Will one F screw my college GPA?

[Richard I]

I'm in high school, but I'm taking 3 college courses with it. My statistics class is horrible. I have a 48, and I'm not sure I can bring it up in time. How badly would it screw my college GPA?

[DarkCrystalMethod]

The first problem is that you need to properly learn the material and don't make the letter grade itself be your focus. It will come up with knowing and practicing whats in the course(s). Secondly you could ask your high school's college counselor. The answer will probably be along the lines of "it depends", depending on which college you want to get into. Third problem... you asked complete strangers on a gaming forum. Please reconsider your options on you quest for knowledge.
A good approach is to review your tests, quizzes, etc and re-do all the problems until you've mastered each (thats tricky if your professor is still cramming new stuff into your brain and expecting you to have immediate understanding and mastery of it, especially if its based on previous lessons).
Good luck and finish that fight.

[Blargo]

I'm not sure if this is universal across all post-secondary institutions, but my college allows you to drop a course any time and have it not affect your GPA.

You will, of course, need to re-take the course again.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

There's a 48 percent chance that statistics courses taught in high school are horrible.
Find the same course material online from a few different sources. Certainly one of those explanations will make sense and you'll wonder why your prof didn't explain it in "that way".

[crypt]

You’re in high school. Your high school GPA has no correlation whatsoever to your college GPA. Instead, you should be worrying about whether or not that class is mandatory for you to graduate, or whether or not colleges will retract your acceptance.

[Amuro0079]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dxpress:

I'm not sure if this is universal across all post-secondary institutions, but my college allows you to drop a course any time and have it not affect your GPA.

You will, of course, need to re-take the course again.

My college (or it could be just department) has a similar rule but it can only be used to avoid repeating a required core course that you failed to get a minimum grade of C but did at least pass the course. GPA is always affected.

[×Ghost_Fox×]

The GPA will be effected. If you have had a great GPA so far, one F may not hinder your abilities to succeed. However, it depends on the program in which you take and the requirements. My suggestion is to see if you can get a withdraw from the course. If you get a "W" or withdraw, you will receive a "W" on your transcript and it will not effect your GPA. Also, let us say that you do get an "F" in the course, you should ask your advisor to see if you can do a repettion. A repetition means that you will have to take the class again. If you get a higher grade in the class, you can swamp out the "F" for whatever grade. However, the F stays on your transcript, but would not factor into your GPA. These policies depend on different universities, but I would check in to make sure that you can pick one of these two options if you are struggling.


* Also, check in with the professor of the class to see if you can attend office hours if you are struggling. They do not know that you are having issues if you do not approach them and ask for help.

[Richard I]

Oprindeligt skrevet af crypt:

You’re in high school. Your high school GPA has no correlation whatsoever to your college GPA. Instead, you should be worrying about whether or not that class is mandatory for you to graduate, or whether or not colleges will retract your acceptance.

It's a full blown online college course, full of 21-22 year olds. I was told it goes on my college GPA

And thanks for the tips yall, I'll see about withdrawing.

[SpaceyMatt]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dxpress:

I'm not sure if this is universal across all post-secondary institutions, but my college allows you to drop a course any time and have it not affect your GPA.

You will, of course, need to re-take the course again.

At my College you had to drop a course within like 2 weeks or something like that.

Don't recall the exact time frame as I never had to drop anything, but I do know it was not very long after the class started.

You might want to think about getting a tutor or spending some time with the TA - assuming he speaks English.

My Stats TA was Chinese and spoke English very poorly. Was frustrating sometimes.

[Amuro0079]

Oprindeligt skrevet af BigPony:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dxpress:

I'm not sure if this is universal across all post-secondary institutions, but my college allows you to drop a course any time and have it not affect your GPA.

You will, of course, need to re-take the course again.

At my College you had to drop a course within like 2 weeks or something like that.

Don't recall the exact time frame as I never had to drop anything, but I do know it was not very long after the class started.

You might want to think about getting a tutor or spending some time with the TA - assuming he speaks English.

My Stats TA was Chinese and spoke English very poorly. Was frustrating sometimes.

You can withdraw at any time except like 10 days within final but you get a W on your transcript. Dropping is different you have two weeks to drop usually.

[SpaceyMatt]

I don't remember even hearing about withdrawing O: All I recall was an option to drop early on.

Guess I forgot about it if I was told about that too. Luckily I passed all my classes and didn't have to drop or retake anything. XD

Guess you could do that.. huh.

Mark of "W"
A mark of “W” will appear on your transcript beside any course you have dropped after the deadline which is noted in the Academic Calendar as the “Last day for undergraduates to add courses or drop courses without a W," or on the Course Deadlines look-up as the "Last day to drop without a 'W'".

https://clas.uiowa.edu/students/students-academic-policies/registration-policies#w

Gods, I really should have read my student handbook more closely :D

[Amuro0079]

Oprindeligt skrevet af BigPony:

I don't remember even hearing about withdrawing O: All I recall was an option to drop early on.

Guess I forgot about it if I was told about that too. Luckily I passed all my classes and didn't have to drop or retake anything. XD

Dropping within the two week deadline is penalty free. I still remember this rule because my roommate got really sick and had to withdraw and got W's.

[Blargo]

Oprindeligt skrevet af BigPony:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dxpress:

I'm not sure if this is universal across all post-secondary institutions, but my college allows you to drop a course any time and have it not affect your GPA.

You will, of course, need to re-take the course again.

At my College you had to drop a course within like 2 weeks or something like that.

Don't recall the exact time frame as I never had to drop anything, but I do know it was not very long after the class started.

You might want to think about getting a tutor or spending some time with the TA - assuming he speaks English.

My Stats TA was Chinese and spoke English very poorly. Was frustrating sometimes.

Mine has a similar rule as well, only if you drop a course with the first two weeks of the semester, you are allowed to re-take it be same semester. People usually do this to either pick a different professor if they feel their current professor is giving off "avoid at all costs" vibes, or if it's an elective course, they can swap electives.

After the first two weeks of the semester though, any dropped courses will have to be taken on a later semester.

[Kayhan]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Exaotic:

I'm in high school, but I'm taking 3 college courses with it. My statistics class is horrible. I have a 48, and I'm not sure I can bring it up in time. How badly would it screw my college GPA?

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