<p>I’m getting a D in Math, and all my grades have been As except for 2 Bs. I’ve taken the most rigorous courses offered to me. A >2100 SAT score and great extracurriculars.
Will I get accepted ANYWHERE? 
Please help! I’m stressing out, this one D will ruin college admissions for me.</p>
<p>bumping this much too early, but i have a similar situation</p>
<p>You can have your guidance counselor write an explanatory letter to colleges you apply to if you have extenuating circumstances…</p>
<p>Calm down holy s*** it’s not that of a deal.</p>
<p>I missed a LOT of school during our basic trigonometry unit, which forms the basis for like the entire course, because I had the flu. I had a LOT of trouble catching up, add that to being naturally bad at math/taking a course you can’t handle… and you get a D.</p>
<p>It IS a huge deal… like seriously I’ve heard colleges automatically reject a lot of kids if they get like, one C. And here I am, getting a D?</p>
<p>For my one bad grade in math, I sent in a copy of a tutoring agreement with my applications. I made a contract with my teacher stating I would come in one a week in order to be tutored, and he would tutor me. He signed off on it, and that worked in my favor, because my grade will (hopefully) improve and I was admitted to my first choice.</p>
<p>Full disclosure: I have a previous D from Sophmore year Honors Chemistry. I made it aware however, that I had gone in for tutoring <em>daily</em> (giving up my lunch completely to do so) and that my parents had divorced that year, which had made it hard. </p>
<p>My other grades were good, I’ve taken a fairly tough courseload for my school, and my ACTs fell right in mid-range for the school I applied to. Admissions rates were something like 34%(?) maybe lower this year. </p>
<p>Breathe. You’ll be fine. You may not get into Harvard, but PLENTY of places will accept you.</p>
<p>That sounds like a great idea, thanks!</p>
<p>Not to sound overly nosy, but what was the grade? And what was your first choice?</p>
<p>My grade is about 68-70 ish. Not one I felt happy with, so I made the contract with my teacher. Fair warning, you absolutely must follow up on the contract, and go in weekly for tutoring or get help as often as available. I think this sort of thing works best when they see this isn’t the norm for you as a student, and that you have a commitment to learning the material. Neither you nor the school wants that Grade.</p>
<p>I got accepted EDI to Connecticut College: [Connecticut</a> College : Admission - Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/4305.htm]Connecticut”>http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/4305.htm)</p>
<p>Those are the previous year’s stats. It may have helped that I attended the Conn Explore Weekend [Diversity weekend] and got to interview in person (as well as meet everyone who reviewed my application.) but nonetheless, I was also accepted to Knox EA [I interviewed] and U of Hartford [Did not interview]. I was deferred from EA from University of Chicago [Did not interview/did not explain previous grade] which at the very least tells me that I was qualified enough to compete in the regular pool, if not outstanding enough to get in EA. </p>
<p>I will not be able to find out where else I can get accepted since I got in ED, but I am pretty sure I would have got into Goucher, ASU [State school], American U, and U of New Haven. Possibly Scripps [Interviewed], and U of Chicago was my big reach. </p>
<p>Try looking at The Colleges that Change Lives (search it) those and those like it (smaller LACs) will probably be most receptive/more receptive than giantic schools.</p>
<p>Excellent advice by Yurtle. Follow it and relax. There are lots of good colleges beyond the top 50</p>
<p>Thanks guys.</p>
<p>@Yurtle: Thanks for mentioning Connecticut College! After you said it, I looked it up and looked at the website and it looks a LOT like what I want in a college. Hey, maybe I’ll apply there, and that gives me hope that you got in EDI. =] If you don’t mind answering, what drew you to the school? Can you tell me more about its specific aspects, and what did you think when you visited (if you visited)?</p>
<p>Sqdwfe-</p>
<p>Well, to put it easily, I mentioned to an older friend that I was a rising senior and was making a college list last year. She mentioned her Alma Mater to me as she described <em>her</em> experience with dealing with divorced parents and applying to colleges and so forth, and how she ended up at Connecticut. She had so many great things to say that I sort of went “Hmmm…” </p>
<p>I looked it up, and fell in love with the way it looked, and all her great stories. (The two worst things about the school she said, could be the feeling of having ‘less’ compared to some of the fairly wealthy kids and dealing with occasional snobbery and then, cold floors. Snobbery amongst the rich and cold floors can be found anywhere, so…xD)</p>
<p>Personally, I’m interested in the humanities, and wanted a small LAC (the fact that it was on Long Island sound “water!” and had so much GREEN was a plus). However, I stayed a weekend at Conn, and my host was in the sciences, and she was awesome. They have great programs in everything really, and awesome certificate programs in addition to majors. You’ll see the info on the website, but I’ll say that in person the programs and the areas in which they’re held are pretty cool. I want to do CISLA which is an international program, that lets you do an internship abroad. </p>
<p>In terms of work and internships, you’re probably golden. CELS is the Career center, and my alum friend couldn’t stop raving about it, and neither could the students. CELS has a program that will give you 3k to do an internship anywhere. </p>
<p>The campus imho is stunning. They have a large arboretuem, with a small lake/pond and it was very fall looking when I went. I have a friend who I met on another college trip that complained the campus was “too square” in terms of buildings, but that’s honestly just a random aesthetic thing. I liked it, and the buildings felt college-y. </p>
<p>The food was pretty good. They have a vegetarian dining hall, and several different dining halls on campus. I only went to Harris (the biggest one) and a smaller one between Smith and Burdick dorm that looked like a giant breakfast nook. I had a cream puff pastry and they have Sundae Sunday. That wasn’t part of the hosting meals they did for the guests, it was just part of the regular stuff. </p>
<p>I was already sort of in love with Conn before I arrived, but once I did, I was solid on it as a school. The people for the most part were wonderful, and by my last day I was greeted by some of the employees as I walked down the sidewalks, I was asked for directions around campus by a visiting parent (?) couple (I just handed them the map with a smile), and I knew my way around for the most part. It’s a small place, and a small school, but I liked it. I saw an A Capella Concert at the chapel, then a band play in the Cro (student center) directly upon arriving. xD In just like, 3 days, there was a movie night, a party, game nights at Unity House and they treated us like adults about it all (which was nice.) </p>
<p>They also didn’t cover up the issues either. We talked with students without the adults from admissions around during one lunch. They mentioned to us contentions about classism and when it affected race relations, but the main point was that there was an issue, it got dragged to the spotlight and then it was dealt with by the community instead of ignored. Everyone came away with something learned. </p>
<p>They were very generous. Conn flew me out for Explore weekend, and gave me a finaid package, that while not a full ride, is REALLY nice and not too shabby on loans. </p>
<p>I don’t know what else you’ll want me to say, since idk what interests you xD, but go ahead and ask questions. I already put in an hour and a half of math today. x.x</p>
<p>TL;DR: I LOVE IT THERE. And my bad grade is not the whole of my academic career, and I’m working to make it better. BD</p>