To compensate with the Spanish grades, I will take SAT 2 for foreign language (my first language) which I certainly can do well on.</p>

<p>Would that compensate my Spanish grades; let's say, is getting a D would hurt my chances at schools, such as U chicago or Carnegie mellon>?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>It's going to hurt a bit, but if the rest of your application is fine, you should be solid.</p>

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<p>It will hurt a lot. Your chances aren't completely killed, but don't expect to get in.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>nothing will make up for a D in a class... sorry, but if it's just one grade it's not going to make that much of a difference.</p>