midyear grades

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<p>how bad will it hurt to have 2 B's on my midyear report?</p>

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<p>You’ll be completely fine. If you failed all your classes, then you’d have something to worry about.</p>

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<p>I’m probably gonna have 2 B’s on my midyear report as well. It’s not really bad…they only really care if your grades differ majorly, like if you start getting below C’s or something.</p>

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<p>thanks, thats a relief!</p>

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<p>wait blahhh90- did you get in already? I think the people who posted may have been talking about accepted ED students, where if acceptances get rescinded due to grades. I think they look at first semester pretty seriously if you’re an RD applicant.</p>

<p>Someone correct me if I’m wrong?</p>

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<p>i think you’re right about RD, they take the first semester of senior year very seriously - they want to see that you’re not slacking off just because it’s your last year.</p>

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<p>does cornell care if you take 4 jr yr nd 6 sr yr, as opposed to 5 and 5?</p>

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<p>are you talking about the number of classes you’re taking?</p>

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<p>4 classes a semester seem too little, especially during the latter half of your high school career. Your junior and senior grades are the most important to adcoms because they reflect the most recent assessment of your academic capabilities. The more rigorous and numerous junior and senior courses you take and do well in will definitely increase your admission chances. All in all, I would say take as many rigorous courses as you can handle, but still get A’s in.</p>

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<p>lol sorry im talking about ap classes..i should have specified earlier</p>

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<p>@ ivyleague104-- I don’t think it matters. 1. I got in with 4 jr, 6 snr schedule and 2. different schools have different scheduling constraints so whatevs.</p>

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<p>[How</a> Do Weak Final Senior Grades Affect Admission Decisions? - Ask The Dean](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000264.htm]How”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000264.htm)</p>

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<p>From the College Board site:
[Early</a> Decision Early Action](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/applications/early]Early”>Early Decision and Early Action – Counselors | College Board)

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<p>This was taken from another thread from the Parents Forum:

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<p>I believe Cornell allows accepted students to slide a little - but I would be concerned about a significant drop - like a lot of Cs and Ds.</p>