<p>I have a C+'s in both Japanese 3 and Ap Economics
In terms of college admissions, I scored a 780 on my SAT 2 Japanese subject and if I receive a 4/5 on my economics AP exam, will it make up for it?</p>
<p>No. Grades and test scores are separate. For example, a 2400 SAT score will not “erase” a 3.3 GPA.</p>
<p>Not quite sure why you have C’s in those classes, given you’ve done well on the exams.</p>
<p>well im kinda making an excuse here but…
both my teachers were extremely excellent strict teachers…
They demanded a lot of me… I learned a lot, but the rigor with which my teachers taught were extremely hard…
The AP average for Ap economics at my school is a 4.8…
The Japanese program at my school is ranked one of the best internationally…
What first year japanese students learn are what 2nd 3rd year japanese students learn in the US…</p>
<p>If you are intrested in my situation, be sure to check my other thread
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1314154-will-i-able-get-accepted-into-these-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1314154-will-i-able-get-accepted-into-these-colleges.html</a></p>
<p>Follow-up question: did everybody in those classes get a C+? Or did your teachers demand a lot, but other people delivered more than you did?</p>
<p>If everybody got a C+, that’s an issue that your guidance counselor can address in his or her letter (but you will need to meet with your counselor, explain the situation, and get the counselor on board with this plan). If other people managed to get A’s and you didn’t, that might be a problem. I think you’ll probably get into several of the universities you named on your other thread, but I must confess I’m not really an expert on any of them.</p>
<p>actually ppl with a 2400 have 50% chance of getting into Harvard so it kinda does “erase” the 3.3</p>
<p>“The Japanese program at my school is ranked one of the best internationally…
What first year japanese students learn are what 2nd 3rd year japanese students learn in the US…”</p>
<p>Are you an international applicant, or are you a US applicant currently studying in an international school?</p>
<p>If you are an international applicant, you need to measure yourself against other international applicants, not against applicants from the US. Start here: [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.state.gov/) and here: [International</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/]International”>International Students - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>If you are a US applicant currently living and studying abroad, and you are attending a US-style international school, go have a meeting with the college advisor at you school. That person will be able to tell you where you are likely to be admitted. If you are attending a local school instead, start at the closest advising center of [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://educationusa.state.gov/]EducationUSA”>http://educationusa.state.gov/)</p>
<p>Hawkinator, what leads you to believe that any of the 2400’s that got into Harvard had a GPA around 3.3? I would expect, rather, that the 2400/3.3 applicants are all in the 50% of 2400’s who were not admitted. (And that they are few in number. Most 2400’s have higher grades.) Do you have information to suggest otherwise?</p>
<p>Both my teachers demanded a lot.
The grades within the classes had a lot a variation.
In my AP economics class, the juniors had lower grades but the seniors had high grades.
My economics teacher, however, expected that the juniors get lower grades because he felt we weren’t at a certain level of academic maturity…
In terms of our AP scores, it is most likely that everyone received 4’s or 5’s.
My AP economics teacher is a very good and capable teacher</p>
<p>My Japanese 3 class grades was purely based on which ever teacher you had. Unfortunately, I had a strict and harsh teacher, who gave out harder tests. I learned a lot, thus my 780 SAT 2 Japanese, but received a low grade. On the other hand, the other teacher was easy ans slack. But the students in the “slacker” class, had high grades but low SAT 2 Japanese Test scores.</p>
<p>I’d say the opposite is true: Great GPA might be able to replace a low test score. Tests are 1 hour. Grades are the culmination of 3-4 months. Which is more important? Sustained brilliance or one-off success?</p>
<p>Craig</p>
<p>^ True to some extent, but how does a 1500 SAT look with a 4.0 GPA? The school may have grade inflation.</p>
<p>The problem with that argument is even if there is “grade inflation” the student has to be doing something right in order to maintain a 4.0 GPA and would lead me to believe their study traits/work ethic would be similar at a school without “grade inflation”. Gotta work with what you’re given when it comes to the schools.</p>