<p>up to what level of math does northwestern expect? </p>
<p>also i am in latin 3 going into latin 4, however, i only have 2 years of latin because i skipped latin 2. does that still count as 3 years of a same language? or should i take latin 4 senior year. </p>
<p>Is having a C on a report card really that bad?</p>
<p>going back to my C and level of math, i had a really crappy math teacher this year and most of the class completely died. my guidance counseler said that they would put a note in my app saying that there was problem with the teacher . do colleges really look at that?</p>
<p>First of all colleges WILL DEFINITELY look at notes that explain “problems with the teacher”; obviously that is very serious. Your grade in that class will probably be disregarded. If that is your C I would not worry about it at all. Just knowing the selectivity of the school, if you are planning on going into engineering or some math-related field they probably get a lot of applicants in the highest level of math, which I think accross the board is Calc BC (second semester calc) and probably a few in accelerated courses who have done differential equations. As far as me, I’ve always been just in the regular GT track at my school and will be taking Calc AP first semester next year in HS. I’m going into journalism, and doubt they will count this against me. I know a girl with straight B’s in on grade-level math classes who got into Swarthmore - college admissions are really all about where your strengths are and what you can bring to the table when you get there. If you have good SAT scores and grades & are going into arts & sciences, journalism, or obviously the music school, I wouldn’t worry if you are not taking the most challenging math at your school.</p>
<p>Admissions are about much more than single grades. Your GC is helping you out, and you can’t do any more than that. Just let it go now. If you focus on the C, you won’t be able to be as positive as you could be in the rest of your application. Even if you’d like to throttle that teacher, don’t waste any energy blaming him or her or wallowing in discouragement. It’s done, you took care of it, now onward! Relax and enjoy writing some knockout essays.</p>
<p>I’d just call the admissions office to find out about the language requirements, if it’s not clear from the website.</p>