<p>This final quarter in calculus I currently have an 80.7%. This is because of one quiz on which I received an 8/30. Not counting that quiz, I would have an 85.9%.</p>
<p>I tried to talk to my teacher about it, seeing as this fourth quarter grade could mean the difference between a B and a B-, which are graded differently on my schools GPA scale (It's not just A, B, C, D, F, we have +/-). I really want to get into Duke next year, but I feel that a B- in calculus demonstrates a weakness, even though I probably got a 5 on the exam. </p>
<p>I offered to do make up assignments or retake the quiz. The quiz was a group quiz and I was sick the day of, and had to take it by myself. I was then sick for two more days and did not know about the make-up, so I took the makeup without prep and I didn't even know what I got wrong the first time. As a result, I go a horrible score, when the class average without my score was about a 22/30. </p>
<p>I know I won't get accepted or rejected based on one B or B- on my transcript, but it will hurt my GPA, and I was counting on being able to reach an 83% for the B threshold. I don't think the circumstances around my taking the quiz were fair, but my teacher said I need to learn failure before I can succeed.</p>
<p>If you got a 5 in the exam I really doubt Duke would hold the B- against you. Accept the B- because it seems petty to fight for a small grade change.</p>
<p>Also this happened to me in PreCalc. I had AP exams for the entire week except Thursday. I didn’t know we had a test or even what the yet was over but my teacher made me take the test when I got in the class. I got my first non-A grade because that test. I got a 65. I accepted it, mainly because it wasn’t worth fighting for something like that. It didn’t affect my grade that much although I was barely getting an A at the end of the semester. I just accepted, took note of what I could’ve done better, and moved on.</p>
<p>If you have some evidence that you are indeed strong in calculus (for example, if you get a 5 on the exam, like you said), colleges probably won’t hold it against you and view it as a fluke - especially if you only have one B in math.</p>
<p>Colleges care about the AP classes you take and the score on the AP exam. If you got a 5, colleges will see that you understand the material very well and wont really care for a B. Also it’s only a B, it’s not that big of a deal.</p>