Is it possible...

<p>to get accepted to an Ivy-league school with a couple of high B's on your report card, sophomore year, in honors classes?</p>

<p>In everything else I have an A. I am not sure about what my GPA will be...last year it was over a 4.0 (i had straight A's and A+'s in honor classes) and this year since i switched schools i'm not doing as well. I currently have two B+'s...one in Honors Algebra 2 and the other in Honors Chemistry. So i'm guessing my GPA won't be as high as last years...maybe like a 3.7 or 3.8ish?</p>

<p>Anyway my question is, could I get accepted to the the schools i want (Brown, UPenn, etc) with a little downward trend in my sophomore year grades? I am hoping my junior and senior year will be better...hopefully all A's.</p>

<p>Opinios? please and thanks.</p>

<p>A's next year will get you back on track(wow, if that wasn't a 'duh' line I don't know what was! lol) High SATs will help too (and ACT even though I'd assume Ivies like SAT better, but a 35 or 36 could help, show that you can do good on both types of tests.) (That said, I hope your a good test taker.) Take challenging classes, but keep yout GPA in mind too since your concerned about it. Good luck!</p>

<p>Don't worry. GPA isn't everything. The rigor of the classes you've taken, your love for learning, your essays, your teachers' recommendations, your class rank, your scores, your ECs, your worth as a human being as demonstrated in your application materials...--those are all factors in college admissions. A couple of Bs will be entirely forgiven if you're a strong candidate everywhere but those couple of classes. :)</p>

<p>Plus, your junior--not sophomore--year is the most important one as far as college admission goes. Plus, adcoms will see that those Bs came with a transition to a new school and they will forgive you them even more. </p>

<p>Take heart. :)</p>

<p>Anniushka, I've seen that on many threads, you always manage to express a positive, uplifting message. Sorry if that's off-topic, I've just seen that quite a bit and thought that was really amazing.</p>

<p>No, a B or two won't hurt you.</p>

<p>Assuming if you didn't have the B's and had A's instead of them, and you would've gotten in; the B's won't kill you (unless you had a lot...)</p>

<p>Admissions is generally a holistic process; your essays, GPA, ACT/SAT, recs and EC's are all counted.</p>

<p>Thanks...i'm not as worried now. </p>

<p>It's just those two classes that are the toughest for me. Hopefully next year I will do better.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone. :)</p>