Senior D-am I done?

M_s_Mom
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:15:13 +0000

So this D isn’t typical of your performance overall. I would send the letter-being very careful not to make it sound like you are blaming the teacher. You will be ‘in or out’ on April 1, when they make the decision for you and everyone else. They aren’t likely to send you a response to your letter. It just goes into your file along with your mid-term grades. The letter goes when your mid-term grades go, so they arrive together. By then, hopefully, you will be able to report that your mid-term grade for second semester is at least a B.

But this is just my opinion. Check other threads where people have pulled a D and see what kind of advice they got. If this were a C, by the way, I would probably suggest ignoring it unless they contact you for an explanation.