<p>Will 3 C's on your transcript (Freshman-Senior year) ruin your chances dramatically for Ivy League?</p>
<p>honestly?</p>
<p>It will definately lower your chances perceptibly, I dont know about "dramatically" though.</p>
<p>sigh. *****<strong><em>, *</em></strong><strong>,</strong>*</p>
<p>in what classes?</p>
<p>which ivy league schools? are you still in the top 10% of your class?</p>
<p>for harvard, it might be a deal-breaker. for columbia or penn, it isn't the end of the world</p>
<p>It depends on the classes. And, quite honestly, it could depend on which officer reads your application.</p>
<p>But unless you've got all As and 3 truly aberrational Cs, then it's a bit of problem. Tons of applicants without any Bs, much less Cs are rejected.</p>
<p>(And I would caution that Columbia and Penn are far from much easier to get into than Harvard. Cs can be deal breakers there, too.)</p>
<p>I hate to say this, but please gtfo for your own good. I am so happy I wasn't this stressed out freshman year. </p>
<p>Please don't take this personally, but quit stressing and live life.</p>
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<p>well, here's the data, you can draw your own conclusions:</p>
<p>Penn:
* 58% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
* 19% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
* 13% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
* 7% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
* 3% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99</p>
<p>Princeton (less selective than Harvard but Harvard doesn't release data):
* 78% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
* 13% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
* 6% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
* 3% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24</p>
<p>so, in my opinion and by judging off this data, Harvard will have significantly more students with GPAs 3.75 and higher than a school like Penn will, and thus will have significantly less students with Cs on their transcripts</p>