<p>I screwed up in math this quarter and am mostly likely getting in the 70s. Last quarter I got a 96, but thing is my teacher is awful. I started to get extra help with another teacher, but there is not enough time in the quarter to fix the grade. If I do well for the next three years can I still go to an Ivy?</p>
<p>You have a LONG time.</p>
<p>You have another semester of Freshman year. You will be fine.</p>
<p>70? Ivies?</p>
<p>Better hope you have good ECs.</p>
<p>Perhaps, if you talk to admissions in the future and explain the situation. Just make sure that you get A’s again from now on.</p>
<p>They’ll see improvement if ur grades go back to A’s in the coming years.</p>
<p>Maybe if you get like an A+ for the rest of time in math and take a ton of APs and are like recruited for a sport and have a bunch of ECs and I agree with Elle74 you should tell your interviewer or write it in your application or something.</p>
<p>Do I really need to explain the grade for that one quarter to the admissions? I’m asking because my school only sends in my final grades which is my four quarters along with midterm and final.</p>
<p>Made a mistake. It is gpa that is sent to college that includes my final grades.</p>
<p>It’s not something you have to explain to an admissions officer, no. Explain it away by getting back on track for the rest of your years in high school, and by taking the hardest courses available.</p>
<p>If you REALLY feel insecure about it, include something in your additional info or guidance rec. But, that won’t be for a long time.</p>
<p>Haha, at my previous school 80 was a 4.0, , 70 was a 3.6. But the median was always at the low 70s</p>
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That’s the best advice!</p>
<p>You have time to fix the grade as much as you can. Instead of posting on CC, work really hard and see if you can get extra credit from your teacher. Grades aren’t entirely determined by how good a teacher is, so you can’t really “explain” this. Like ^^…^ said, work really hard. I think a few ivies don’t consider your freshman grades.</p>