Midyear Report weight?

Applying to College
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<p>I've been a straight A student up to this point but it seems that by the end of my first senior semester, I'm going to end up with a B+. When they take a look at my mid year report, they're going to see straight A's and 1 B+ in my report. Will they interpret it as me "slacking off" or will they think I finally reached a certain limit and that I tried my best nonetheless?"</p>

<p>Oh and here's some background information.
My current rank is
1/670 weighted
1/670 unweighted.</p>

<p>After my B+ is included on my transcript, my rank changes to
1/670 weighted
12/670 unweighted</p>

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<p>Soooooo effed.
But seriously, if this is your biggest worry…
…dot dot dot…</p>

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<p>its not my biggest worry.
to be honest, im sort of more frustrated that i lost my “valedictorian” candidacy because i took 5-10 AP’s more than some other guy who got straight A’s.</p>

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<p>gotta love these…“I got a B+” threads.</p>

<p>seriously, I hope someone who is ranked 1/670 has the common sense to put a B+ into perspective.</p>

<p>what do they say about book smart vs common sense?..sorry…but these threads are soooo annoying to most everyone.</p>

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<p>^
Agreed. It’s sad.</p>

<p>OP: Get over it.</p>

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<p>Perhaps because I heard from somewhere that decreases in performances lead the adcom to think of senioritis and lack of care? And also, maybe because I actually don’t know if colleges care about unweighted rank (which mine dropped 11 if you noticed).</p>

<p>Honestly, I’m sorry to annoy you. But I wasn’t trying to annoy you and merely attempted to find an answer, which I think I found now. I suggest if someone annoys you unintentionally, you ignore it, rather than going through the trouble of typing rude comments like</p>

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<p>Good day.</p>

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<p>Oh shoot! Did he just ‘Good Day’ you?!</p>

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<p>It is sad that he is complaining about this.</p>

<p>However, I too would be furious if I had straight A’s for 3 1/2 years, and then when I’m about to graduate and receive Valedictorian honors, some prick teacher gives me a B+, which destroys my chances at becoming a Valedictorian (The highest honor giving to a High School student). I can understand his frustration.</p>

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<p>Yeah, the class ranks are always cut-throat. But, you can’t really change it (have you finished sem. 1?)</p>

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<p>It’s really too bad you can’t be valedictorian, but I don’t think ANY school, even top schools, will not accept you because of one B+. Your grades are already outstanding even with the B+. So don’t worry.</p>

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<p>Mid year grades are important. A straight A student with a sudden crop of Bs or a C is in trouble at top colleges. One B+ will not hurt.</p>

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<p>How dare you Good Day me.
Good Day. FOREVER.</p>

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<p>hahahahahaha</p>

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<p>To the OP, I completely feel you. Not that I’m much help at answering your question, but I’m basically in the same boat. I have one B on my transcript so far, and it’s looking like I’m going to end up with a B for the semester in AP French. (Still waiting for my exam score though!)</p>

<p>I realize that one more B on an overall excellent transcript is not going to screw me over completely. But when Harvard admissions officers are comparing my pretty good transcript with 20 other perfect ones, it certainly won’t help me.</p>

<p>Ugh, but I really don’t know if I should be stressing over this. Does anyone else have any (valuable) insight?</p>

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<p>^
Yes. Don’t stress. It’s a B. Right below an A. Right above a C.
Ain’t bad. You are still loved by your peers and, of course Harvard.</p>

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<p>Don’t trip while walking down the stairs?</p>

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<p>aww. i sympathize with you…im in a similar situation! except two b’s likely for me =/
i don’t think it will matter THAT much…colleges do realize we are human afterall.</p>