recovering from a C in Calc 2

[indpndntrd]

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Quick question guys. Finals ended a week ago and I just found out that I got a C in Calc 2. I made a few stupid mistakes on the final. I was originally only planning on taking calc 2 but now that I have a C, I am planning on retaking calc 2 and shooting for an A in calc 3 as well. Although I got a C the first time I took calc 2, the fact that I will get an A when I retake it and get an A in calc 3, which is not a required course, will make up for it, right? I know that there is no excuse for a C, but I am a freshman and the quarter system is pretty darn fast in comparison to high school.. any input would be appreciated..

 

[SanOnofre2002]

I don't think it's necessary to retake calc2 if you have very few other C's on your transcript. And it's definately not necessary to take calc3, which by the way is A LOT harder than calc2. It's got funky partial derivatives, nasty differential eqns, and a bunch of other stuff that made me ill. If you did take it and pulled off an A, I doubt adcoms would have an awareness of the difficulty to appreciate it. I only took it b/c I was an engineering major, and it was the beginning of why I decided I didn't like engineering.

 

[ummjoey]

i agree with the previous post. you dont need to retake it. just get As in your other classes. one C on your transcript wont hurt.

at my university i took an extra calculus classes because i personally liked calculus.

 

[flyingkao]

Quick question guys. Finals ended a week ago and I just found out that I got a C in Calc 2. I made a few stupid mistakes on the final. I was originally only planning on taking calc 2 but now that I have a C, I am planning on retaking calc 2 and shooting for an A in calc 3 as well. Although I got a C the first time I took calc 2, the fact that I will get an A when I retake it and get an A in calc 3, which is not a required course, will make up for it, right? I know that there is no excuse for a C, but I am a freshman and the quarter system is pretty darn fast in comparison to high school.. any input would be appreciated..

I wouldn't worry too much about the one C. I had plenty of them back in my day.

 

[scuzfly]

either way AADSAS counts it so I would just take calc 3 and move on if thats what you want to do. Or just drop math all together and stick with the chem bio ochem biochem courses.

 

[doc3232]

First of all, it wont disappear no matter what. You made some mistakes and it will cost you, but all together I think D-schools won't care for 1 class, just no more C's.
GOOD LUCK
😀😀😀😀😀

 

[tigertooth08]

I had a C in a biology course and I got into D-school. As long as you keep your GPA high, the one C won't kill you. It never looks good, but you can still get in with it.

 

[blankguy]

All I have to say is derivatives suck! 😡 Fortunately I got into dental school.