<p>My son always had As in high school and always took the hardest classes available in school including APs and honors. This year he took AP Chemistry (as a sophomore) but he got a B, will this affect much for his college admission if he is planning to get into an Ivy League or another prestigious college in Europe. </p>
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He has also participated in different Olympics from Geography and had a third place from one of them (national).
THANK YOU!</p>
<p>One B will not change his chances. </p>
<p>Truly, it is a good thing that he has received that B. Many bright students get through HS without a single B and freak out when they don’t have straight A grades in college. If your child has been able to earn A grades with very little study, this B is also a wake-up call to develop better study skills.</p>
<p>Lighten up and stop stressing about perfection. Focus on helping your son to become well rounded in addition to learning how to find balance between fun and studies. IMO–All work and no play makes for a very one dimensional person. Hopefully, you’re not pressuring him to be perfect.</p>
<p>Does he know why he got the B? Identifying, specifically, the cause of the drop in grade could be informative.</p>
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I agree with nysmile.
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He is only a sophomore in high school, so he still has a long way to go, like 5 more semesters.</p>
<p>One B won’t matter. Plus if he can get a 4 or 5 on the AP test it will show that he learned the material.</p>
<p>This is not a “grade issue” for the student. It IS an over concern issue for the parent.</p>
<p>No one can say, “My son always had As in high school” after one year in high school. OP’s son maybe getting more Bs or even Cs when he starts to take more APs and honors.</p>
<p>Agree with all above but would add that AP Chem is one of the tougher AP classes. Most kids at our high school take a year of chemistry before going on to AP. did your son have any chemistry experience prior to this year? I ask as here the kids do bio as freshmen. They follow with chem as sophomores then usually take physics saving the AP on whichever science they may choose for senior year. 10th grade is early, at least in my experience. That may account for the struggle too. It’s also early in the year you know… Colleges don’t get quarter grades. Some schools send semester ones; ours just sends the final grade.</p>
<p>I’ll quibble with another part of OP’s post:
Nobody can “plan” to be accepted into highly competitive schools with very low admission rates–that’s a recipe for misery. But he can prepare and hope and spend a lot of time researching the many other fine colleges that may suit him perfectly.</p>