<p>In high school, I did really well my freshman and sophomore years, but my grades are slightly worse this year (junior year). I'm still getting above average grades, but last two years I got all A+'s and a few A's. Now I have a B in AP Physics, one A-, 3 A's, and 3 A+'s. I know this probably sounds rrrrreally stupid, but I was wondering if colleges will take this drop in my grades into account?? When I apply to colleges, I'm looking to apply to colleges like Cornell and other colleges with low acceptance rates. Are these grades still okay, or will this affect how colleges will view me as a student? Thank you!</p>
<p>You’re perfectly fine, those grades are really good. Colleges realize that the difficulty level of the class increases as you get older, so your grade drop is pretty insignificant, even without the difficulty increase.</p>
<p>Ok thanks! So one or two B’s or B+'s will not really matter on my high school transcript?</p>
<p>Have you considered community college?</p>
<p>Honestly, you’re fine. No one in my grade got higher than a B+ this quarter for AP Physics.</p>
<p>Its AP Physics, its supposed to make your brain explode. Don’t worry. Your grades are excellent.</p>
<p>Realistically, colleges view all GPA’s that are 3.85+ as pretty darn close to being identical. </p>
<p>A couple of B’s, or dare I say even a single C (gasp!) probably won’t affect you as long as the majority of your grades are A’s.</p>
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<p>Lots of straight A students have considered/gone to community college…</p>
<p>If you get rejected from a college with one B, you would have gotten rejected with straight As too (and this happens all the time at really selective schools).</p>