Hi Forum,
Throughout high school I maintained a 3.9 unweighted GPA and 4.7 weighted due to my taking many of the offered AP classes early on, and receiving all A’s save for two B+'s Sophomore year. However this semester grades came out and I received straight Bs save for one class - for a total of 4 Bs. On top of this, I’m actually taking less AP classes than in previous years since I exhausted most of the school’s AP curriculum before senior year. I know that "Chance"ing for Ivy League schools is silly, but without providing information on my extracurricular activities, am I pretty much hosed for any Ivy League school? My GPA has only dropped to 3.8 and 4.6 respectively but I know that this drop in grades must not make for a good mid-term update. I am sending a letter to the schools detailing my health issues that led to this drop in performance, and I am wondering what knowledge/advice CC can provide me with to console me at this time. Information such as when mid-term transcript grades are considered during the admissions review, if they’re used to distinguish candidates, and how important they are vs. Sophomore/Junior year grades, would be helpful. Luckily I’ve applied to UCs which do not look at senior year grades. Thank you.