Bad Senior Grades...Please Help...

Applying to College
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So up until junior year I had UW 3.93 GPA. I had gotten 2 B+s in sophomore year due to my grandmother who had raised me passed away. I am also top 10% of my class out of 65 people and have strong ECs.
My SAT is 2250 w/ SAT 2s: USH (750) M2 (730)

But this senior year I think I am getting 2B+s and a B…I’m suddenly getting too many B’s and it’s freaking me out.
I tried really hard but my private school is quite rigorous and I am taking the HARDEST classes available with all the Ecs, essays, and all the other stuff I have to do.

My new UW GPA will probably be 3.85 which is a huge drop…and I’ll have a total of 5 B’s

I’m really worried…I’m afraid I’m not going to get into any of the schools I applied to which are

Johns Hopkins
Princeton (LOL)
Harvard (LOL)
Brown…
WashU
NYU
Northwestern
Emory
UMich
PennState
UIUC
USC

As of now, I just want to go to JHU…do I have chances at any of these schools anymore w/ my senior grades? :frowning:

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You will get into some subset of your school list. Getting 3 Bs as a senior taking the hardest courses at your school won’t kill your app. Relax.

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thank you so much! I’m just really nervous atm… :slight_smile:

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Colleges are much more forgiving towards the GPAs of those who have taken rigorous courseloads. There is a huge difference between an A in a regular biology course and an A in an AP Biology course, for instance. Really, don’t sweat it. Your scores, class rank and extracurriculars will go a long way too; it’s not all about the grades.