text: will colleges refuse to accept me if i have superb grades but am failing math? i've always had a 3.7 or higher gpa but now i'm taking pre-calc and failing it. i'm scared that colleges will either, see this fact and turn me down because of it, or not see it at all and only look at my gpa which has been falling because of the class, therefore making me inadequate for accpetance in some colleges. it depends.  colleges will not just look at your grades and gpa.  there are other factors that they include.  if you go to their website, they should have a brief outline of what they are going to look at (i.e. sat scores, involvement in & out of school, etc..) most likely, i believe, it's the essay that counts; it can either make or break you.  plus, you have to consider that there are a lot of people you are competiting with.  if you haven't sent in the application yet, try and talk to your teacher and both of you guys may come up with a solution about how to improve your grades.