<p>I got a B in AP Stats on my midyear report. Only one student out of 24 received an A in it, and they are all fairly capable students. Our teacher screwed us over early in the semester by giving us tests that had info on stuff we didn't learn in class and wasn't in our book. The class averages on those tests were in the mid-60s. Some of my friends in that class and I even complained to the high school principal about this teacher. Will Yale take this into account when reviewing my midterm report? Is there any way that they would know that there was only one A out of 24? I've gotten an A in every other math class (all honors/AP) I've taken, including AP Calc BC. In fact, I was the only one in my grade to have gotten an A in both the AB and BC classes. I also got an 800 on the Math SAT I and on the Math level 2 subject test. If this matters, I'm a prospective econ major.</p>
<p>Chill out dude, its okay, but I don’t get how Stats can be that hard…, there isn’t much in the AP Stats curriculum, IMO, unless ur teacher went beyond the established standard</p>
<p>Unless your midterm report shows your rank for each class, I don’t believe the admissions counselor will know how you did in comparison to your classmates. Quite frankly, I don’t think there is much you can do but to wait and see if you get an interview, and address the issue ONLY if the counselor brings it up to you. You certainly do not want to come off as whiny, but rather as a confident, competent applicant. </p>
<p>What they will probably do is consider how competitive your high school is in general (does it have a good reputation, or does everyone get A’s), and the general trend for your other grades. It is unlikely that they will focus on one grade if the rest are all good, or if they do, they may ask you directly to explain it. If they do, don’t make a big deal of it (again, you don’t want to seem whiny). Just highlight how well you did in your past math courses and that this one class was merely an outlier. Plus, you can turn it into a positive and say that it provides you with a challenge to bring that grade up to an A, and show your confidence with handling the problem. After all, it is only a midterm grade.</p>
<p>Chill out dude, it’s not a big deal. In fact, consider yourself pretty darn lucky if you haven’t been screwed over by a high school teacher until now.</p>
<p>Gosh Saints, no need to go to multiple threads to post the same thing. You’re okay. You’ll live. And your chances will not be hurt ><</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t mention this. You might seem like a hypocrite.</p>
<p>omg you’re screwed</p>
<p>not</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think colleges care that you got one B in one of your classes over your High School career. My brother ended up with a B- in his AP Chem class during his Junior year. He attends Columbia now.</p>
<p>I know someone who got at least one B and this person got into Penn ED. One B won’t kill you, especially senior year.</p>
<p>Yeah I also know this person who got rejected by Harvard last year (He had an A in stats).</p>
<p>@novalynx</p>
<p>The average GPA at our school is about a 3.3, but the middle 50% SAT scores of our school is roughly 1750-2070. I have a 2240 (1530 excluding writing). Our school is really small. We only have about 60 students, but last year we had one guy go to Caltech, one go to Dartmouth, and three go to Vanderbilt. I’m sure more could have gone to top schools, but many of my graduating friends go to the state school because of how great a deal they are. By the way, someone at my school managed to get into Vanderbilt with a 3.4 GPA. I don’t know how that happened. I know she had a 34 ACT, but I didn’t think that would be enough to atone for such a low GPA. I would say we have a pretty good reputation around the city I live in.</p>