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Applying to College
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<p>I'm a junior and I've gotten all A-'s, A's, and A+'s so far in my high school career (my school is pretty easy). This year for AP American Lit I got an extremely difficult teacher (by my standards--I know there are some harder ones out there). I am getting a B, and the highest grade in her two classes of a combined 50 is a B+. I don't think I will be able to raise my grade any higher than a B+, which won't be easy. English lit is my intended major, and I am worried that getting one crazy teacher will cost me in admissions, since I'm planing on applying to top 20 schools. </p>

<p>Am I worrying too much or will this really cost me? I am taking the literature sat 2 in may, as well as the ap lit exam. I got a 770 and 730 on my writing and reading SAT reasoning test. Do you think that if I do well on all these tests my grade will be sort of invalidated, or will it just make me look like a slacker? </p>

<p>Any advice is appreciated, thanks a bunch</p>

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<p>Haha... a B will not cost you admissions. Seriously... don't sweat it so much.</p>

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<p>Talk about your overreactions...</p>

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<p>your hs give Apluses? really?</p>

<p>this can't be a serious post...its too silly</p>

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<p>What about the other post that is lamenting over a B obtained during Freshman year? haha... if you think this topic is a joke...</p>

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<p>If getting one B disqualified you from Top 20 colleges, I'm in trouble! hehe</p>

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<p>Lol okay. This was a serious post, but now I feel silly about it. It's just that my classes have been such easy A's(even with all A's I am only 30th in my class of 400) until now it seems like a B is a disaster. </p>

<p>I won't sweat it so much, and I appreciate you thinking my question was a joke :)</p>

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<p>"your hs give Apluses? really?<br>
this can't be a serious post...its too silly"</p>

<p>Some high schools give A pluses, including my daughter's school. So that part of the post is not silly.</p>

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<p>not that part was silly, but the rest was imo</p>

<p>at my Ds school, an 92 is a bplus, but no aplusses given...kind of harsh</p>

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<p>AP American Lit? I thought it was just general AP Lit and the non AP class was American Lit for Jr year. Does your teacher only let you read American authors?</p>

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<p>Yeah we only read American authors, The Crucible, Gatsby, Beloved, a few others. We have non-AP world lit freshmen and sophomore years.</p>

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<p>dude, i was a straight A kid and got a first B for first semester senior year. my schools that i applied to(generally top tier) did not hate that.</p>

<p>just explain it.</p>