<p>Hi, this is a senior who is gonna apply unc ch for regular decision</p>
<p>I wonder how important midyear grades are.
I know they are important, but like.. I'm taking AP Physics and it is too hard:/
It's like the harderst course that i've ever taken in my high school years.</p>
<p>I'm getting an 82-83 range and It's a C (i'm from Wake County)
My question is....</p>
<p>I know some states (for example, GA) has a 10-point grading scale.
when students from GA submit their grades, they are gonna put a "B" for their 82's or 83's
But sadly I have to put a C.
I don't think it's fair at all. Are they gonna consider the actual grades as well?</p>
Admissions officers are aware of the discrepancies between grading scales, so you should be fine.
They’re fairly important, but I don’t think they matter much if the rest of your application is good. I think they’re used mainly to make sure that applicants don’t slack off during senior year</p>
<p>Would it be possible for you to reconsider and submit your application EA? The reason I ask is that UNC does not look at senior year grades for EA applicants, though they do look at the rigor of the applicant’s senior year course selection. This is a potentially nice way to solve your particular problem. I believe only the application and the fee need to be in by the advertised deadline. UNC will accept teacher recommendations and test scores that come in after the deadline. My son took the November SAT, and those scores were accepted as part of his EA application. Also, he took the 500 word essay that he wrote for Carolina’s application and used it later as his “topic of choice” essay for the common application. Whatever you do, don’t shortchange the essays though. They’re really important at Carolina. Good luck.</p>
<p>I think early action is a good idea.
I think they do ask EA students to self-report their midterm grades, but with EA you would already have gotten your admissions decision by that point, so midterm grades would be only relevant if they were bad enough to make them rescind your admission. Basically, your “bad” grade in Physics might be bad enough to make you not get in (or at least influence that decision) if you applied RD, but probablywouldn’t be bad enough to make them rescind the offer if they’d already accepted you under ED.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you live in North Carolina and have a weighted GPA above 4.0 you should definitely apply EA. </p>
<p>A “C” in AP Physics could keep you out if submitted as a 2nd deadline applicant, but as a 1st deadline applicant, it would be unlikely for them to rescind the offer.</p>
<p>If you have a weighted GPA bellow 4.0 I would continue with applying 2nd deadline, because a “C” in AP Physics would raise your GPA and class rank when you submit the transcript.</p>
<p>I do consider applying early action, but I’m afraid that I might get a deferral. After that, I still have to send my scores and it will make me unlikely to get in…</p>