Will one D+ completely blow it?

Linnus
Sun, 31 May 2009 16:13:20 +0000

Your best bet would be doing what IBfootballer said. A D+ does look really bad, but with a proper explanation it should be okay. People have gotten into Harvard with a C by giving a proper explanation.

Anyway, you should have talked to the academic dean and the principal of your school. Even if it was in the gradebook it can still be changed with administrative power if it was soon enough, but I notice the date of the thread is 1/20/09. I don’t know why you didn’t follow the advice of some of the people who told you to talk to the admins of the school.

Another option: Seek legal advice. Get a lawyer involved and ask him/her if there is anyway to get your grades change or dropped. Again, you might have waited a bit too long, I don’t know how your school works. But this option might be costly, but it’ll get the school’s attention.

What you should do now to improve your chances:

1. Find a meaningful summer activity- going to cruise/beach is not one of those

2. Write an breath-taking essay

3. Not sure what your SAT/SAT II score is, but I hope they are very good (740+ for SAT II, 2200+ for SAT, 1450+ math/reading)

Anyways good luck.