1st Semester Grades

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>So I've always been an A/A+ math & science student taking the hardest classes. This year I just finished a semester of AP Physics C and earned an A-. </p>

<p>Considering my SATs, GPA, rank, etc, I'm about 35th percentile for accepted MIT students in terms of those objective factors. </p>

<p>Although its not like I received a "B" in AP Physics C, do you believe admissions will look negatively on this grade - since it is the lowest math/science grade I've received, or will it not help/hurt me?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Oh good grief. An A- will not hurt you. Find other things to worry about.
:-)</p>

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<p>wow. such arrogance!!</p>

<p>jk. um A-'s don't hurt you unless you have a lot of them. its probably not that big of a tip so don't worry.</p>

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<p>Just a question pertaining to the same topic, what about 2 B+'s in the same class (AP Lit)? Would that change their minds if everything else I got was an A?</p>

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<p>idk guys....and A- is pretty darn crappy ;)</p>

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<p>There are a few threads on this throughout the forum. Common opinion seems to be by "drop in grades" they mean falling from mostly As and a few Bs for grades 9-11 to Bs and Cs in 12th. </p>

<p>Search around a bit</p>

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<p>Ya sorry, I'm not trying to be a d-bag whoose like "Help I got a 2400" if thats how I came across. I just wanted to know if a slip from A/A+ to an A- was a "drop" in the eyes of admissions: )</p>

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<p>I'm waiting for the next guy to say, "help, i used to get all A+'s but last semester I only got an A...is that bad?" </p>

<p>its fine, if its only one A- then I doubt hey will even notice it. worry about more important things. seriously, ur good.</p>

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<p>i don't think my school even differentiates between an A+ and an A-...</p>

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<p>Wow, I am back in CC after 1 month: looks like an exile to me.</p>

<p>Heck no, A- is NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT bad. I was always a A+/B+ student. This semester I got 2 A-s, 3 As, one B+ (AP Stats is sooooo boring). I am not worried about it, I had a 4.33 weighted and 4.0 UW so I am happy because the highest GPA in our class is 4.33 and I am among those people having it.</p>

<p>Do not worry dude, everything will be fine. "Everything happens for our own good", now don't find contradictions to it please.</p>

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<p>Good grief!, an A-....no way you're getting into MIT.</p>

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<p>MIT does not differentiate between pluses and minuses. I read it on CC a few months ago so it must be true.</p>

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<p>Man, mollie runs a tight ship...hahah</p>

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I'm not entirely sure why, but this is the hardest I've laughed at a CC comment in several months now...</p>

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<p>^^ I agree, made me laugh pretty hard</p>