<p>Okay, so basically I'm a junior and I'm extremely worried about my grades. I took 6 AP classes this year out of a total of 7 classes, and I ended up with 4 B's and 3 A's for the first semester. For the second semester, I made 6 A's....and I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up with a C in AP Chemistry...I dropped from a B in Chemistry to a C. :/
All I know is that my weighted GPA will be higher than 4.49...</p>
<p>Junior Year:
1st semester<br>
AP Chemistry-B
AP Calculus AB-B
AP English Lang. and Composition-B
AP Spanish V-B
AP Psychology-A
AP US History-A
Band-A </p>
<p>2nd semester
AP Chemistry-C
AP Calculus AB-A
AP English Lang. and Composition-A
AP Spanish V-A
AP Psychology-A
AP US History-A
Band-A </p>
<p>I was able to maintain a 4.0 GPA during my freshman year, and in sophomore year my GPA was a 4.375 (weighted).
Sophomore Year:
1st semester<br>
AP Biology-B
AP World History-A
AP Spanish IV-A
AP Statistics-A
Pre-ap Chemistry-A
Pre-ap Pre-calculus-A
Pre-ap English II-A
Band-A</p>
<p>2nd semester
AP Biology-B
AP World History-A
AP Spanish IV-A
AP Statistics-A
Pre-ap Chemistry-B
Pre-ap Pre-calculus-A
Pre-ap English II-A
Band-A</p>
<p>I know I may sound a bit dramatic, but I'm just horrified because I've never received a C in my entire life. I could end up with a B if I do well on the semester exam, but my chances are VERY slim. D: ...If I receive straight A's during the 1st semester of my senior year, do you think I'll still have a shot at Yale? Will those senior grades even matter??</p>
<p>I have overcome ovarian cancer (I was diagnosed right after my freshman year and returned cancer free right before my sophomore year...Yes, I'm very lucky...and since I'm a survivor I consider that an achievement, haha.), and I've received various awards in the past.
I'm ranked number 25 out of 608 students (maybe in the top 20 now...). My SAT/ACT scores fit the range set by Yale, I've started a diversity club at my school, and I have multiple unique extra credits (I will not mention them in order to save you some time... :)
So I'm not TOO worried about my extra credits right now. But I would really like to know if I'm done for...This C is really freaking me out...</p>
<p>I'd really appreciate all the answers! Thank you very much for taking the time to read and answer this! :D</p>
<p>I think you write about your special circumstance in your essay that is your fight with cancer your comeback in your essays …the struggle and mental hardship you had to endure its going to make a wonderful application </p>
<p>Just use it to your advantage </p>
<p>Since I am an international and I am no expert at APs and stuff I think Yale would be more interested in your GPA Class Rank and Course Load (how tough your course is )
I think your fightback from cancer and tough course load can explain why you got a C </p>
<p>Hey thank you so much!! I think I will find a way to insert my struggle with cancer in my applications. Thanks again! I really appreciate it! :D</p>
<p>you’re ap classes grade do NOT matter. what matters is your AP test grade. 1000% in a class and a 1 on the AP test means that class was too easy. 1% and a 5 on a test is very impressive (maybe a little exagerrated) and means the class was hard. Yale will look at AP score first and formoste.</p>
Um…no, that’s not exactly right. Both matter, but admissions will give greater weight to your grades versus your AP scores. A big difference between the two will likely raise some questions though.</p>
<p>Definitely use your experience with cancer in your application (ironic that it can end up working for you in circumstances like this…). A C won’t kill you, but it certainly won’t help.</p>
<p>You’ll be fine. You’re going places regardless.</p>
<p>Special Circumstances define your situation here and you don’t need to worry too much worried2626. Its natural to be behind others in grades and stuff if you went through something as bad as cancer. If your GPA is fine and if you manage to get your class rank in the Top 10% you will be good</p>
<p>Ehh, I’ll never complain about my C from chronic diarrhea lasting 4 days again. Ahh, yes I will… But hey, you should be fine as far as the C affecting you. Picture it this way: One A plus one C is the same as two Bs. You’re fine…(: And hey, you’ve humbled me. I thought having a C in Spanish from chronic diarrhea was bad (It lasted 4 days before I went to the ER… At one point I said screw directions and just popped all 16 imodiums in the box. Then I came back to school and had to make up a midterm, a unit test, 2 quizzes, and finish a project. Needless to say I bombed it all.) but cancer… Congrats, on living(:</p>
How does your school weight AP classes? In my son’s school starting with a 4.0 and taking 6 AP classes only equates to a 4.3158 assuming ALL A’s in those classes. That is with a 1 point GPA boost (i.e. 5.0). You only had 4 AP classes and received a B in one of them. Are your “pre-ap” classes weighted higher?</p>
<p>Thank you so much. Even though I had cancer, I felt pretty normal this year (especially since I’m cancer free). So I basically worried about my grades a lot. But I guess I shouldn’t worry so much, huh? Haha anyway, I’ll try not to!
Thanks again! :)</p>
<p>Haha, well thank you!! And I don’t know, your past experience sounded pretty awful to me!!! I can’t believe you had to finish all those assignments when you got back! Haha, congrats to you on making it through! :)</p>
<p>I’m actually not sure…though I should probably find out since other students are confused by the system as well…I’m surprised the highest GPA possible is 4.3158 when taking 6 AP classes! During my sophomore year, the scale was out of 5.0 (with 4 AP classes). This year with 6 AP classes, the scale is still out of 5.0…</p>
<p>At my son’s school they only had 6 total AP classes so that is the most you could take. My son will end up with a 4.2633 with 5 classes. He had all A’s his four years. The big GPA boost from freshman to sophomore is weird to me. If you note your sophomore to junior boost it’s only .12 so it seems improbable for a .375 boost with 4 AP classes and not all of them A’s. Maybe your classes have a higher than 1 point to 1.5 credit per class?</p>
<p>I’ll be honest–6 Bs and a C will not help you at highly selective schools like Yale. It may be counterbalanced by your scores and by other factors–especially if some of the problems with grades can be linked to illness. But you need to have a strategy, not a dream school. It may be reasonable to apply to highly selective schools, but you need to have a range, including match and safety schools.</p>
I think I will find a way to insert my struggle with cancer in my applications. Thanks again! I really appreciate it! :D</p>
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