<p>I am getting all A's for my midyear report (I am a senior)</p>
<p>except for an A- for sure in AP Lit (tough class) and AP stats (tough 1st year teacher w/ only 1 real "A" in the class".)</p>
<p>However I am at risk at getting an A- in AP Biology because even though my test average is an A I had too many FORMAT errors on a huge lab and recieved an F.</p>
<p>The thing is, I mentioned in my essays for almost all of the colleges I applied to that Biology was my FAVORITE science (it really is) and that I planned for Biology to be my major in college.</p>
<p>Well especially since I am deferred for Stanford and am up against a very competitive pool of other deferred students and RD applicants, I cannot go without thinking an A- in my "favorite science" looks a little shady...</p>
<p>Honestly... micro managing and nit-picking probably hurts your chances more than your A-. Your personality, whether you like it or not is reflected in your app... Are the applicant's essays cautious or bold? Does the applicant stay too neutral in the fear of offending, or does he/she believe in something? Did the applicant list every extracurricular ever obtained, or did he/she allow a few key ones to truly shine through? </p>
<p>It's out of your hands now.. and no, the A- will not be an issue...</p>
<p>I mean, how can you want to major in something if you can't even get an A+? Maybe you should consider a career in Janitorial Services.</p>
<p>No way you'd get into college with an A- in your best subject. Think of the myriad other students who are going to have A, A+, A++, A+++, the list goes on. Not to mention the people who already hold honorary doctorates in several subjects, including Biology.</p>
<p>But while you were drinking and "chasing the dragon" in high school, your peers were getting better than 100% on all their tests. What a waste. Get help, get your life back on track. Jesus, man.</p>
<p>To the OP -- I say just don't worry about it. I spent all of high school getting no A-'s, doing all that good score stuff, and Stanford definitely didn't take me. </p>
<p>It is honestly up to your fortune now...there is no easy correlation between grades and acceptance. So whether or not you get in likely won't depend on such miniscule differences.</p>
<p>If Stanford took students based on what they said they'd want to major in, I can probably say safely that I'd have been accepted...I am pretty sure I had more depth + convincing reasons as to why I was into the subject I was than any friends of mine going there do at least. I don't think, though, that this is their basis for selection.</p>