<p>Sometimes, maybe other things like stellar sat and act scores, an impressive and memorable essay, real world accomplishments and awards, or a genius iq score may make a college want you in spite of you. Grades aren’t everything and I’ve met some very smart kids who couldn’t care less what their grades look like, while some are real “grade hounds”. I suppose top schools would be looking for straight-a kids, but some raw talent as well.
But if there are bad grades, there would probably have to be a big achievement to offset that.</p>