My daughter goes to a large high school and unfortunately has two C’s in World History AP and US History AP. Neither of these have anything to do with the major she is applying to and she passed both AP exams with a 3 and a 4. My question: should she address this in the common app and let them know what she learned from the class structure and let them know that in spite of her grade she still learned and was able to pass the AP exam? Or just leave it alone?
Leave it alone but I’d report the scores.
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This.
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I wouldn’t worry about it and wouldn’t talk about it. To me this just looks like either she didn’t get along with the teacher, or history is not her potential major, or both.
However, I would be sure to also apply to safeties (which might not be UT Austin if she it not both in-state and an auto-admit).
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Or maybe she didn’t click on the tests and homework in the class. But understood enough of the material to get a 3 or 4 on the AP tests.
Regardless of the reason, the student needs to just not try to explain this away. Just let it go.
what?
She got two Cs.
It’s not the end of the world.
That’s what she earned - there’s nothing to comment on.
THey know she got a 3 and 4 on the APs - and no, she should not write anything in the Common App.
I don’t understand the entire - trying to “undo” or explain why I got what I got. That’s what she got. Maybe it keeps her from a school - but that’s why you apply to a balanced list.
Those are her grades.
She needn’t write anything which would be seen as excuse making.
Best of luck.
For UT Austin, class rank, rather than GPA, is the main criterion for admission.
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