I mean like mid tier ish schools like Hamilton Vasaar etc
Thanks!
A C is going to hurt obviously. Is this in an AP class? But you can still get in as long as you keep your other(and future) grades good.
My son got a C and several low Bs as a freshman. He got accepted to 9 out of 11 schools he applied to. Amherst accepted him.
Calculate your GPA and get your class rank. Then go to the Common Data Set for Vassar, Hamilton, etc…(google it) and scroll down to section C to check your stats against those of admitted students. That’s the best answer to your question. (Of course, if the 2 Cs are in your freshman year of high school, it’s also different than if they are in your junior year…schools know that some students take a bit longer to get traction in high school.)
What classes did you get C’s in?
Many student’s at my D high school got C’s in AP physics and still got into excellent colleges.
Lol honors physics and ap lit
Not sure Hamilton and Vassar are in the same group. I would not call Vassar mid level. The problem is that they are in opposite areas. I could see someone not scoring well in a math based subject OR a literature based one but both is a little harder to explain unless there is something going on in the semester, such as a temporary family problem. It would be easier to explain calculus and physics for example by saying you are planning to go into communications or something. Improving going forward can help.
Hamilton and Vassar “mid-tier”? Maybe mid-tier of the elite schools but both are within the top 1% of schools and arguably the top .5% of schools.
Yes, it’s possible to get into them with a C or two, but it will significantly hurt your chances.
That’s what I meant lol
Also I’m a senior but I feel like that didn’t get across
So these are my grades being sent in with my semester transcripts
If there is a reason have your GC contact the school to explain or include a letter. If you have improved since grades were sent, have him write, she got the second highest grade on the physics midterm and is in an upward trend in the class.
Can you talk to the teachers?