donut

My girlfriend is a senior and is failing AP chemistry. She hasn't been doing badly before this year, but senioritis completely destroyed her this year. I'm sure this wont happen again in the second semester, but I just wanted to know what the consequences are when something like this happens. She's never gotten an F in her life, and i have no experience with F's myself. I really want to comfort her or at least be able to tell her straight up what happens when you get an F in the first semester of senior year. Could someone please inform me how exactly an F effects one's chances at UCSD? thanks. :/

jmsy

im gonna say that it would potentially ruin her chances.

she has around a month to get it up

donut

ouch, that isn't good. isn't there like a work around or something like if you do extremely well in the second semester its like a sign of improvement or some convoluted mojo like that.

jmsy

since chemistry is a designated a-g course, failing this semester while doing good on the next probably won't help

i remember reading somewhere that receiving a D or F in any class during the application/decision period will automatically disqualify the applicant. sorry :[

Radiance

D/F in any class (a-g more importantly) will result in a rescinded acceptance. /:
But since she hasn't been accepted yet.. she probably won't be accepted. I'm sorry to say it, but they're super strict on grades below C-.

She better pull it up, or no SD /:

My friend got a D her second semester of HS (her only D, ever!) in Physics, and UCSD rescinded her acceptance in late August after finding out (when final transcripts were sent). The UC's, and UCSD in particular because it's one of the top UC's are reallyyy strict on the rule of rescinding students with anything lower than a C- in classes.

You could always write a letter explaining the situation, but senioritis is not a valid excuse. /: Evidence of a family death or some terrible illness are really the only excuses they'll take.

donut

Hmmm i see what are the policies on withdrawals? Like if she drops the class? I know Privates don't automatically disqualify.

UCSDfan

I think that withdrawing from the class would actually look much better than having an F on her transcript. As long as she makes up an excuse and takes the class again, i'm sure she would still have a chance.

Radiance

Has she taken/is she currently enrolled in Physics/Biology within the past year? UC's require at least two years of laboratory science be completed, which can be any two of the three: Physics, Chemistry, Biology.

And another question--has she already sent in her submission to the UC's?

Because if she did, they're gonna ask why she dropped Chemistry, because she reported it on her application. On top of that, she's supposed to let them know immediately because if they find out on their own, it'll appear as if she reported false information on her application.

A bit of a tangent, but here:
"Validation Changes. The University uses a process known as validation to allow students to clear, or validate, a course omission or "D" or "F" grade in certain subject areas. In 2004 UC faculty clarified a couple of validation rules: (a) a passing grade in the second semester of chemistry will no longer validate a "D" or "F" grade in the first semester, and (b) statistics will no longer validate geometry, but will continue to validate beginning and intermediate algebra."

--http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/welcome.html