I had a 4.23GPA from up to my Junior year so I decided to take 4 A.P. Courses for my senior year ( I thought I could handle it). However at the end of the first semester my GPA is a 3.0 and I have a "D" (66.7%) in A.P. Chemistry. I now have 4 Cs and 1 A and 1 B+.
I decided to switch into College Prep Chemistry for my second semester because I need to get rid of the D on my transcript and decrease my work load. I'm going to tell the UCs I'm applying to about the change (Irvine,Berkley, Davis,LA,SB)
I was wondering whether it was still possible for me to get into the UCs with such a big drop in my GPA from Junior Year and a D.
Also I was wondering what I should tell them to improve my chances .
Thanks.
2007-01-11 13:33:45 · 7 answers · asked by Rishi S 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
My SAT is 2050.
2007-01-11 13:42:20 · update #1
College Prep Chemistry is the class designed to prepare you for college but its not suppose to be college level. Its the course that meets the UCs Science Requirements compared to General Chemistry which don't meet the Science Requirements for the UCs.
2007-01-11 13:44:27 · update #2
I currently attend uc santa barbara. but got into ucla and cal.
My cumulative high school gpa, under the uc ranking rules came in right around 3.0. To top it off, i failed and entire year of AP calc
Here's your first problem, you are focusing way too much on grades.
I told the admissions office that I didn't believe in the teachers method, so i refused to do the homework. Of course if you take this approach, you better pass the AP test.
Also, if they really wanna grill you, you better have something to tell them about that will make them forget about grades. Maybe something that you are devoting a lot of time to, and are really excited about in college, again I'd suggest excluding chemistry. Basically, after everyone told me they were gonna revoke my admission, it seemed after a brief convo that all the fears were completely unwarranted.
Course it may have helped that i had
750, 770, 740, 770, and 800 as SAT and SAT II scores.
hope to see ya at UCSB
2007-01-11 14:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by ucsb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is college Prep Chemistry the same as Honors Chem-- a step lower than AP chem? although I admit a D is a tad scary, I think colleges like to see that you know how to fix what you're doing and keep going to see if you can improve the next semester. If you take a hard chemistry class anyways, I suppose it wouldn't look as bad as taking a very slow and boring chemistry class. If you really don't think you'll do much better second semester, then switch classes like you planned.
Good luck either way!
2007-01-11 13:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by always_with_mee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of a school just let random people get into APs? And what kind of a school just lets people take AP Chemistry without taking a previous chemistry class?
LOL most chemistry classes taught in high school are all college prep. They're designed for sophomores to understand
2007-01-11 13:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by ibid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many schools only look at your cumulative GPA, so you should be fine. If anyone asks, just explain that you took off a bit more than you could chew. Also, the fact that you were enrolled in four AP courses will help you out, since those classes are considerably more difficult.
2007-01-11 13:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by spunk113 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
any Ds is not acceptable, but the D u got is from you AP class.
that's an exeception!
the UCs mainly caculates the cumulataive GPA for the sophomore and junior years, so don't need to worry about it
my advice, don't get any D pls and keep your GPA 3.0 and above
2007-01-11 13:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by poppennysun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will most likely look at your GPA in combination with your SAT score. How's your SAT?
2007-01-11 13:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't u retake the course?
2007-01-11 14:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by clock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