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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, wish you the best. Interesting how a single grade can be viewed as a killer. DS also just completed in jr year in FCPS. Likely physics/CS major. His transcript will show an A- in 7th grade Algebra (HS credit) and 4th year Spanish.  9 APs, post-AP CS, 3 DE courses with AP/honors in all core with the exception of AP Lang. 1520 SAT.  If you go on any of the UVA threads, they tell us not to even bother applying.[/quote]

Well, a D can certainly be a killer if you are striving for T20 schools. Even for a T100 school, a D on your first semester Senior year transcript will get you a "warning" from a school ranked 80-85, stating that if you don't bring the grade up your admission acceptance could be in jeopardy (ask me how I know that), even if that D is in the student's first ever AP course.  So at a school with less than 10% acceptance rates, yes a D is an indicator that the student potentially cannot handle the rigor.  Doesn't mean the student will not go on to do great things elsewhere.  But when they have 50K students to pick from for 1400 spots, yes, a D (and sometimes even a C) can be a killer for admissions.  
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