<p>I am currently a Junior, and earlier in the year, I had a bunch of family problems and was forced to move across the state and transfer schools mid year. Because of this, my Honors Physics grade dropped. The class was 2 major topics ahead of me, and I asked my teacher (begged my teacher) to help me catch up and he said he couldn't help me a ton, but he helped me a little and he advised me to read the chapters. Well I did, and I studied so hard but I couldn't catch up on time. I am probably going to end up somewhere between an 88-90 in the class....
I'm just wondering if this will ruin my chances at admissions to the college of engineering at Virginia Tech or North Carolina State University (Yes, at least they aren't Ivy leagues), but I'm devastated.... Can you shed the light on how colleges will view that grade?? This will be the lowest grade I have gotten thus far, and I'm afraid that will look bad. Thanks!</p>
<p>Don’t worry, if a B+ is your lowest grade so far then you should have absolutely no problem getting into those engineering colleges, assuming that you have pretty decent test scores, which Im sure you do.</p>
<p>If you continue to get good grades senior year and the 2nd half of junior year you still have a very good chance of getting into some good engineering programs. Physics is difficult for many people and your transcripts should reveal that you were transferring at that time which could throw anyone off their game. There are many engineering specialties for which Physics is not essential, and a B is not a terrible grade either.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not gonna affect your chances</p>
<p>I think it’ll be okay, especially for the schools you are considering</p>
<p>maybe consider bringing up the moving issue somewhere in your app?</p>
<p>even if you don’t though, I don’t think that will be the thing to make or break your application</p>
<p>if you are really concerned, consider taking the physics subject SAT, but only if you think you will do really well</p>
<p>Yeah I agree with traveling soul. Taking the SAT subject in physics will show your physics knowledge. Get the Barron’s book and you can just self-study towards a competitive score. Also, telling your counselor to write it in your recommendation is a good way of telling your colleges about the issue. Don’t worry</p>