Mid Term Grades Advice

[Mike21]

Well long story short I didn't do so well on my midterms especially my two AP classes. I literally failed my calculus midterm, I don't know what happened. I know my grades but parents don't they will find out when they send report cards home. How should I go about explaining this to my parents? Any thought?

[OC Lax17]

Did you study? I generally do well but if I don't my parents are cool as long as they know that I didn't just blow off studying.

The best thing you can do is to make sure they don't find out for the first time from your report card. Just tell them.

[heyitsscott]

Well if its just a mid term its always possible to bring it up before the end of the term. If your high school is like mine was they dont send mid term grades home. And if your parents want to know your grades let them know and tell them you learned what you need to do in order to bring your grades up and they will be up by the end of the term.

[laxplaya77]

if they send a report card home then intercept it in the mail and dont show them.

[Mike21]

Yea, I did study, however I just got a new computer, and I like to listen to a little music when I review things. However my mom will probably think I was just playing on it or something.

Laxplaya77-Yea, because that is a mature decision.

[takin me down]

well tell your parents that midterm dont matter that much(they only count for 20 percent of are semister grade) and colleges dont see them

[OHSgoalie10]

I failed my Calc midterm too, I just told them straight up. I suggest you do the same. If you tell them sooner they will invest more trust into you. I made the mistake of not telling my Mom I had a D on a report card one time, big mistake. I'm almost done with school though, so failing a midterm is not a big deal right now.

[Mike21]

Ok, I'm guessing I'll tell my parents tomorrow. I'm gonna figure out exactly what to say. I will let them know that it does only count towards 10% of my grade (the final=10). I'm also going to ask my teacher for advice, and she what she has to say.

[EricL]

47% on my Pre-calc, D for the marking period. I still however have a 3.25+ GPA =D.

SAT and ACT are what counts the most.

[ML_LAX09]

well tell your parents that midterm dont matter that much(they only count for 20 percent of are semister grade) and colleges dont see them

Actually a lot of good colleges do.

I would tell them now, so when report cards do come they will be less surprised. Your deffinatly doing the right thing.

[egrlax10]

47% on my Pre-calc, D for the marking period. I still however have a 3.25+ GPA =D.

SAT and ACT are what counts the most.

not really. theyre important, but gpa is still the most important factor, especially at big state schools.

[riddlebox]

Warn them beforehand that you think you did bad. Say something along the lines of: I think I really did bad at so and so...

[cjm3113]

not really. theyre important, but gpa is still the most important factor, especially at big state schools.

It's the exact opposite. SAT/ACT is the most important factor, ESPECIALLY at big state schools.

[egrlax10]

i dont think so. according to my guidance counselor, my next door neighbor who works in admissions at a big public u, and from personal experience, i think state schools put more emphasis on gpa rather than test scores. theyre both obviously the most important things, and its very close which is more important, but at big state schools, it seems gpa is a little bit more important.

[EricL]

If GPA is so important you can take the easiest classes in your school (all academic no honors, no accel, no ap) and you have a 4.0 then you can get accepted to princeton?




Sarcasm



Yeah so if you have the good average of 3.5-4 your fine for any high ranked college. Anything above 3.0 is good. It is much harder getting perfect sat/act than perfect gpa.

[sabreace]

I'd think GPA is more important- one of my brothers got rejected from Loyola with a 32 ACT because his GPA wasn't stable enough; makes sense- colleges want a consistently good student, not someone who can only take 2 tests.

[destructivelax]

i swear i think kids think this forum is their online shrink. do you guys not have friends you can ask about topics such as this and girls?

[stunnerE]

i swear i think kids think this forum is their online shrink. do you guys not have friends you can ask about topics such as this and girls?

ahahahahahaha. Sorry but when I saw this a laughed and agreed. But I think that many guys/girls asks these questions here because in my experience with other lacrosse players, we think almost the same. But you are kinda right, some people do need to think things out theirselves.

But back on topic. Tell your parents straight up that you did bad on your mid-term. The sooner the better. The longer you wait, the more your parents will think you are irresponsible and not trustworthy. Sure, your parents might get mad, but they will be MORE mad when they get suprised with a bad letter grade on your report card. Good luck man.

[ASLC04]

Yea, I did study, however I just got a new computer, and I like to listen to a little music when I review things. However my mom will probably think I was just playing on it or something.

Laxplaya77-Yea, because that is a mature decision.

haha i love how you were trying to be sarcastic and saying how not showing your report card is not mature...when you go on TLF and ask a bunch of kids on what to say to your parents because you got a bad grade... yeah that sounds pretty mature too...honestly there are worse situations and if i were you i would just man up and face the music

[lax21goalie2008]

With my bad experience in ninth grade with midterm grades, I would suggest telling your parents right away, just be honest with them. Just tell them that you figured they would accept your grades better if you were straight with them and that your grades were sub par on your midterms.

