<p>how much will getting a B+ in AP Physics C and a bunch of A-s hurt your chances for top schools if your GPA is usually a 3.9?</p>
<p>You’ll get rejected unless you have a 2400 SAT or 36 ACT. But even then, most top schools will probably reject you. Try some state schools, or just go to community college to save yourself the grief of rejections.</p>
<p>let me translate for giggitusmaximus: you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Have you considered community college? You could probably transfer into a lower tier state school if you really work your ass off as a freshman, though, so don’t feel too bad!</p>
<p>No need to be sarcastic Giggitus. sleck, this question comes up a lot in these forums, please try using the search function before asking these types of questions.</p>
<p>The short answer is no.</p>
<p>The long answer is still no. Colleges (even HYPS) care more than just your GPA. Is this your junior grades or mid-year senior grades? If it is junior year, I would recommend raising the A- to a solid A by the end of the year. Even still, your grades are excellent and your acceptance or rejection will probably come down to other factors (ECs, test scores, rigor of your schedule, personal qualities, your essays, URM and 1st generation status, etc.)</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation for AP World History, why do people say “senior grades matter” if a B+ won’t hurt you? any college student or parent like to share their insights?</p>
<p>Well, it just depends on the student. There isn’t no one answer for every circumstance and every student. Obviously, it looks better if an A+ student maintained all A+ in his/her mid-year report for senior year. However, most colleges realize the added stress of college applications and the general apathy that most seniors feel during their last year in high school so they won’t put a student in the rejection pile just because of one B+. Period. Most college admission officers that I have talked to from elite schools (this is top 20) said that the mid-year report is only an issue when a student drops from a consistent 4.0 to maybe like a 3.0 or 3.2 their senior year.</p>