In Need of Some SERIOUS Help/Advice

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Last week I finished my third semester at college. My GPA was above a 3.5 and I had never scored any lower than a B in anything ever. Then, to my surprise, I failed one of my science courses this semester. I was shocked. I thought I had been doing fine. Anyway, the problem is I'm planning on transferring to a higher level college (Such as a major University). But with an F on my transcript and a GPA that took a dip, I'm afraid I won't get any scholarship and will no longer be able to afford to go to the college of my choice (And no, my college doesn't offer grade forgiveness). I'm considering whether to take an equivalent class that would count for the credits I would have received had I gotten a B or above. Nonetheless I'm still quite worried. Would a university care if I had one F amongst a bunch of As and Bs? Will this F ruin my scholarship opportunities?
 
I wish I had the knowledge to guide you but from what you said there is no meaning to count just a bad result equal to many good ones.
 
If that course pertains to what you're studying, then yes...

I failed my physics class. High-5!
 
Best thing to do is to talk to someone in the school you are in. And also to get into touch with your preferred University and see what they say with regards to your questions. I am sure the Admissions departments gets many queries along the same lines all year.

I hope that helps.
 
As Submerged said, I would just ask someone at the schools directly. In my experience the requirements for most scholarships were listed as GPAs with no mention of individual grades like that. Students mess up here and there all the time so I wouldn't worry too much.

On a related note... how did you not have any idea you were failing? I thought grades were pretty much universally uploaded online these days.
 
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On a related note... how did you not have any idea you were failing? I thought grades were pretty much universally uploaded online these days.
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It was due in part to the professor, who didn't bother to tell me I needed help. All the grades he had handed back to me were fairly good (Maybe he just didn't want me to feel bad about myself, I don't really know). Anyway, the grades I didn't see, such as my homework, he didn't show me. So when I prepared for the final, I felt as if my grade was basically locked as it was (Causing me to be a bit to laid back).

Also, other colleges do get to see my entire transcript, not just my GPA.
 

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