<p>My school puts your mid year exam grades and end of year examination results on your transcript if your applying to US universities. I would like to know if my transcript is good so far (all though i have a few B's). I'm interested in applying to top unis's such as Georgetown, UVA, and some Ivies</p>
<p>Maths: A
ICT: A*
Biology: A*
Chemistry: A
Economics: A*
LCS: A*
French: A</p>
<p>End of Year (Here come the B's :/)</p>
<p>Maths: A*
English: A
Biology: A
Chemistry: A*
Economics: A
French: A*
ICT: B
Arabic: B (This is a mandatory class that isnt one of my IGCSE options so i doubt its going on my transcript)</p>
<p>10th Grade (Mid year exams - i'm assuming these will be my mock exams)</p>
<p>Maths: A*
ICT: A
Biology:
Chemistry:
English:
Economics:
French:</p>
<p>I'll be finding out my mock exam results on Tuesday. But i think i got an A/A* on economics, chemistry and french and B's on biology and english (the exams were unbelievably hard :/) - bio teachers said EVERYONE did horribly but since our school doesn't curve your grades we're all screwed.</p>
<p>What makes me worried is if the couple of B's i've gotten will lower my chances significantly at US universities. And since i attend a British school, these results don't hold half as much weight as my ACTUAL IGCSE/IB grades.Since, american school's calculate the student grade from continual assesment, its seem unfair for me to be compared to them just by my exam results, as i have straight A/A*'s on my school report card but this obviously won't be seen by colleges so it doesnt matter.</p>
<p>And if it helps i'm a US citizen (not international)</p>
<p>There is no American university that only wants students with perfect grades. You can analyze your own grades and compare it with what top US unis are searching for. </p>
<p>I’m sorry to say this but IGCSE’s are very easy. Just keep doing well but realize that you will probably face a bit of trouble while doing A Levels. Because of their difficulty, A Level exams are what will be given more weight by colleges. You’re just in the 10th grade, there is plenty of time to worry about this later. Right now you should worry about what subjects to take for A Levels/IB. </p>
<p>And a few B’s in 9th and 10th grades won’t ruin your chances for anywhere.</p>
<p>@International95 I know IGCSE are easy and all, but our school is extremely rigorous and therefore the work we do is very hard compared to other schools. </p>
<p>I did my IGCSE’s about a year ago and got a string of A*s/A’s, and let me tell you that no matter how rigorous your school is, IGCSE’s are a piece of cake. Lol, wait till you get to A levels. And you still have a lot ahead of you. If you’re so worried about your transcripts, go do your SATs and make an account to start writing your Common App essays. </p>
<p>Yes, @pink997, my school too was “extremely rigorous”. That’s not the point. The point is that A Levels will come as a shock to you. IB, too, is no joke. No matter how well-prepared you think of yourself, be ready for the steep rise in difficulty of A Levels/IB. That is why I think you should NOT worry about colleges right now. Work on your grades first. :)</p>
<p>@International95 I’m actually well informed of the big difference in difficulty between IGCSE and IB/A levels. And i am focusing on my grades and all, i just wanted to ensure that i’m on the right track as i can’t get clarification of that from my school since we don’t have a counselor. </p>
<p>Your grades are awesome, better than average for Georgetown, UVA, etc. You could even look higher at some of the Ivies, even I’d venture Harvard. </p>