B's in Junior year!! How will this hurt my chances for Wellesley?

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<p>I have been getting all A's until my Junior year, and I'm so worried that this is going to hurt my application A LOT! I took all IB and AP classes last year and worked really hard for every single class, but in combination with my adrenal fatigue and my little cousins visiting us for a whole year with their super loud playing in our tiny house, I could not keep my grades up and got 3 B+'s out of 7 classes...I am so devasted because junior year is the year colleges look at the most and they want consistancy in grades...what should I do?</p>

<p>I reall really REALLY want to go to Wellesley but now I'm not sure if I will get in because of this.</p>

<p>Please read my stats and tell me if I still have a chance...thanks so much</p>

<p>GPA: 3.86 unweighted
Rank:top 5% out of 722
SATI: 2070 w/ M:710, CR:680, W:680
SATII: Math 680, BIO 710</p>

<p>taking IB and AP courses
IBs taken: Eng I,II,III, BIO I,II, Hist of Americas, Spanish I,II,III,IV,
APs taken: Euro, Calc AB, Macro Econ, 2D Art, American Gov't, Eng Lit</p>

<p>Will be taking: IB chem, AP span Lit, IB contemporary hist, IB psych, testing for AP Psych, IB eng IV, IB Math studies, IB Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>EC:
-FIRST Robotics (4yrs) with communications secretary and team artists positions.
-founder and President of Florida organization One World One Life that raise money for children in poverty
-founder and president of club in my HS under the same name and lead over 30 members in and out of school
-Relay for Life captain 2010
-Mission Education chair in Orlando for American Cancer Society Relay for Life 2010-11
-participated in University of Central Florida Oyster Reef restoration
-Co-created a calender for Wildlife Animal Haven for funraising
-Haiti Relief Volunteer
-Volunteer at Food bank and Homeless shelter
-Volunteer for Florida Hostpital
-Tennis</p>

<p>Honors:
-Named in the Cambridge Who's Who Executive Catalog
-2008 and 2009 Inspire Award in Florida Regional FTC Robotics
-2010 Robotics Chairmans Award
-MC for the Florida Robotics Regional FRC VIP presentation and Lucheon
-Artwork selected for the United Nations "Peace" art show
-National High School Scholars Honors Society
-National Honors Society (incl NH Spanish, Science, Social Studies)</p>

<p>In my essay I wrote about how I taught myself english before I came to America</p>

<p>extra info (might or might not help in overall application, in essay maybe haha):
first generation immigrant (came to the US at 14)
neither of my parents speak English so I assume all family responsibilities (bills, insurance papers, etc)</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry much at all about 3 B+s, “even” in your junior year–that is still a strong result, especially with a tough schedule. I have said this many times on CC before, but I received 9 B’s of all flavors (although most were B+s) throughout my high school career, and still managed to be ranked in the top 2% of my class and get into highly selective colleges. The majority of those did come in my freshmen year, but still–a few Bs will certainly not doom your application <em>anywhere</em>. </p>

<p>Reading the rest of your post, I think you are a very competitive candidate for Wellesley. Your grades and class rank are overall very good, you have taken a competitive schedule, you currently have about median test scores for Wellesley, and you have some good extracurricular and leadership experiences. Plus you have a fairly compelling background as a first generation, immigrant student who assumes a lot of familial responsibility. I would admit you! That’s not a guarantee, of course, but as I said already, you definitely have a shot at getting into Wellesley. Good luck!</p>

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<p>@advantagious Thanks so much for your encouragement!</p>

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<p>OH MY DEAR GOD.</p>

<p>I think we’re twins!! I was reading your stats and like “OMG did I make this post last year?”</p>

<p>Ya pple tell me not to worry about it and I am in the same predicament as you but its not even a predicament.</p>

<p>Good luck!!</p>

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<p>@desichick16
LOL we ARE twins! hopefully everything will turn out to be okay :slight_smile:
if we both get in, we need to celebrate together haha
good luck to you too sista!</p>

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<p>Oh for sure, we will!!! Good luck to you!! :)</p>