<p>Hi, I am beginning my junior year this august and I am worried about my grades. I really went to attend an ivy school but i don't think my grades are enough. I was studying abroad in Chile for a year and a half (freshmen and half of sophomore year) and since i barely knew any spanish, struggled with the material. The school I attended was very prestigious and the best of the region. I got bad grades such as:
Biology C
Tech A
English A
Spanish C
Biology C
Physics A
Math A
Chem A
but i improved my grades sophomore year where i got 3 bs and the rest As. i am wondering, do I still have a chance considering I take 10 aps classes (junior and senior) and get straight As on them? Do ivies like growth?</p>
<p>I think they’d like the fact that you studied abroad. Typically, you will have room to explain things, usually in the form of directing one of the essays on your application towards your experiences while in Chile. Focus on how it was a challenge, but you grew as a person as well as a student, etc.</p>
<p>C’s are never good, but you might be able to make it work out, especially with a killer essay about it plus everything else that goes into the admissions process.</p>