[Mike21]

i swear i think kids think this forum is their online shrink. do you guys not have friends you can ask about topics such as this and girls?
Maybe I'm embarrassed to tell my friends that I did horrendous on my midterms.

[flyersrule9733]

i dont have midterms so i dont have to worry about that stuff =D



Did you study? I generally do well but if I don't my parents are cool as long as they know that I didn't just blow off studying.

The best thing you can do is to make sure they don't find out for the first time from your report card. Just tell them.


but i totally agree with that. the worst thing you can do is for them to find out the grade by your report card. tell them about it first, although you may not want to

[laxmj1992]

I'd think GPA is more important- one of my brothers got rejected from Loyola with a 32 ACT because his GPA wasn't stable enough; makes sense- colleges want a consistently good student, not someone who can only take 2 tests.

The number 1 factor colleges look for in a student is how hard he worked. Colleges want to see that you did more than what was required. (taking 2 languages, playing more sports than required, playing an instrument, communty service, etc.) Colleges see how busy your schedule is, and do not want to see that you were playing xbox over the summer. I have heard this from multiple college guidance counselors.

[cali feeder]

Tell them straight up that you did poorly. Tell them why, and tell them how you're going to fix it, and apologize. That's the most mature, honest thing to do, and I think they'll give you some respect for being straight up about it.

[Mike21]

haha i love how you were trying to be sarcastic and saying how not showing your report card is not mature...when you go on TLF and ask a bunch of kids on what to say to your parents because you got a bad grade... yeah that sounds pretty mature too...honestly there are worse situations and if i were you i would just man up and face the music

Yea you know what else is funny, this is your first post. You do not know me and you do not know some of the other worse situations I'm in.

Maybe I've never been in this type of situation before, I wanted to know what others did in this situation I was going to tell my parents, I wasn't sure when.

[dta06]

Yea you know what else is funny, this is your first post. You do not know me and you do not know some of the other worse situations I'm in.

Maybe I've never been in this type of situation before, I wanted to know what others did in this situation I was going to tell my parents, I wasn't sure when.

Tell them a soon as possible. The same thing happened with me in AP chem. I told my mom that I didn't pass when I found out. She got very mad, but it beats getting a yelling when they open up your report card

[cjm3113]

i dont think so. according to my guidance counselor, my next door neighbor who works in admissions at a big public u, and from personal experience, i think state schools put more emphasis on gpa rather than test scores. theyre both obviously the most important things, and its very close which is more important, but at big state schools, it seems gpa is a little bit more important.

College Guidance/Admissions officers are full of it. Trust me, my mom was one. They say that all these things are so important, and sure at an Ivy League or a prestigious private university (Loyola) everything is considered, but at big state schools the ACT/SAT is the deciding factor. It is the first thing they look at, and ultimate the deciding factor.

[cali feeder]

Do what I said, you'll come out the best.

[tiplax]

i'm in a similar boat as you.
hopefully you did well in some classes though, so you can sort of cancel out the bad classes.
I got a D+ in Pre-Calc, but i got all A-'s in my 4 AP classes so it balanced out

my school mails the midterm grades seperatly, and i got a 40% on my AP bio, but with the curve it's a 75(the class is really hard, and everyone in my class did bad), i got a 76% in on my AP American, an 80% in my AP Psyc class, and i don't know my grades for AP Language yet.
Just tell your parents that the grades don't count for a lot, and you can pull them up with good test greades this quarter, and go to extra help

[ASLC04]

Yea you know what else is funny, this is your first post. You do not know me and you do not know some of the other worse situations I'm in.

Maybe I've never been in this type of situation before, I wanted to know what others did in this situation I was going to tell my parents, I wasn't sure when.

so because this is my first post its not credible? how many posts should i write up so i could be taken seriously, maybe 450? and you're right i don't know you and I can see that you really want advice and i gave my 2 cents. I honestly thought it was funny from my perspective when you labeled some guys post as immature when from my opinion this thread idea is immature, but whatever man good luck with whatever you say to your parents and i mean this

[MACDADDY]

just tell your parents.
from experience, hiding the reportcard is BAD BAD BAD!!!
not only do they get an excuse to get you in trouble for doing bad, but for lying and other sorts of things.

just tell them that you studied, bad teacher, or the i tried but i froze up excuse.

also, i would probably retake that class if i failed it (dont want colleges to see a D or worse).

[mikeman5]

If GPA is so important you can take the easiest classes in your school (all academic no honors, no accel, no ap) and you have a 4.0 then you can get accepted to princeton?


Wow I almost didn't catch that white "sarcasm" you had there.

Yeah deffinitely tell them yourself. You're better off if they hear it from you early rather than it being a surprise when they see the report card.

[LaxIzKool]

Just chill deep breath and tell them excuses arent going to help you very much, just say i studied for it didnt do well and retake it or talk to teacher about fixing it and summer school etc.