How heavily does a mid term grade report weight?

Transfer Students
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<p>I have to turn in my mid term grade report for Northeastern within the next week or so. </p>

<p>I'm taking 3 classes but only have two grades. 1 class has not had any recorded grades yet. The others are a A(6/6 points) and a "F"(2.5/10 points). </p>

<p>Its only the third week of class and I feel that "F" could really mess up my admissions chances because of one quiz.</p>

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<p>I’m sure it depends on the school, but I know my first choice doesn’t require them, and hardly considers them. Mid-terms don’t give an accurate idea of what the final GPA will be like, especially if the grades are drastically different from their average. For example, in your case, unless you have other Fs on your transcript, I really doubt NE is going to reject you based on one or two scores in one class from the first half of the semester. Likewise, a B-/C+ student is not going to significantly improve his/her chances just because he/she is suddenly making straight As at midterms. A lot can happen, and admissions officers know that.</p>

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<p>To me the entire midterm grade is so nebulous. Some professors do not curve till end. They want students to feel pressure till the end. Some give out the sylabi with elaborate grading rubrics, but do not say what an A will be till the end. i am not saying this is right or wrong, but I dont see what inference anyone can make from midterm grades.</p>

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<p>To make sure you didn’t sign up for tough classes to make you a better applicant, and end up failing all of them</p>

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<p>So do you think just Bs will be a problem???</p>

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<p>Since the midterm report is done on paper you can always include a “note” on the side briefly explaining “Professor said class will be curved at the end” (or have the prof. do that). It’ll make that C, which may be good considering the class you’re in, look a lot better. [I have heard of classes at universities ranging from the top 20 to others where the class average for a big class is literally a 40-50%, until the end of the semester where the average is curved up to a C or B; pre-meds know what I’m talking about - and that C took way more work and brains than it took for that A in contemporary literature or w/e]</p>