does receiving a D makes a student ineligible to UCs and USC (southern california)?

Question

does it!? like for sure?or there are possibilities for the student to be enrolled too? thanks!!

Answer 1

First off, you have to make the major distinction between UC schools and USC: all of the UCs (like UCLA, UC-Berkeley, UCSF, UCSB, etc.) are PUBLIC and STATE funded universities. While for example, UCLA is one of the most applied to and most selective universities in the US, from a general standpoint, the UCs should be easier to get into than a private university like USC (although you should look at average statistics for freshman classes from any university you are planning on applying to to see if from a comparative standpoint, you stand a chance).

Like others have said, the issue is not your one grade, but your overall academic record. I recieved two D's in my high school career; one in freshman year and one in my sophomore year. However, I have also taken extremely challenging classes, recieved excellent test scores, and my overall GPA is around a 3.7 when weighted properly. Most colleges have certain things they prefer to see in an applicants record-- sites like Princeton Review often display them.

PrincetonReview states that for USC, this is the level of importance attributed to variious academic criteria:

Secondary school record - Very Important
Class rank - Considered
Recommendations - Very Important
Standardized test scores - Very Important
Essays - Very Important

This is actually typical of most private colleges, although you'll find many put emphasis on interviews, essays, and test scores, over high schoolr ecord if you put in enough effort to show them who you are and that you are going to be a serious student who can handle their work load.

The big thing you have to consider with a college if you're worried about getting in is whether you'd enjoy going there; most people who can't get into a college based soley on high school record would NOT enjoy the type of environment most private colleges or high-ranking institutions would have, AKA high-performance environments with intense course-work.

I hope my answer helped you and I wish you luck.

Answer 2

In a word, no. If you had one D but everything else was an A, your overall GPA would still be very high, and it wouldn't be a huge problem. If, however, you were already a marginal admit and then got a D, it might be enough to disqualify you. The problem wasn't the D, but all the other grades which put you on the edge in the first place.

Answer 3

It really depends, if you were aiming for the top UC's like Berk, LA, or SD it probably will. If you just got this one D but your overall GPA is above 3.5 you will still have a good chance at Davis or Irvine. It really just depends how well you did on the rest of your academic record.

Answer 4

One D? Probably not. Main focus by admission offices are your SAT/ACT scores, GPA, and extracurricular activities.