Does anyone regret high school grades?

Question

So, I'm a good student in NHS with academic achievement awards, perfect attendance... I've gotten all straight A's with a few B's in high school and 2 C's. Today I found out that I got another C+ in my AP Bio class. I'm going to take Bio at St. Louis University and this just kills me! I'm disappointed in my self and I don't know how I'm going to tell my mom.

I'm afraid these 3 C's are something that I'm going to regret when I'm older!!! I've always been a STRAIGHT A student UNTIL I got to high school. Some other students have straight A's who are taking basic classes. I'm a senior with mostly college level classes!

I'm so ashamed!

Answer 1

I truly regret my poor grades in school as my test scores were fairly good. Grades are important, but not nearly as much as the wisdom you gain from your "failures". A C+ in high school will not destroy a potential career in college. It's the basis for enrollment, but what counts is what you do in college. Experience is your best teacher...if anything, look back on where your weak spots were in the class and focus on learning the material better. Don't worry as much about the grade now, but try to gain the knowledge that you need.

As for your parents, you are still their child and they will understand. There is no shame in a low grade, so long as your effort was as high as possible. There is no doubt of the importance of grades, but you need to keep your perspective. It appears to me that you have achieved quite a success so far in your life...and if my guess is accurate, you have many more successes to follow. Keep your eye on the prize, not the wound.

The Warlock

Answer 2

I don't regret my Bs and C in high school math. It was a tough subject for me, and one I wasn't sure I was going to make it through at an honors level sometimes. But I stuck with it, and I got lots of help from my teachers, and I wound up with a good score on my AP Calculus exam. Sure, I could have dropped down a level and gotten As, but colleges would have known I was taking the easy route - and so would I. Besides, when I did get to college, I was much better prepared to handle the work than a lot of classmates who were used to getting As with no effort.

So, no, I don't have any regrets, and I don't think you will in the long run, either. Just don't slack off second semester your senior year of college: those grades will stick with you a little longer if they're bad. Trust me.

Answer 3

I pretty much blew off high school, to my everlasting regret. But I was busy being in plays and musicals, and dating. A lot of all of those things, and very little studying.

I went to SLU right after high school, and continued my pattern...I majored in coffee in the student union. Then I washed out, went to Meramec, then SMS which is now SMSU. I did pretty well at those places, but I didn't have a job either. I worked a lot of hours to pay tuition at SLU.

Finally at the age of 39 I went back to Meramec, graduated at the top of my class, member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, got the Wall Street Journal award for academic excellence. Webster was next, and they gave me grants. I graduated in the top 5 per cent there, departmental honors and the scholarship from Farmer's Insurance.

Here's my regret...I could have done all this when I was 20, not 40. Now I'm 57 and realize I could have gone much farther if I hadn't screwed up 40 years ago.

You ARE trying, and you will fail sometimes, but if you keep up what you're doing, you'll be just fine.

Answer 4

The fact that you're taking hard classes like AP Bio speaks louder than your GPA. Also, the first answerer was right -- once you've established a track record at any college, no one ever asks to see your high school transcript again. Just keep plugging away -- you'll have an advantage in college over those who got higher h.s. GPAs by taking easier classes....

Answer 5

Yeah, I regret my high-school grades. I regret that I bothered trying so hard! I got good grades, and got right into the college I wanted. As a freshman in college, I got swept up in partying and being away from home, so I got bad grades the first year in college. As a sophmore, I learned some better habits. Meanwhile, the kids who screwed up in high-school spent their first year at community colleges. Then they transferred to my college the second year, with the slate for grades wiped clean. Meanwhile, my first year of screwing up in college haunted me. My point is, unless you're going for an ivy league school, there's not much damage you can do in high school that can't be undone.

Answer 6

The only B I ever got during my entire education was in high school typing which I thought destroyed my chances to get into a good college. It didn't and to be honest, I don't think your C's will be too disasterous either because they were earned in advanced placement classes. Not only that, to be honest, the grades you earn in college and particularly those that are in your major are of much more importance. I've been hiring people for my businesses for years and trust me, I've never asked for a high school transcript.

Answer 7

I got maybe 5 Cs in high school and maybe 5 in college... I think. It really doesn't matter. It seems like a big deal now because it is the focus of all your time and energy, but in a couple months or years, it will blow over.

Answer 8

It's not that big of a deal, stuff happens. I did horrible in HS because i was waay more into the boys back then. Now i graduate college with a 3.8, and my HS grades really didn't make a difference.

Answer 9

it doesn't matter about the grade you make...to an extent.
don't worry about the people who are in the top percentile and still taking basic classes. believe me, i have those people in my high school. just remember that colleges look at your grades as well as how much you challenge yourself with ap classes. i am taking ap chem this year and that's all it matters. : )

Answer 10

im ashamed of my grades too. i failed all my classes this past semester and it is just my first year and in high skool. im taking algebra 2 acc. and i cant believe i failed it! im always getting strait a's in honors math. but i only failed because i was absent alot and late alot to skool. i dunno if ima graduate unless i maike the classes up. wow, ure lucky u have c's, just next time try harder. ure mother should b at least proud she has a strait a's student.