Junior year full of Bs- hopes still left for me?

Applying to College
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I got straight A’s in my freshman and sophomore years, but then I messed up my junior year with Bs in my honors and APs courses! I took 2 APs and 3 Honors, and I received Bs in all of them in first and second semesters. I took three laid-back courses and got As in them. I really really want to go to Princeton, but my dreams and hopes got crashed by my poor grades. Is still there a chance for me?

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<p>somebody help him out</p>

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<p>First of all, calm down, worrying will do you no good. Second of all, there is always a chance to make it in, but remember it can swing either way. Look at it like this, even with perfect A's, the average acceptance rate is around 11%, meaning that you would have an 89% rate to be rejected. Im not saying this to scare, Im saying this to put into perspective that even if you did do EVERYTHING right, you still might not get in. The best advice I can give you is to not set your sights on one single school. I know its hard, for me as well (with Stanford), but by really longing for a single school you will only set up yourself for devastation. When applying, try to make sure that you can contrast your B grades with something to make you stand out. Give them a reason to pick you with B's over Billy in the corner with A's. Most importantly, dont stress so much, what's happened has happened and yo cant change that, and don't focus on one single school so much.</p>

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<p>chillax dude. don't put too much hope into one school. keep your mind open and realize that there are TONS of other schools other than P-ton.</p>

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<p>I think you should take SAT II's in the subjects that you got B's in and score very high.</p>

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<p>If you had all As in all APs and a 2400/800/800, your chances of getting into Princeton would still be under 50%. Pinning your hopes on a lottery school ends in dissapointment for 90% of the applicants. And of the 10% accepted, many have solid hooks such as being a recruited athlete, a legacy, development candidate or an offspring of the famous and powerful. Just think what the admit rate for the not connected is.</p>