<p>So, up until junior year, I have gotten pretty goods (mostly A's), but in junior year, I got one C in first semester in AP Computer Science (really bad choice) but raised it to a B second semester. The rest of my grades were mostly A's and a few B's sprinkled in.</p>
<p>Will this badly affect my admission to selective colleges like the Ivies and top private colleges like University of Chicago, Duke, NYU, etc?</p>
<p>Thank you for answering in advance!</p>
<p>The schools you’re targeting will look at you holistically. If you get in, it won’t be despite your C/B. If you get rejected it won’t be because of your C/B. Don’t invest worry and strife into it. Put your best foot fwd and good luck</p>
<p>These things happen and colleges understand. It’ll factor into your GPA of course (shouldn’t do too much damage, though), but they will probably overlook it as a minor spat. The fact that you raised it second semester is a nice touch. It shows improvement in something you may not be that proficient in.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for all of your responses!
I appreciate it very much.</p>
<p>Would you think it would be wise in the Common App to attach a small paragraph explaining the grade such as APCS was very challenging for me (for some reason) and stuff like that?</p>
<p>^No. Let it go.</p>