<p>I've been struggling this year, and I have a-'s in like every single one of the (5) ap classes I'm taking. This will bring my year-end UW GPA down to about like a 3.75 (maybe), and my cumulative GPA in high school from a 3.98 to like a 3.9. Will this huge drop in grades my Junior year be really bad for admissions into competitive colleges?</p>
<p>My standardized test scores are good, I have a 2360 SAT and a 2380 SAT II, so I'm not too worried about those. My EC's are pretty good too.</p>
<p>I'm just really concerned about my transcript (with all those a-'s) and the drop in GPA my junior year.</p>
<p>Man, and I’ve always been an A- student, and I thought I did pretty well. You’ll be fine, mate. If you’re special snowflake-y enough to get into an elite school with As, you’ll be special snowflake-y enough to get into an elite school with A-s.</p>
<p>You have a 2360 and are worried about a handful of A minuses. Look: whether or not you get accepted or rejected at top schools won’t be because of your “huge drop” from 3.98 to 3.9.</p>
<p>You seem to be forgetting your analytical skills here. Really.</p>
<p>Well I always thought grades mattered the most, because like everyone has a’s and like 4.0 gpas… Why would they want an a- student? Lol maybe I’m just paranoid</p>
<p>hpyscm, your question combined with your user name suggests an unhealthy preoccupation with a very narrow range of prestige schools. Just a reminder that students with 4.0s and top test scores get turned down all the time from these schools, and students with a handful of Bs and even a (gasp) C get accepted all the time. Don’t get blind-sided by fixating on minor things (an A-) instead of the important things like what you have to offer a selective school besides smarts.</p>
<p>^I definitely agree with what you just said. It IS unhealthy. It IS pointless. But for some reason I can’t help it. I have other passions though (like violin!), so I’m not completely tunnelvisioned into this college game, but yeah, you’re right. Thank you</p>