<p>I got into Cornell for ED but some of my grades have dropped. Will Cornell care if I got a D on my AP Comp sci midterm but still have a B for the semester? Does Cornell even see the midterm grade? Thanks</p>
<p>It depends on your high school. My high school sends midyear reports as one grade for each class, combining the first and second marking period grades with the midterm grade. If your high school is the same, the D shouldn’t really affect anything.</p>
<p>Will they even see your midterm grade? I’ve never heard of a school reporting anything other than your final semester grade, at most they’ll report it broken down into quarters, but I’ve never heard of a school reporting the grades from an individual exam in a class. </p>
<p>As long as your pulling mostly B’s with maybe one or two C’s you’ll be fine. My general rule of thumb is try not to drop more than 1.0 away from what you were when you applied (eg. if you applied with a 3.7 maintain above a 2.7).</p>
<p>If you’re already into Cornell, your high school is obligated to send your final grades only. Schools send midterm grades for those students whose applications are still pending.</p>
<p>^Actually, I think Cornell needs midterm reports for accepted students. Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>
<p>My GC said they’re sending a mid year for EDers along with Final. Whateves. I have one C in 2nd quarter but it is a B for the semester. All my grades are Bs and a few As for the semester. I’ll probably get another C in the 3rd quarter, but 4th quarter is ALWAYS the easiest at my school (especially after May’s AP exams, when it will be AP teachers giving us free points for easy/busy work) and I should pull all As. All in all, my final grade report should be about 50/50 As and Bs. I might have a C in one class depending on how I do on the exam, which I’m sure my senioritis will keep me from studying for (this class isn’t even AP, I just have too much to do with things outside of school that I’m not putting in any outside-of-class effort into it even though it’s the subject I struggle with).</p>
<p>I checked with Cornell admissions, and, despite what my previous posts may say they DO require Midyear reports from ED acceptees.</p>
<p>I don’t really care, I just wish I had an easier course load second semester senior year.</p>
<p>I’m from Ethiopia and my school does not allow me to send incomplete transcripts, mid year or otherwise. What should I do. Will this negatively affect my candidacy? By the way, I have gotten horrible grades senior year. And I mean HORRIBLE. Don’t know why though. But it should be an upward curve from now on.</p>
<p>no, they do not require midyear reports from ED acceptees.
I’ve checked it by myself.</p>
<p>CLARIFICATION: They DO require midyear reports! I called them and sent them an email for written confirmation. I will post the letter if people still don’t believe me</p>
<p>Cornell won’t care if you got a D if they don’t see that you got a D. I’m sure they only look at final grades.</p>
<p>For me, at least, final grades are midterm grades - semesters are separated so final grades mean first + second semester grades (both included) whereas midterm reports are just first semester because that is all that was completed so far</p>
<p>Sorry bringing back an old post.
I got accepted to Cornell for ED, and I’ve been slacking gradually since.
Extreme senioritis, and just wondering about what grade should you maintain to still be able to go to Cornell?</p>
<p>don’t plan ahead to slack off! if you do, you’re purposely wasting an opportunity to learn. senioritis is no kind of excuse.</p>
<p>that said, if you’re bothering to think about this ahead of time, don’t let your grades drop below B’s. you could probably let them drop more, but if you keep B’s you know you don’t need to stress over them, but you are probably slacking off from whatever work ethic got you into Cornell in the first place.</p>