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F in high school but 4.0 college gpa - Spyrine - 05-17-2024
Hi. I am a 16-year-old high school and college student.
With a part-time job, I earned A's this semester in 6 college and 2 AP classes, and 28 more credits through CLEP and portfolio assessments.
My summer goal is to pass Calculus I and II at Straighterline and complete two more college classes.
However, I have an online AP class that I never touched. I thought I would eventually catch up, but life happened: more work hours, extracurriculars, family responsibilities, etc.; and now I'm too late to withdraw from it. Last semester, I got an A on it, and I did great on the AP exam. There's still a week before the semester ends, and it would be a gargantuan task for me to pass it.
I changed schools, and now I don't have to pay tuition to finish college and high school next year. However, having an F would hurt my high school (but not college) GPA and make me a worse candidate for scholarships as a senior. I also would like to dedicate that week to Straighterline, which I'm actually paying for.
I'm doing two associate's degrees and I decided to finish my bachelor's at WGU, so I don't think having a high GPA is worth it anymore. Should I take that grade and move on or should I still make a last ditch effort to pass?
RE: F in high school but 4.0 college gpa - Prof. Reagan - 05-17-2024
(05-17-2024, 05:38 PM)Spyrine Wrote: Hi. I am a 16-year-old high school and college student.
With a part-time job, I earned A's this semester in 6 college and 2 AP classes, and 28 more credits through CLEP and portfolio assessments.
My summer goal is to pass Calculus I and II at Straighterline and complete two more college classes.
However, I have an online AP class that I never touched. I thought I would eventually catch up, but life happened: more work hours, extracurriculars, family responsibilities, etc.; and now I'm too late to withdraw from it. Last semester, I got an A on it, and I did great on the AP exam. There's still a week before the semester ends, and it would be a gargantuan task for me to pass it.
I changed schools, and now I don't have to pay tuition to finish college and high school next year. However, having an F would hurt my high school (but not college) GPA and make me a worse candidate for scholarships as a senior. I also would like to dedicate that week to Straighterline, which I'm actually paying for.
I'm doing two associate's degrees and I decided to finish my bachelor's at WGU, so I don't think having a high GPA is worth it anymore. Should I take that grade and move on or should I still make a last ditch effort to pass?
I did Calculus 1 and II at Straighterline back then. I aced the tests because Calculus is all about the approach and mentality. I wish you all the best
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RE: F in high school but 4.0 college gpa - bjcheung77 - 05-17-2024
"There's still a week before the semester ends, and it would be a gargantuan task for me to pass it." "Should I take that grade and move on or should I still make a last ditch effort to pass?" Great info, but still not enough to have anyone decide or decipher your best option at the moment, why are you taking the class again?
What's remaining for the class? Is there a final exam or any other quizzes left? We don't know your current grade/percentage, it really depends, if you are at a passing grade for the class completed with most of the class done and the final exam is worth 50%, if you do a good job on the final, you may pass or higher.
RE: F in high school but 4.0 college gpa - Spyrine - 05-17-2024
The AP class was a science requirement, but I no longer need it at the new school. I have a 15% on it.
I noticed it's very unlikely for me to pass:
- Exams are worth 40% and quizzes/practice assignments 25%.
- 35% are labs, but 5 out of 6 take about 2 weeks to set up and complete
Again, failing won't hurt my college GPA, and I've ultimately decided to take the F.
Thanks for the input. I learned a lot reflecting on this.
RE: F in high school but 4.0 college gpa - davewill - 05-18-2024
There's a big difference between an F and a D, so an effort might be worth it just for that. Also most high schools will let you retake courses. Perhaps your new school will let you use dual enrollment to improve the grade? Finally, you should talk to your instructor. Maybe they can stretch the deadlines or allow some summer makeup work to save your grade.