i’m applying to colleges like UVA, UPENN, JHU, CORNELL, DUKE, HARVARD, YALE and i’m wondering if they will care if I recieve a B , 90-92ish on my semester average for spanish IV.
<p>Your school might consider a 90-92 a B, but it is generally considered to be an A- by most schools. As long as the % is reported, you should be fine. Even if all your school sent was a B, it shouldn't change your status of admission as long as the rest of your application was strong.</p>
<p>nah, the percent and the letter grade is sent out.</p>
<p>and well that is the first B i would have ever gotten on my semester average. i dont know if ivy's see a B as like a D would for most people.</p>
<p>It's not a big deal, even if you did get a B it's not the end of the world. People gets B's in school all the time, and a few of them manage to squeek into college.</p>
<p>Speaking of that... my freshmen year, I got 4 Bs, but so far in grades 10 & 11, I have had straight As (with the exception of an 89.3 in 10th grade World Civ.). Will that matter?</p>
<p>hmm, maybe, i still think they might be partial to a b sadly</p>
<p>Um...Colleges love to see an upward trend in grades because it means that you are progressing...However, the top colleges dont like to see that slow start. Furthermore, I have recieved many many B's (6-7ish) and I am still competitive with all but the Ivies</p>
<p>What about for transfers? I had a 4.0 u/w in high school, and 3.81 Fall Fr., 3.74 Spring Fr., and 3.46 Fall So. (i messed up and a prof dropped a solid A- (91.3) to a B+ (88.8) for showing up late to class a couple of times :(). This disappointed me because a 3.62 wouldn't have looked bad, but I figure it looks like I'm dropping off right before I'm about to transfer (I actually just decided to transfer over break). The grades were 3 B+'s, 1 A for that semester at Ithaca College (and the 3 B+'s were all in soph level courses while the A was a freshman course, and I feel it makes me look like I can only do well in freshman level courses). Sorry if this hijacks the post and it was only for freshman applicants. If so, just ignore this post.</p>