<p>I was just curious how much importance all of you think this carries....and do you think it could possibly tip the scales one way or the other for an applicant who is "on the fence".</p>
<p>If it comes out poorly it definately can tip the scales away from you and I could see it helping some as well but it can hurt you more than it can help you if that makes sense. So, it can certainly hurt you and could help you a little bit if you did really well but I don't see that being a big help just because if you are competitive it will probably look like all your other semesters because you always have done well, you know? I don't know if that makes sense or answers your question but I hope it does.</p>
<p>yea i pretty much get it. I was just thinking that since it was my toughest semester and the first semester where i got straight a's that it might significantly help me.</p>
<p>I was wondering as well about the midyear report. I got 5 B+ grades and 1 A, in a brutal courseload. (All APs except for Honors Physics). In my school, a B+ is 90-93, so I still got all my grades above a 90. Could 5 B+s in my first semester in a "real" school kill me, or do they not really care as long as everything's over a 90?</p>
<p>I don't see that as really killing you, but C's and D's would. If you are still doing your best then that is all you can do.</p>
<p>lol slacker!!!</p>
<p>That kind of grading scale has got to suck.</p>
<p>What, 90-93 B+? I know, and no grade inflation. Why, what's the grading scale like for most other high schools? Is anything over a 90 typically an A-?</p>
<p>My high school was a 100-93 for an A and a 92 being a B+ for what it is worth. Just wait, it gets better. For most my 300-level psych classes at Notre Dame you have to have a 95 or better for an A, 94-90 for an A- which will yield you a 3.66. Get ready to be perfect, ugh!</p>