Midyear Report/Additional Info

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Hey. I just got my report card for 1st semester, and I'm considering sending a letter for a drop in grade for my A.P. US Govt class. I wanted to know whether I really should, or it's not a big deal. I have a reason for it; i went to the All-State music trip which caused me to miss 2 days worth of work and i couldnt study for an exam the following week and did bad cause of that one test. Ever since, I worked hard to bring my grade up to what I have now. Should I send this letter? I wrote that by no means did i "slack off" and I really didn't. Wow senior year really turned out to be harder than I thought! This is what I have so far for the 2 quarters in this semester. I tried to stay consistent, if not better, and this is my result. What do you think? Thanks a lot. </p>

<p>P.S.- Do you think it's late to send additional info? I'm waiting for this one competition result 2morrow and I'll probably add that and send the info to colleges.</p>

<p>1ST SEMESTER GRADES:
-AP English Literature: B+ / B+
-AP US Govt and Politics: A / B*(this is the one i'm worried about)
-AP Microeconomics: A / A
-AP Calculus AB: A+ / A+
-AP Physics B: A / A
-AP Spanish Language: A / A
-Chamber Orchestra: A+ / A+
-Lifetime Sports: A+ / A+
-Advanced Research: A+ / A+</p>

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<p>If in doubt, call and ask. They don't ever have to know your name, and they're very helpful on the phone.</p>

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<p>no, don't send a letter, having a B is not going to be a problem, you only make it worse by writing a letter and drawing attension to it and showing your up-tightness with grades.....sorry about the spelling i'm really tired :)</p>

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<p>thx for ur help guys. um, u make a good point about "bringing their attention" but i dunno. i dropped an entire letter grade. I think ill talk to my guidance counselor about this. THanks again for ur help.</p>

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<p>Does your school send quarter grades? Unless you do trimesters, they probably only see final semester grades, so they will only see a B+ or A- for that class.</p>

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<p>our school sends both quarter grades. but i think i decided not to send a letter, guidance thought that it'll show how obsessed i am about one little grade. </p>

<p>For the additional info question, I want to send add. info 2morrow by faxing to colleges. Do you know when they start to review applicants? if i send 2morrow, they'll probably look at em on monday. i dunno. OR i may not send info cause it might bug them? Thanks for any advice.</p>