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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this situation is not at all uncommon, especially with calc. Life happens, senioritis happens, less-talented calc teachers also sometimes happen.

Rescinding depends on the college, but most privates will be fine with a C. My oldest kid was admitted to a T30 private and got a D second semester calc (personal issues took over life at that point) and never even heard a peep from the college. One of my other kids got a D in second semester calc for failing to turn in any homework and got a letter from his T80 school about on campus help/resources; got a 5 on the exam and started in multivariable in college.

Once a college has admitted and enrolled a student, they really don't want to rescind. It's interesting, because had the same poor grade come prior to admission, it may have been much more significant.

Just try to get it up to a C and then there will be less to worry about. Highly selective schools may want an explanation for a D.[/quote]
I thought colleges only see the overall grades on the transcript? Your kid likely got a grade better than D on the transcript? My understanding is that a D is considered not passing the class![/quote]
PP. You are correct that colleges only see grades on the transcript. I was referring to the final transcript that the college where the kid has enrolled receives in summer, usually by July.

In my area, D is passing. You still get the high school credit. This may be different in different areas, for example D does not provide A-G credit in California. However, for calculus, that's typically a fifth year of high school math and therefore even an F (no credit) would not impact meeting high school graduation requirements. [/quote]

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