<p>Hi everyone!
I'm currently taking semester one of Algebra 2 online; therefore, it is entirely self-instructed. This being said it looks like I will be earning a B this semester, which is a bit unsettling for me. I want to major in Bio at a school like UCSB or Cal Poly Slo. Do you think schools will look down on a bad math grade considering I want to go into a science opposed to a humanity? Hopefully I'll get an A next semester and A's throughout precalc and calc in the following yeaars, but I am now beginning to doubt my mathematical abilities. I don't want colleges to think I'm inept in that area. I don't know I might just be stressing about nothing.</p>
<p>It shouldn’t hurt your chances too much, considering the fact that your taking it completely self instructed, but I would make the best effort possible to get an a in your second semester. Good luck!</p>
<p>One B won’t make or break anything, but keep your eye on the ball with classes and grades.
Dr Hack</p>
<p>I thought you were a ■■■■■ at first, but then i realized that you were serious. The answer to your question is absolutely not. No one is perfect, and top schools aren’t looking only for blemish-free transcripts. That being said, don’t make a habit of getting B’s, but a few by the end of high school is perfectly normal. Some places even offer a “self-appraisal” essay where you get to explain any shortcomings in your application (not that a B is a shortcoming, it’s human! But if it continues you can bring up how you were self-studying).</p>
<p>Don’t become petrified at the prospect of a B, acceptance of failure will be important in college (although a B is hardly a failure).</p>
<p>A B is not a failure. However, I would use it as a focus of introspection about your grades.</p>