A couple bad grades, but I made up for them. Do I still have a chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Helllo. I'm currently a junior. I've gotten 4 C's(83-84) and 1 D(74) as semester grades in high school. All of my final (not final exam-just final overall) grades have been 90+. I've also taken 9 college courses. I have taken the hardest courses too. </p>

<p>the C's were in:
Honors Algebra 2 (Freshman year 1st semester-83) I brought that up to a 93 second semester.
Honors English 1(Sophomore year 1st semester-83) I brought that up to a 98 second semester
Honors Chemistry(Sophomore year 1st semester-84) I brought that up to a 95 second semester
Honors Spanish2(Sophomore year 1st semester-84) I brought that up to a 100 second semester</p>

<p>And my one D was in:
Honors Pre-Calculs (Sophomore year 1st semester-74) I brought that up to a 98 second semester</p>

<p>The rest of my grades have been A's and B's, mostly A's with a few B's. I have taken every AP and Honors class possible.</p>

<p>My unweighted GPA is: 3.68 :/
I don't know what my weighted GPA is.
And the average of all my grades is 95, even with the 4 C's and the D.
The average of all the college courses I've taken is: 99 :)</p>

<p>SAT: 2250</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Academic Decathlon (11-will continue next year)
BBBS (11-will continue next year)
Civil Rights (11-will continue next year)
Class President (9, 10,11 hopefully will continue next year)
GSA (11-will continue next year)
Journalism (10, 11 will continue next year)
Spanish Club/Latin Club (11-will continue next year)
Mock trial (9,10,11, will continue next year)
Speech&Debate (9, 10, 11, will continue)
[Nationals (9-11)
State champion(9-11 in different events)
Several Awards]
Student Council (11-12)
Youth Court (10, 11 will continue next year)
Unity (9,10,11,will continue next year)
School Committee Representative (10, 11 will continue next year)
Intern at a Human Rights Organization(9, 10, 11 will continue next year)
Leadership award (9, 10,11, will continue next year) </p>

<p>I'm also a very busy person, I am very involved my school, I am a VERY underrepresented minority. I have also started my own organization and we have hosted many events. I live in an area with a lot of discrimination against new immigrants and my organization was made to build bridges between the newcomers and the native and to break down biases :) I am the daughter of Somali refugees. </p>

<p>SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MY CHANCE IS TO GET INTO:</p>

<p>Smith College
University of Chicago
UPenn
Harvard :/
Dartmouth
Boston College
Northwestern
Emory
University of California-Berkeley, L/A
Tufts
Yale
Columbia
NYU</p>

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<p>Semester grades don’t matter, colleges just look at the final grade for each course. If you got 90+(3.7 or higher) on everything, why is your GPA a 3.68? I’m guessing its because your school has a different system. Anyway, with all As and your SAT score I’d say you have a good shot at all of them.</p>

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<p>^not true. Most high schools have grades every semester and they restart at the beginning of the new semester. So, colleges view both semester and final grades.</p>

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<p>Honestly, with what you wrote it’s going to be based on how well your recs and essays will be.</p>

<p>Smith College
Boston College
Northwestern
Emory
University of California-Berkeley, L/A
Tufts
NYU</p>

<p>These are the colleges I think you have a reasonable (70-80 percent) shot at if you live in CA (if not, take out UCs.)</p>

<p>Ivy leagues will be hard if they weigh your semester grades heavily, but I’m feeling a low-Ivy will be possible.</p>

<p>EDIT: Saw the ECs again… you can apply to most of the colleges on your list and have a fair shot.</p>

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<p>Well, then I guess it depends on the high school. My guidance counselor and several teachers at my high school have said that colleges only look at final grades.</p>

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<p>Yes, the same thing at my school. They only send out final grades.</p>

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<p>My school does GPA by semester grades, and it sends out the semester grades to colleges on the transcript. Our final grades aren’t calculated in our GPA, unfortunately.</p>

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<p>Semester grades don’t matter, only final grades. Your colleges will never see your semester or exam grades, just finals. I think you have a chance to get in to all of your schools. Good luck.</p>

<p>Chance me?</p>

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