<p>as long as your OVERALL GPA is "right in the ballpark" to other GPAs accepted from your school to a certain university/college, does it matter if you have 2 or 3 C+'s in a few HARD courses (ie AP Physics, AP Chemistry, the works)?</p>
<p>what colleges?</p>
<p>for Ivies and other Ivy-caliber schools, definitely yes</p>
<p>If most of your AP courses are C's, while your easier courses are A's, it might say something about your level to handle a certain courseload at one of the top-tier schools.</p>
<p>I agree. If you got ONE C in your entire high school career, you're fine, but if its a trend, not so much for the ivies and the like.</p>
<p>OMG A C? How repulsive. You don't even deserve to go to a community college.</p>
<p>I had 3 C's and I got into UMich.</p>
<p>My S had two Cs in rigorous courses & got into USoCal with a significant merit scholarship as a NMF. The rest of his courses were As & Bs.</p>
<p>I have one C in HS (Standard Geometry). It kinda sucks because it stands out like a sore thumb against my B's and few A's. It did bring my GPA down which sucks. Nothing I can do about it. Just cant let it happen anymore.</p>
<p>Showing significant improvement & an upward trend in grades can help as well.</p>
<p>the salutatorian from my school last year got mostly A's obviously, some B's and ONE C- in AP BC Calculus. She ended up going to Dartmouth. So just keep C's to a minimum even in hard courses and u will be fine...</p>
<p>Cs are not good to have. If you have a C freshman year it means you cant handle change in environment. If you have a C in an AP class you cant handle the harder level. One C freshman year wont kill you. 3 Cs Junior year will (for top tier schools). </p>
<p>Upward trend only means taht you did poorly in the begining. It is best to maintain good grades throughout highschool. If you are going ot have a slip up have it freshman year so you can say you grew and are smarter now.</p>
<p>remember, most schools have no problem with a few C's its the "top" ones that pick and choose from 4.0s and love to announce how many they rejected</p>
<p>don't stress, work hard, and you will get into a fine college</p>
<p>and remember, this site is not normal nor average nor fair, this site is a bit arrogant and snooty, and many think only the "top tier" are worth anything, so ignore that side</p>
<p>you will be fine</p>
<p>and yeah, I said it,this site IS snooty and stuckup alot of the time when it comes to schools...."top tier'- yeah, thats like 30 schools out of thousands, and so if they aren't a match for you, not to worry,they aren't a match for anyone</p>
<p>^^^You're right. It's hillarious for me to come here and see the title posts "Avergae kid, Bad GPA low SAT HELP!" Then you click and they have a 3.9 with 2000 SAT's and their post is littered with sad faced emoticons. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>depends on the college. Would several Cs in hard science courses preclude your admission from Stanford Engineering, MIT or CalTech, sure, but not necesarily from a LAC.</p>
<p>whenever i went on interviews and showed my transcript (which had a c+ in 1 class for 1 term) they were like woah c+, ***. and then they were like hang on, differential calculus, nevermind. youre awesome.</p>
<p>so ummm ditto to the other ppl. keep to a min in really hard classes.</p>
<p>I've recieved about five C's, and I've failed a lot of classes and got a few D's my freshman and sophomore year. In my junior year I got straight A's and so far in my senior year I have straight A's (including my AP courses).</p>
<p>In my freshman and sophomore year... my parents split up, I was diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder and had panic attacks a lot, and was absent pretty much all the time. That's why I got such bad grades - I was never really at school. I started getting treatment and that's how I was able to pick myself up off the ground.</p>
<p>Its not like I was just dumb.</p>
<p>Does that mean I can't get in anywhere? I made up all my courses (D's and F's) and they became A's through summer school/independent study. I want to go to U of Missouri....</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>I think you should talk with your counselor & the adcom at U of Missouri. It's great that you show a rising trend with ever more challenging work. Schools are aware that students can have rough spots and like to see students over come adversity & grow from it.
If worse comes to worse, you can always attend a community college for a bit & transfer to a 4-year college, but since you've shown such improvement, you may be able to get in as a freshman. Speak with the individuals I mentioned.</p>
<p>Aaaand remember: high school does not determine what you'll do with your life. Neither does undergrad. Graduate school, sure. But don't freak about a couple not-so-great grades. In Bhutan, less than half the population is literate. Think about it. We're okay. Stop freaking. Life's fun, too. :) Work hard, play harder.</p>