<p>I've often been told that colleges primarily look at a students grades from freshman yea and junior year and look for consistency/improvement. That being said, I got my first "C" as a junior in an AP level class. But besides that my grades have been pretty consistent with a solid weighted and pretty good unweighted GPA. How much would a "C" at this time deter a school like Tulane from accepting a solid student with good ECs. Just curious. Thanks a ton!</p>
<p>Honestly? It’s probably not the best thing you could have done for your chances. Colleges want to see you apply yourself, especially junior year. What you can still do: study hard for your SAT/ACT and get good grades first semester senior year. But luckily right now it’s looking like Tulane is not as concerned about grades and scores as they are about your actual desire to go to the school. Apply EARLY (as soon as the application is available) and show strong interest. I applied in October and was accepted only a few weeks after my app was complete, and now I’m seeing a lot of people with better scores/grades than mine who are being wait-listed or even rejected.</p>
<p>Obviously a C isn’t too good at all, but I don’t think it’ll be the reason they reject you (if unfortunately they do). This goes without saying, but keep your GPA high next year and get a solid ACT score… and show some definite interest if TU is your first or second choice! </p>
<p>For this incoming class, it does seem as though Tulane is really, really, really focused on accepting students who actually want to be there.Tulane certainly cannot accept even 35% of students who apply simply because of space issues, but perhaps less people will apply next year (though it’s unlikely considering the applications since 2005 have skyrocketed). A lack of interest + their low acceptance rate + their size = being wait-listed. </p>
<p>If you’re applying as a sort of safety and apply later on, even a 33 on the ACT cannot guarantee you a spot, considering this year’s incoming class as an example, because well, by then they may have already accepted about how much of the class that they had planned on accepting… </p>
<p>So, if you legit want to go to Tulane, apply early & make sure they know how much you want to go there. That’s what I did. Reading some of the posts on here has certainly surprised me. Kids with stats that are doubtlessly superior to mine have been rejected or wait-listed, meanwhile I’ve already submitted my deposit.</p>
<p>I don’t think a “C” would be bad becasue as long as you have a A/B on your final grade, you should not look too bad.</p>
<p>S1 had a “D” (though with some special circumstances) on his transcript and ended up at UChicago. A “C” is likely not the end of the world, particularly if one manages to earn a 4 or 5 on the AP exam (which S1 did).</p>