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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is a junior and has been doing pretty well in a competitive public school until this year - 3.9 UW GPA with several honors/AP classes (school doesn't release weighted GPA). Somewhat inexplicably (she's had As in math until this year), she has hit a wall in her precalc class and currently has a C. I am honestly not sure why she is struggling so much; there is no obvious cause she could cite on a college application. I suspect in part it's because her previous math teachers were easy graders and she maybe didn't learn as much as I thought she had. In any case, though, she is trying but having a really difficult time mastering the material. She has a sort of borderline ADHD diagnosis and has taken meds off and on (she is on them now), but last year I questioned whether the diagnosis was even accurate because she didn't seem to be having trouble managing deadlines and assignments even without meds.

She does decently on standardized tests and I think can probably swing an SAT in the 1450-1500 range. Extracurriculars are not exceptional but solid. She is not interested in STEM majors - strengths are in writing and art. She has no ambitions to go to an elite school, but prior to this year I thought she'd have a reasonable shot at somewhat-competitive liberal arts colleges in the Macalaster/Oberlin/Mount Holyoke range. She is trying to get her precalc grade up, but she's not being very successful at it and the effort is taking a toll both on her performance in other classes and her mental health. I am therefore wondering how much to prioritize this class versus other things. How much do you think one C on a transcript with otherwise mostly As will affect her chances at the sort of school she's looking at?[/quote]

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