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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Retake the class senior year.  At least it shows perseverance.  [/quote]

Not an option in many schools.  Almost certainly not if the kid wants a full IB diploma.

OP— yeah test optional and a D, your kid isn’t getting into A T20 (or UVA, WM, VT a engineering). But, plenty of good schools out there.  What was the A/B/D distribution junior year, and how many IB and honors.

Neither of my kids came through with unblemished GPAs, and I think they did well in admissions. Your kid should be careful about ED/EA— this is a case where strong first semester grades can really help— especially in the area he struggled. Back when kid 1 went through, he took the SAT II in the subject and got a strong score, but that’s not an option any longer.

He should talk to his school counselor.  She’s the one to best put it into context in the school recommendation.

One thing that comes through. You blame yourself. You blame the teacher. That’s fine on DCUM. On a college app, your kid needs to be the one to take responsibility, not pass the buck. Explain where he went wrong, explain what he learned from the situation, explain how he will prevent a repeat. “She wouldn’t email my mommy” is a terrible look on a college app.  [/quote]

OP here. Absolutely 100 % on your last comment. We have a meeting soon  with his counselor and will have a discussion on how DS will explain and take 100% ownership. Full IB, junior year 1st semester, more As vs Bs. 2’d semester more even split As & Bs except for the 1 D (IB History)
9th & 10th grade took 7 Honors & 2 AP including AP NSL. Currently interested in Journalism but hasn’t ruled out data analytics or applied math as a minor or focus area (got an A in IB Applied Statistics Calculus)  He has 1 legacy top tier school he will apply to and is an URM. Pitt and Northeastern are on his list as targets. 
At the end of the day, this may be a great lesson for him. Thanks all 
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