<p>This is my first time on collegeconfidential, but I was wondering how important midyear reports are in college admissions. I applied to a few ivies, but this year I've gotten 3 Bs and 3 Cs on my second marking period. I can't blame anybody but myself for my poor performance, but I don't want to devalue three years of hard work with bad senior grades. Have I totally ruined my chances or is there some hope left? Also, if I do really well on midterms, can that save my midyear report? Thanks! Please answer; I'm freaking out right now :(</p>
<p>You may have tanked yourself a good bit unless you applied EA and are somehow still waiting on a result. I don’t know your school policy, so I don’t know how midterms will work for you, but my school only lists semester grades and NOT midterm grades on the transcript and midyear report. Just focus on trying to bump up to an A/B average and hopefully try to talk to a few of your teachers about improving your grades. There’s always hope left, but it’s definitely not going to help you.</p>
<p>Well, if the school requests midyear reports, they definitely consider them. Have you applied to some safeties and schools that don’t use these. Our state universities don’t request them but may vary from state to state. By last grading period, do you mean 9 week grades…I agree with above that probably only show semester grade which may be ok if you average with 1st 9 weeks and exam.</p>
<p>you just may have tanked yourself</p>
<p>i’ve already been accepted to 3 schools and i applied to all my other ones EA. I have As as first and second quarter grades in all my classes but my school has changed midterms and made them earlier and only 4% of our overall grade for the class so teachers arent bothering to review or help anyone. If i get a few 70s as a midterm grade or possibly fail one, will the colleges take back the acceptance?</p>
<p>i dont think a few 70s would hurt. not sure about the F bomb</p>
<p>but the ivies youre waiting on definitely wont like this at all.</p>