I have a question regarding a grade I received my first year of college. I received a D in one of my classes due to having serious complications during my pregnancy. I had terrible morning sickness that caused me to be hospitalized. I did all the homework, but my test scores were very poor because I could never concentrate due to being sick (caused me to get a D). I retook the class and got an A. Is there anyway I can get this D off my transcript?
This grade really lowers my LSDAS GPA if it is factored in.
I spoke with someone over the phone that works in the Counseling department (a secretary) and he told me that no grade can be taken off a transcript. How true is this?
If there is a possibility I will definitely speak with someone higher up (Dean) and protest to get the grade taken off. That is my only low grade, and my transcript can attest to my academic performance.
Having no idea what school you went to and no idea how strict that school is, there’s no way I can answer that question. (And don’t reply with the name of your school because I still won’t have a clue.)
Look at it this way: If you go to the dean or whoever, it might not/probably won’t get taken off. If you don’t go, it definitely won’t get taken off.
A word of caution though: virtually every school will leave it on. Sorry. Best you might hope for is for them to make it a “CR- credit” grade, in which case you walk away without it hurting your GPA, but a lot of schools won’t even do this.
I had like 5 WFs and my final GPA by LSAC was atrocious despite a 4.0 for my last 2 years.
I got a D my freshman year… Not because I was sick but because I sucked… My first quarter of my freshman year was for partying and my teacher was a complete wench… I wrote an addendum stating both of those facts and it was no problem…
If you can’t get it removed from your transcript, you can always write an addendum. Generally, I would recommend against an addendum for a single grade. However, an actual medical excuse is one of the few schools will listen to.
How did the rest of that semester go? If it went well, why didn’t your morning sickness/hospitalization affect those classes?
I took 3 classes that semester, I had to drop one because of my morning sickness, and the other the teacher was VERY accommodating (she was a female who had similar complications). The class I got a D in was not understanding at all.
I have to write an Addendum already to address a specific semester that significantly lowered my GPA, I received 2 B’s and 2 C’s. That was the semester my father passed away, and I was going through a really ugly court custody battle.
Might as well add it to the addendum. Don’t make it an excuse; just present the facts. Keep emotions out of it. The addendum shouldn’t really make an argument as much as present the situation and let the adcomms take from it what they will.
I am going to speak with the dean, and try my hardest to get a W or a CR.
However, how bad do “W’s” look on a transcript. I had to take a W the semester of my morning sickness for one class, and then another semester I herniated a disc in my back and my professor wouldn’t give me an incomplete, only a W or F.
(I will let everyone know what the end result is, just incase someone has a similar case.)
California schools are GPA whores.
Unless you’re URM (and probably not even then), you’re not getting Boalt with a 3.5 anyway. http://berkeley.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats
Yeah and to be blunt OP, your probably not going to get it off though it’s worth the try because like another poster said, it’s either a maybe, or a for sure no. Just don’t bank on it
I keep hearing more and more things coming up in your academic history that negatively affected your grades. I believe it’s at the point where you need to prioritize what you include in the addendum. You don’t want a bunch of ‘And also _____’ paragraphs. Pick the two things that had the largest effect and write those up.
My URM is actually what will significantly help raise my chances at attending either of those schools. I am full Mexican (struggle with internalized racism), my mother is illiterate: cannot read or write. I am the first to go to college. I grew up very poor, and without any academic assistance with a prolonged learning disability. In addition, I am a single mother..blah blah blah, you know the rest. Of course I am not going to articulate my addendum and URM in the same manner I am writing on here.
I am using my addendum to address my low GPA : a 3.5 (A specific semester where my father passed away from cancer, and I was going through an ugly court custody battle which dropped my GPA). I do not feel I need to address my 2 W’s.
I am using my URM to discuss how my upbringing (financial, economic, and social) all have affected my chances of a successful academic career in college (or lack of success).
I know a 3.5 is not the greatest GPA, but I am hoping that my URM, CV, and addendum will help me.
