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<p>Yet you report that he is a “prosperous financial planner.” You’re all over the map with this thread.</p>
<p>By the way it is rude to use words like “crappy” and “loser” for schools and people who don’t measure up to your brand status obsessions.</p>
<p>^^^^Sorry just saw your other base points. I shall refute quickly. Colleges are for academics by definition not sports. I don’t consider one B less than stellar, I consider mostly Bs and a few Cs less than stellar, for more selective schools at least. And for the 5th time, I do not resent someone else’s success, I merely shake my head at the absurdity that is current college admissions, going back to that point on sports (as a good example). And lastly, thank god you are not on any admissions committees then…</p>
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<p>Snarlatron, how am I all over the map. Have YOU ever heard of East Stroudsburg University? Honestly. He is prospoerous by virtue of his success and hard work. But sometimes (not always mind you) he is disrespected for not having attended a prestigious place but STILL being prosperous. Same reason those of the old class might look down upon the nouveau-riche.</p>
<p>And it is most certainly not rude, when my dad uses the same lingo to describe himself. HE calls its crappy. HE says people call him a loser for it.</p>
<p>I know a friend who got a D on her Physics midterm, still got into Yale</p>
<p>“Colleges are for academics by definition” I disagree. They’re for providing higher education and preparing/training for future careers. Juilliard school of music most certainly doesn’t value just academics- they value playing as well. Playing, from an athletic standpoint, means sports performance. </p>
<p>“I do not resent someone else’s success, I merely shake my head at the absurdity that is current college admissions” Again, the reason you’re shaking your head, from what you’ve said here, is because you’re jealous of others less academically qualified than you getting accepted. </p>
<p>Also, I have a problem with this attitude towards lesser known/less competitive schools. Professors from Harvard teach at community colleges, just as professors from community colleges now hold jobs at Ivies. Schools are not “crappy” or “loser.” A school is worth as much as you get out of it. Nothing more, nothing less. I wouldn’t have the gall to assume that any lesser known school is worse than a well known one. </p>
<p>Lastly, I’m glad i’m not on any admission committees either. Too much paper work!</p>
<p>1) Now you are just twisting words to suit your needs…I do not believe that when the University of Paris was established around 1200, they were recruiting heavily for their archery team…say. Rather it was established so as to provide a means of education in rhetoric, in the base sciences, and yes even music. I concede that the arts (music thusly included) are academic, but outside of algebra, Xs and Os are not.</p>
<p>2.) This point could be argued in circles for hours so I only say once more: my goal is not to judge and envy, but rather point out and discuss academically. </p>
<p>3.) Yes, I am sure that those professors are teaching at community colleges for just the love of teaching. I’m sure monetary concerns have absolutely no sway over the thought process (yes, that IS sarcasm).</p>
<p>4.) Agreed</p>
<p>Yes you won’t get into ivies now, though you would have gotten into HYPSCM before your B, that’s what you wanted to hear right?</p>
<p>I’ll be honest…I was freaking out about getting a B in a college-level Physics class and how it would affect me. There’s always that initial worry when you receive your first B after many straight A’s. </p>
<p>Don’t worry, you’ll be fine and will get in somewhere great!</p>
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<p>But actually. A very high GPA is needed for top schools, but it need not be a 4.0. I’m a white girl from a mediocre public high school. I wasn’t val or sal, and I had all B’s in my junior and senior year chemistry courses. </p>
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<p>I don’t see anyone here pretending that everyone has a chance. We’re saying that you do.</p>
<p>What everybody on this thread is trying to say, sans sarcasm/exclamation, is no, a B on a midterm will not kill your chances to an Ivy. How’s that for a direct answer.</p>
<p>Dare I say, very direct. Thank you</p>
<p>Even if a B does get rid of your chances for Ivies (which I doubt it will), you’ll still end up at a stellar school. No need to get defensive and argumentative.</p>
<p>ARE YOU SERIOUS? If you are, I am very concerned.</p>
<p>The fact is that Ivies have made sports a priority, for whatever reason (publicity, alumni, etc.), and that has largely come to define their admissions process. It was slightly disillusioning to see every intellectually curious student at my school get deferred/rejected while others who got recruited immediately dropped AP classes and let their GPAs fall by 0.4.</p>
<p>But that’s what the process is these days. Schools do care about sports. Athletics are a part of college. Very good athletes decent at academics are tougher for Ivies to come across than extraordinary academics.</p>
<p>So if you don’t like it, do what I’ve done: change your priorities. I applied to some Ivies, but there are a lot of good schools out there that do not emphasize sports as much, and (money being equal) I would choose those over the Ivies now.</p>
<p>OP, as an impartial observer, I think you should cut your losses and move on.
you got your answer (your chances will be fine) and some of your foggier arguments have a bad taste to them. I would quit responding if I were you.</p>
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<p>This was quoted in glassesarechic’s post #29. Who said it originally? Whoever it was may have decided (wisely) to delete the post. Whoever you are, a bit of advice. Be careful when you invoke the metaphor of the “circle jerk,” especially when your rhetorical stylings call to mind a cousin activity to this quaint tradition among young men. Good heavens! There are moms on this site, you know!</p>
<p>Do colleges really care about what you do after you’ve been accepted? I mean aside from the Ivies,</p>
<p>OOOOOOHHHH WAAAAAAIIITTTT!!!</p>
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<p>Obvious ■■■■■ is obvious.</p>
<p>I’m assuming a midterm is a midterm exam, and that you are not trolling. As long as that midterm exam did not bring your overall/semester grade/whatever your school reports down to a B, it should not affect you. </p>
<p>For example, our school calculates semester grades by adding 40% of each quarter grade and then 20% of the exam/midterm all together. Even though each grade is separate and viewable to the student, our school only reports the sum semester grade on transcripts. If I got an 80 on my midterm for a class but a 99 and a 98 in the quarter grades of that class, the college would only see the 95 overall grade.</p>
<p>Finaleyes, I am more sympathetic than many here. Of course you’re worried. I’m always among the first to tell people not to be ivy-obsessed, but it sounds like you’ve worked extremely hard for years, are understandably proud of your excellent record, and are upset because your midyear report WILL show this B due to the way your school sends the grades. While some may not understand, I see how this grade, which others might be happy with, feels like a blemish on your transcript full of As. </p>
<p>I’m sorry I don’t have specific advice where that is concerned, just sympathy. I do have some other advice, if you’d care to hear it. You are clearly very smart, and you have smart replies to many of the posters here. But there is a difference between a smart reply and a sharp reply. It may be frustrating, but if you soften your approaches you will convince more people of your ideas in the future. Good luck!</p>