<p>I am taking Anatomy and Engineering Physics at a university (not community college) this summer as a rising senior in high school. I was curious though, how would a B or a C in one of these classes look on my college application? Would it actually hurt me (admissions wise) if I didn't get an A in these classes? Or does it matter?</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>It probably depends on where you go, but I would think that admissions officers would take it as you challenged yourself, which would look good. Same with AP classes, admisssions people at a Harvard tour said that they’d rather see a B in an AP class than an A in the regular class. (probably not like all APs and ALL B’s, but you get the point)</p>
<p>i am just worried that it might actually be detrimental because an adcom might see a C in a college class as evidence that a student may not be able to handle the work…I have a 4.3 weighted gpa 4.0 unweighted in high school with a full IB schedule, so hopefully that will offset any suspicion of me not being able to handle rigorous course work.</p>
<p>It depends on the school. For example, University of California counts a transferable college course as an honors course for the purpose of including the grade in your GPA (+1 if the grade was C or higher, up to a maximum of 8 semesters worth). But other schools’ admissions may do it differently. And it may be impossible to know exactly what effect it has at schools that use holistic admissions procedures.</p>