<p>Your individual letter grades matter more than your cumulative GPA. You are better off getting two 90's than 89 and 99, i.e. low A's than a B and a high A. Unless you have international achievement you won't get into any top schools with a C.</p>
<p>Oh, snap.
Any other answers?
I don't want to make a new thread, because the two questions are pretty related.
So, about that hypothetical situation two posts back...?</p>
<p>For very selective colleges, the class rank or percentile is what will be looked at. They will look at your GPA in comparison to others at your school. </p>
<p>In a very strong, competitive school, there can be 30 or more out of 200 accepted to Ivies. At a mediocre school, one would have to be in the top 1-2% to be considered, unless very "well hooked".</p>
<p>For 2008 at Harvard, 95% of freshmen were in the top 10% of their h.s. class.</p>
<p>I'm still in the top 10% of my class, and by no means am I expecting "HYPS." I am aiming for, however, some top 40 schools.</p>