Admission with B+ in math

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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Hi all,

I’m a current junior right now thinking about what schools to apply to this summer. Caltech is my dream school, but unfortunately I got a B+ in precalc honors this year. This is my first B in my high school career, even with a ton of Honors and AP classes (Bio, Music theory, English, Chinese, US History, Chemistry). So my unweighted is 3.97 and my weighted is like 4.33 My school’s math is really hard… :frowning:

I have a 35 ACT and will have a lab-based internship this summer. I’m taking the SAT Math 2 subject test and from my practice tests will score probably 790-800.

Is there any chance that I could get it??? I don’t want to waste time, effort, and money on a school that I wouldn’t have a chance at (even if it’s my dream, lol). Thanks!

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A B+ in one subject should not impact your admission chances in any way

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The curve on SAT II math is insane, haha. Make sure you get an 800 on that, and I’m sure the admission office will forget about the B+

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Thanks!!