How Important are Midyear Reports?

Applying to College
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<p>Specifically, Midyear grades?</p>

<p>I'm applying as a journalism/theatre major, and my projected semester grades will be the following:</p>

<p>AP English: A-
PE Leaders: A
AP Calculus: B
Physics: B+
Psychology: A
Communications III: A</p>

<p>I'm applying to top universities. However, my extracurriculars have gone INSANE this year. As a senior, I'm now the head of a lot of clubs and literally between scenes I'm backstage working on calc/physics. It's a hectic life :) but will my B's hurt me? Will they look like I'm slacking off?</p>

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<p>Anyone? Please! :heart:</p>

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<p>You’re fine. If you or anyone else think otherwise, you need to find a better thing to worry about.</p>

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<p>stop worrying!!!</p>

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<p>It’s only important until you get accepted.</p>

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<p>Hehe. You folks are great. Thank you :)</p>

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<p>“It’s only important until you get accepted.”</p>

<p>That is definitely not true…for example if you are deferred, midyear could make or break you. In addition, USC requires midyear and takes it into consideration for admins since they don’t offer any form of EA/ED</p>

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<p>Isn’t the USC MYR just self-reported semester grades on their Website?</p>

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<p>Ya. but don’t even consider lying, they are confirmed later.</p>

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<p>jkaplan - read it again… if you are deferred, you are not accepted, are you? Therefore until you are accepted, every single grade counts, right up to when/if you get off a waitlist. Your GC will send an official transcript at yearend, if it’s satifactory then you would be officially accepted.</p>

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<p>My situation is this: </p>

<p>I’ve been deferred from Northwestern University (which only defers about 3.5%) so they can see my grades this semester. I’m applying to their school of journalism, so will my B’s in Physics and AP Calculus hurt me?</p>

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<p>A good midyear report is not really going to make you, but a bad one could break you.</p>

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<p>Even if you’re accepted horrid grades won’t keep you from being rescinded</p>

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<p>@feuxfollets </p>

<p>But would my grades be considered bad for Northwestern U or Brown (theatre)?</p>

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<p>You only have two Bs, and one is a B+! Don’t sweat it.</p>

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<p>@Secret Asian Man</p>

<p>Thanks so much! Ahh. This college process has thrown me so off balance. I can’t wait until April. :)</p>

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<p>@oldfort- yes, my fault I read it wrong</p>

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<p>I would say yes, especially since that Physics isn’t even AP. But I’m Asian so the whole process is different for me.</p>

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<p>I don’t think anyone can quantify an answer. In general, if you’re saying you had all As beforehand…yes, I’d say it’s a little nudge in the unfortunate direction. It’s a downward trend, and not, of course, what they’re looking for. Classic senioritis. I know you explained there is a reason. But, to be honest, there are plenty of kids with the same situation whose grades didn’t drop. At my D’s school…performing arts are THE best part of the school. So many top kids are heavily involved. Lots of them in more than 1 art. My own D used to rehearse 3p-5p at her first Co-curricular art, then 6-9 at another. State champs at both. Most of these kids also had OTHER ECs on top of this (sport, speech, academic bowls, etc). Believe this too…some of those kids even have jobs on top of this schedule! (not mine…I think she’d combust). The hallways are FILLED with kids with books, notebooks, pencils, pens, novels, graphing calculators, etc. Lots of them took calc and physics as Juniors. Many take 5-6 APs as seniors. I feel ya, and I doubt it’s a deal breaker, but…yeah…I think you probably know the answer…it’s not optimum either.</p>