First Semester Senior Grades

Applying to College
1

I have a 34 on my ACT and a 3.9 GPA.
Since 9th grade, I have conducted research at two different universities in biomedical engineering and have been published twice. That is the strongest part of my application.
I applied to Tulane and Columbia early action and early decision, respectively. I got accepted into Tulane with a 32,000 scholarship and deferred from Columbia.
This semester I have 2 Bs, but since 9th grade I have had all As except for one B in Human Geography AP in 9th grade.

Will my Bs heavily affect my chances to get into the ivy leagues? Columbia mentioned that they will pay attention to these grades and I am worried that the one week of midterms that lowered my grades can affect all of my college admission decisions.

2

It is too late for me to apply to other colleges and I fear that I will not be able to get into the colleges I have already applied to, like Northwestern, Emory, UPenn, etc.

3

Why not apply to other colleges that have rolling admissions? some have RDII

4

Columbia will pay attention to your 2 Bs this semester, but I cannot accurately predict whether or not this will hurt your admissions chances. Honestly, don’t worry about it — what is done is done. Just enjoy the rest of your senior year… a few Bs will certainly not kill your application.

5

And yes, there are many good colleges with rolling admissions that you should check out.