Great grades Senior Year, but poor BC Calculus grade

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I am in the top 1 percent of my class (probably valedictorian/sal) and have taken consistently challenging AP courses. I took 4 Junior year and 6 Senior year, and did well in all of them (A's or A pluses)...</p>

<p>Except for BC Calculus this year. My quarterly grades are mid B's and I feel as if I may get a low B or even a high C on my midterm. </p>

<p>Supposing I do relatively well on my other midterms (e.g. B + or higher), would my BC Calculus midyear grade ruin my chances at Princeton and other highly selective schools? Our teacher is exceptionally challenging and the top 25 students in the class are the only ones who take the class-The average grade is about an 80.</p>

<p>I'm an Asian applicant with really good ECs btw (national level prizes for classical Oriental singing, state level debate competition best delegate awards (RUMUN, Philmun, etc), etc.</p>

<p>Can someone please give me an accurate picture of what I should expect going forth??</p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Hey, I saw your post in the Princeton forum. A B or B- is fine. You only run into problems with Cs. Since that will be the only “low” grade on your transcript, you are fine.</p>