<p>Do the letter grades themselves matter?</p>
<p>One could have C's and all A's and end up with the same GPA as someone with all B's. Which student would colleges like better?</p>
<p>It depends on the story that the rest of the application tells. They'll probably be intrigued but wary at the A/C kid: is this a budding genius, bored or limited by his surroundings, or just a smart and lazy kid?</p>
<p>If you have all C in one subject area it could raise questions. A few random Bs will have little effect.</p>
<p>Well, it does affect the grade...</p>
<p>More detailed:</p>
<p>Is there a difference (enough to make or break me):</p>
<p>Case 1. B-, B-, B-, B, B+, B+</p>
<p>Case 2. A, A, A, B+, C+, C+ </p>
<p>If I'm case 2? I have all A's and A+'s and two C's. If both cases end up having the same UW GPA, is there a difference? </p>
<p>I was wondering, if the chances that I got on "what are my chances" were skewed, because (if there is) a big difference in the two cases above.</p>
<p>keep in mind, not for schools like Ivies or top 10. More like top 30 schools.</p>
<p>anyone?....</p>
<p>My problem
One CLASS- therefore only 1/6 of my gpa anyway but. . .
A-,F,A,A,A-,A+ = B+ final average for the course I think </p>
<p>Is that going to kill me?</p>
<p>Wait make that a D instead of an F- isn't D 65?
Yeah I had one REALLY bad quarter- all because of one lame late paper. I'm sorry .</p>
<p>Well- see if your transcript shows final averages or every quarter. If the former is true, you just have a lower gPa but I think no one sees the quarters by themselves.</p>
<p>UNLESS these scores you are giving me are the final grades for each course, which even if my suggestion is true, they would see. </p>
<p>Where are those Case B grades from?- this quarter, all quarters for one course, or finals of all courses? Sorry if you mentioned this or I am misunderstanding, but I am slightly confused.</p>
<p>Basically what i'm asking is, for a semester grade (only thingt that shows on transcript), does it matter what you got letter grade wise?</p>
<p>Like if someone took 5 classes and got all B's and ended up with a 3.5,
vs. someone who took 5 classes and got all A's and a few C+'s with a 3.5?</p>
<p>I'm asking because I posted my chances on the chances forum, but I didn't list individual letter grades. I listed my GPA as a 3.4 overall and people told me michigan is a high match/reach. Would that change if they found out that I got C's junior year? Like, would michigan become a major reach for me with the same GPA, but with C's?</p>
<p>a C doesn't matter, but a D or F is a different story i believe</p>
<p>Bottom line, neither would get into top colleges. That aside, all B's look better for the schools taking 3.0 applicants.</p>
<p>When we say that a few Bs don't matter (and I'm assuming we're talking about top schools), does that also mean that a student getting all As except for very few (ie 3 total) B+s won't be hurt by those B+s?</p>