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Prathiv
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My math midterms marks were terrible(D+ or C-), I’m in my freshman year of high school, how much will it bring down my GPA?
It accounts for 4% of the total semester grade.
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Rian Alam
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Hi Prathiv,
While it's unfortunate that you didn't do as well as you like, don't fret too much. See this as a learning opportunity and a chance to get better. I'd recommend meeting with your teacher to try and establish a plan moving forward so that you can learn the content and apply it better. Often times if you show interest teachers are more than happy to help you, and may even offer a make-up exam. Given that your midterm only constitues 4% of your grade, I'd say that while it will bring your grade down, you still have a lot more assignments and areas to improve upon it.
While it's unfortunate that you didn't do as well as you like, don't fret too much. See this as a learning opportunity and a chance to get better. I'd recommend meeting with your teacher to try and establish a plan moving forward so that you can learn the content and apply it better. Often times if you show interest teachers are more than happy to help you, and may even offer a make-up exam. Given that your midterm only constitues 4% of your grade, I'd say that while it will bring your grade down, you still have a lot more assignments and areas to improve upon it.
Naje Mckain
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Sure, your GPA might dip a bit with the grades you mentioned, but don't sweat it too much. Instead, try to really grasp the ideas and lessons in your classes. The knowledge you'll pick up will be super useful once you're out of high school. Plus, if you can spend more time volunteering for a cause close to your heart, or get involved in sports, arts or music, you'll not only stand out to colleges, but also broaden your horizons. Remember, you're only a freshman. You've got loads of time to boost your GPA to a level that colleges will find impressive.
Akshay Munshi
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Hello Prathiv. Instead of worrying about how much damage this lower grade will impact your GPA, I would recommend you to focus on what you can do to improve. Work with your teacher to understand what concepts are your weak points and what you should focus on with the objective of improving grades. Besides, I hear about Khan Academy's online portal (https://www.khanacademy.org/) has good structured approach to coach you on the concepts and prepare you for the class tests. Additionally, the juniors and seniors in your high school may be willing to help you as well. Good luck. If you need further help, reply/comment to my message and I will try and find you additional resources.
Khan Academy's online portal (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
Ask for help from juniors and seniors in your high school
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Cande S Armstrong
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I was in the same situation in my 9th grade year of high school. My mom was a math teacher and my dad an accountant, so how was I failing math?!? Honestly, I barely did the work timely & kept digging a hole for myself. But guess what? I ended up with an A as my final grade, without any help from my parents, all on my own!
As a former high school math teacher (I know right?!?), since the midterm is only 4% of your overall grade, your grade should not drop by much. However, it is extremely important that you do some self-reflection and make some changes ASAP.
The mid-term is everything that you have been taught for the first half of the semester. A grade of D+ or C- indicates that there are a lot of areas of weaknesses and it will only get worst if you don't make changes now. The first 1/2 of the course is usually easier than the 2nd 1/2, assuming that you started off right.
I recommend looking back at homework, classwork, quizzes, and other chapter tests with your math teacher AND/or a tutor. Redo all of the quizzes and tests as practice. Ask the teacher if you can retake tests or quizzes for a grade no higher than a 70, assuming you pass. Anything more wouldn't be fair to the other students who studied and did the work and tested well. I did the same for my students. If a student retested and made a 90%A, they still only got a 70 (much better than failing).
Also, why do you believe you scored so low on the test? Lack of preparation? Sleep? Not studying regularly? Test Anxiety? Procrastination? or all of those reasons and more. Be honest with yourself. The math classes that you take in 9th grade are the foundation for the rest of the math classes you'll take later on AND the science classes. Science makes the math make sense! Good luck! You've got this!
As a former high school math teacher (I know right?!?), since the midterm is only 4% of your overall grade, your grade should not drop by much. However, it is extremely important that you do some self-reflection and make some changes ASAP.
The mid-term is everything that you have been taught for the first half of the semester. A grade of D+ or C- indicates that there are a lot of areas of weaknesses and it will only get worst if you don't make changes now. The first 1/2 of the course is usually easier than the 2nd 1/2, assuming that you started off right.
I recommend looking back at homework, classwork, quizzes, and other chapter tests with your math teacher AND/or a tutor. Redo all of the quizzes and tests as practice. Ask the teacher if you can retake tests or quizzes for a grade no higher than a 70, assuming you pass. Anything more wouldn't be fair to the other students who studied and did the work and tested well. I did the same for my students. If a student retested and made a 90%A, they still only got a 70 (much better than failing).
Also, why do you believe you scored so low on the test? Lack of preparation? Sleep? Not studying regularly? Test Anxiety? Procrastination? or all of those reasons and more. Be honest with yourself. The math classes that you take in 9th grade are the foundation for the rest of the math classes you'll take later on AND the science classes. Science makes the math make sense! Good luck! You've got this!