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10-11-2009, 08:47 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| C in Drivers' Ed
At my high school, drivers' ed class is a graduation requirement..although you could fulfill that credit by taking it through an agency outside of school. I chose to take it through the school my freshman year. The class was divided in two parts...lecture and lab (which was actual behind-the-wheel driving with the instructor). Only the lecture grade counted towards the GPA, though. I got an A in the lecture portion, and a WHOPPING C on the lab. I have really severe astigmatism (I can plead my case medically, because it's REALLY bad, my optomitrist says my condition is pretty rare) so it took me a really long time to learn how to drive. Granted, this was four years ago, so I'm a good driver now...though I still have trouble adjusting to different cars because of the whole depth-perception thing. The C didn't affect my GPA, but THERE'S STILL A C ON MY TRANSCRIPT and it looks really bad. Columbia should disregard it, though, right?
Especially considering that most people took it outside of school and didn't even get a letter grade that will be reported to colleges? They'll just laugh and think I'm a stereotypical asian woman, right? (haha, can you tell that I'm anxious?)
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10-12-2009, 08:06 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
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Your definitely not getting into Columbia because when they look at a transcript, they go straight to what you got in your Drivers Ed class. It directly shows how your going to fair in college.  | |
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10-12-2009, 08:07 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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It doesn't matter in the slightest. Focus on what's important. Drivers Ed is not.
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10-12-2009, 08:07 PM
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#4 | | Member
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Please don't drive.
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10-12-2009, 08:11 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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Fortunately NYC has a reasonably good public transportation system.
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10-12-2009, 09:27 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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wow, OMG you're my soul sistahhh!
the SAME exact thing happened to me. ****. wow. i have straight As and a C for a joke class. which is why i'm not valedictorian =OO
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10-13-2009, 05:33 PM
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#7 | | Junior Member
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hahahaha that's what i thought, but just needed the reassurance.
thanks everyone!
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10-13-2009, 09:32 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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I'm a good driver now...though I still have trouble adjusting to different cars because of the whole depth-perception thing.
| Let us know when you get on the road.
Btw, it's fairly unlikely that anyone who has been driving for 1-2 years is a "good driver" -- and such a person who got a C in drivers ed is clearly not so.
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10-14-2009, 02:38 AM
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#9 | | Member
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lol schools do not count gym/health classes and if they are calculated into gpa, then they will recalculate them without them
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10-14-2009, 09:03 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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lol schools do not count gym/health classes and if they are calculated into gpa, then they will recalculate them without them
| Why do people post dumb sh-- they know nothing about? CU doesn't recalculate GPAs -- for the 100th time.
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10-15-2009, 06:18 PM
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#11 | | New Member
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that's mean.
Last edited by columbiaorbust91; 10-15-2009 at 06:24 PM.
Reason: mean
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10-15-2009, 07:18 PM
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#12 | | Member
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^^^oh really, do you work in admissions. You realize that MOST schools do not count gym/health into electives and when colleges see that they will discount the grade. ive seen proof, so stop crying
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10-15-2009, 10:29 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
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^^^oh really, do you work in admissions.
| I went to CU and have done alum interviews for 7 years. I'd like to think I have some knowledge about basic information that you'd readily obtain if you asked any adcom. Quote: |
You realize that MOST schools do not count gym/health into electives and when colleges see that they will discount the grade.
| You said that CU recalculates GPAs. They simply don't -- whether for PE or drivers ed or APs or anything else. Not sure what you're rambling about.
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10-16-2009, 02:11 PM
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#14 | | Member
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Columbia2002 is absolutely correct. I'm not sure why people here are discounting the value of a PE grade or Driver's ED class. Receiving a high grade in either class shows that you not only understand key concepts but you can follow directions as well and that's crucial for admission. People generally receive low grades in classes for not only poor study habits but a lack of following directions and that is important for success in any elite school. Nuff said.
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10-16-2009, 05:03 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York, NY
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Use the grade as an opportunity to explain your medical condition and tell a bit more about yourself, if there is a section to do so.
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