<p>In both of these classes, neither of the teachers would allow me to make up any of the work that I missed during a three-day funeral.
I missed two quizzes and several homework assignments.</p>
<p>With those two quizzes and assignments, I would have had straight A's this semester.
The quizzes were weighted extremely heavily so they drastically impacted my grade. </p>
<p>Regardless of how well I performed on the final, it was utterly impossible from that point on to salvage my grade.</p>
<p>I feel certain schools with a strong focus on STEM like MIT, for example, would probably reject me from all of their programs and schools in an instant because of that B. I feel like my dreams are crashing down around me.</p>
<p>Forgot to add, I did talk to the teachers and the principal, however, the principal told me there was nothing he could do as it wasn’t in his jurisdiction and he could only enforce the teacher’s policies.
The teachers told me it had a negligible impact on my grade so it doesn’t matter anyway.</p>
<p>It actually had an incredibly significant impact on my grade, after I calculated what my grades would have been with the quizzes.
Further inquiries and protests made by me and my parents were promptly ignored. </p>
<p>I understand that B’s don’t matter that much, but it annoys me to no end that I’m getting B’s in these classes for circumstances out of my control.</p>
<p>School ended three days ago. Do you think it’s too late for me to do anything about it? My parents feel pretty resigned that there’s nothing I can do.</p>
<p>if i were you, i would contact the higher authorities ASAP. its not your fault you were at a funeral, and you sound like you definitely deserve those A’s. I truly, truly hope it works out for you in the end. if you need to i would even get a lawyer involved.</p>
<p>Would you want to go to a school that would reject you in an instant because of two B’s? Which MIT wouldn’t do by the way.</p>
<p>I’m sorry and I agree it’s awful that you got lower grades than you deserved. But it happened and there really is nothing you can do about it. B’s are most certainly not the end of the world. I know several extremely intelligent people with tons of them. You can’t let getting a less than perfect grade destroy your self image. Especially since in this case the grade was not deserved. Colleges realize that things like this happen sometimes.</p>
<p>Class rank is overrated. Do you believe you’re smart and are capable of accomplishing great things no matter where you go to school? That’s the only important thing.</p>
<p>Ok, grades are important. I’m not gonna deny that. However, something like this isn’t going to prevent you from getting into a top college. Here’s what I would do:</p>
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<li>Try to get those grades changed, but do so calmly. If you were planning to ask either of these teachers for LoRs, you better be diplomatic about this.</li>
<li>Explain it to colleges, but don’t make a huge deal about it. If you write your common app essay about how you got a B and decided it meant your life was over, you’re going to sound like an imbecile unless you are a very good writer.</li>
<li>If all else fails, make up for it. While you don’t have to win the Siemen’s Competition (though it would be nice ), make your application stellar in other aspects. If you are a rising junior, get 5s on the AP tests in those subjects. If not, try to boost your SAT/ACT, write some amazing essays, focus on getting good interviews and LoRs, and you’ll be fine.</li>
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<p>@OP: i still recommend fighting for your grades AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. What everyone else is saying is sugar coated. These B’s WILL affect your college decisions a GREAT deal, especially at places like MIT,and especially since its your junior year. DOn’t let 2 stupid teachers limit your future opportunities. Fight for yourself.</p>
grades are just so important,. I already have a few B:'s. I cannot afford to have more.</p>
), make your application stellar in other aspects. If you are a rising junior, get 5s on the AP tests in those subjects. If not, try to boost your SAT/ACT, write some amazing essays, focus on getting good interviews and LoRs, and you’ll be fine.</li>