Screwed out of Ap?
Long story short: an undefined amount of horsecrap hit the fan early last year. I had "problems" and my math teacher was an asshole. Almost everyone got their ass thrown out the AP door because of her. Anyways, I'm planning to major in aeronautical engineering although AP Calculus was refused to me. Am I completely removed from the picture or do I have a chance? How about in college?
Weighted Cum. GPA: 4.04
Unweighted Cum. GPA: 3.6
I'm a high school sophomore by the way.
EDIT:
Tossing away my original plans to not have this thread delve a bit deeper into my "personal" space, I digress.
Ever since I started cleaning up said horsecrap that hit said fan, I found my attention span to have shortened to, for lack of a better word, smaller proportions. I've found myself unable to keep attention for longer than a couple of seconds. That is, before my brain boards an imaginary locomotive I like to call the "rape train" - no matter what you do, you're screwed. Anyways, any suggestions on how to be less retarded and more inclined to actually work?
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Are you really worried about not getting into Aero. Engineering because Ap calc was refuted to you?
You will get your major when you go to college, so you don't have to worry about it. All you need to worry about is getting into a good engineering college.
You can actually explain all the things that happened on your application. It honestly doesn't affect you much. I don't understand how one class lowered your GPA that much, but just try to raise your GPA.
You don't need to take the AP class to take the AP test. If you prepare on your own, you can probably do it.
And... all AP tests do is save you money and time in college, since most of them allow you to skip a couple of lower division classes.
You'll probably want to take as many as you can if you're planning on double majoring or more.
[quote=BasicBreed]your cum. gpa is so high.
i wish my cum. gpa was that high.[/quote]
It's not. What I wouldn't give to have my cum. gpa [i]shoot[/i] up.
No. Most colleges will take a holistic view of your application so the absence of one AP class can be counterbalanced by taking other difficult courses or participating in a myriad of extracurricular opportunities and community service. Also, I don't think colleges care if you took courses related to your major. And either way, it is usually a good idea to take opt out of skipping a course that can be waived through AP credits since core classes that are relevant to your major may be more comprehensive and thorough in college. There are many universities that will gladly take an unweighted GPA of 3.6. Just don't expect to find yourself in Harvard, Princeton, Yale, or Stanford.