<p>Well, i have a 3.9 gap; i have a 1910 sat score and i have nice extracurriculars. i thought i had a pretty good chance of getting in but recently, i got a 69 in ap bio .... (3rd marking period. If averaged with the other ap bio grades in the 2nd and 1st marking periods, i have an 80). I did well on everything else! either A's or A-'s .</p>
<p>Will this prevent me from getting in? i applied for RD. </p>
<p>Please ! any answers are appreciated.</p>
<p>How long is each marking period for you? In my school, the first 2 marking periods is the first semester, and those grades are the ones that are averaged out in the mid year report.</p>
<p>and one B is not that serious</p>
<p>3 marking periods is a semester. and the thing is that my school sends our report cards for the mid year report. So the 69 shows. Will that matter??</p>
<p>And thank-you so much for the reply.</p>
<p>It matters; but with your gpa and other stuff, you probably have enough good things to counteract it. I was in the same boat as you (exact same score but with only a 3.4) so I decided to take the SAT again. Perhaps call or email the admissions counselor that judges for your area and try to stand out.</p>
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<p>thanks man, i really appreciate the input. it really helps to see that other people went through the same thing and did fine; again, i really appreciate it. Hopefully everything works out.</p>
<p>Edit: my sat is 1940 (610 english, 680 math, 650 writing). Just thought i’d fix that mistake (not much of a difference lol)</p>
<p>Does your school average it out? I’m sorry to compare your school to mine, but if they average it out, they won’t see the 69, just the complete 80.</p>
<p>But seriously, one bad grade isn’t going to harm your entire application! Your SAT is in the middle 50, your GPA is amazing, and your grades are fine.</p>
<p>they don’t average it out when it’s sent 
. i asked my counselor and she said she sent my report card so they see all of it. And thanks man. I really appreciate the input; it means a lot !</p>
<p>I wouldn’t stress out. The school will also realize that it’s a single 69 over a short marking period, and all your other grades are still good. If you had that score in everything, you might want to start getting concerned, but at this point, I don’t think you have anything to worry about.</p>
<p>yea, i’m just hoping that grade won’t look too bad on my mid year report. My other grades in ap bio were a 77 (:() then a 94 and then the 69. </p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys. if you guys need me to respond to something, let me know.</p>
<p>(Any other responses to this post are welcome!) </p>
<p>Thanks again !!</p>