<p>Assuming the student mostly earns A's, do a few Bs or B+'s actually benefit the student?</p>
<p>I really dont know, but to exceed to many B's or B+'s is NOT good.</p>
<p>It might be beneficial b/c the stupids who get the infrequent B probably won't start hyperventilating once he/she gets into college and gets lower grades...</p>
<p>I concur. It does depend on what type of person are you.</p>
<p>In terms of admissions, no, not at all. However, you're not expected to be perfect, so a B+ in, say, AP Physics, if the applicant is interested in studying English, is not going to hurt.</p>
<p>^ i agree. a few b's in an area that your not interested in won't hurt. i don't know about actually being beneficial though</p>
<p>i hope it is.....</p>
<p>how much better does a B+ look than an ordinary B? Cause I mean the + signifies that "you tried really hard and almost made it," right?</p>
<p>I think a B can be beneficial. It's easy for Harvard to reject a 4.0/2400 because it's like rejecting some perfect robot. A single "B", preferably in Spanish II during sophomore year, reminds the adcom that an applicant is human.</p>
<p>KrazyKool... have fun fantasies are we?</p>
<p>Kids stress wayyyyyyyyy too much about high school (yes, I'm a senior, w00t). And you know what I found out this year? Grades don't matter nearly as much as you'd think. Take the most challenging classes you can, don't get anything below a B, and get some fun hobbies, do something unique! My coaching duties of a riding team are way more likely to get me into college than the B- I got in precalc will keep me out of it.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I was joking, as you might have caught on to when I mentioned "preferably Spanish II during sophomore year"</p>