panicking

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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okay so we had a pop quiz today and i got a 58
and now my grade went from a a- to a b+
i want to apply to top schools but im afraid that it will hurt my chances
btw the class is honors english 10
thanks i cried so much after the quiz

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Calm down, it’s one quiz and it’s not like you are failing the class. A B+ is not going to prevent you from going to a good school. Once in college, things like this will seem really trivial and unimportant.

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You are a sophomore and it’s one quiz, everything will work out fine, just relax!

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@Brewmaster10 @Fishnlines29 thank you guys so much im trying to take my mind off of it cause i have 98764758 other tests and quizzes but thank you so much

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don’t worry about it! i’m only a junior so I don’t have a “I got a 50 and got into Harvard” message…but only final grades matter! I’ve gotten a LOT of 50’s yet managed all A’s (one class I got 4 50’s and ended with a 97 so) in the end (and one 89 in Calc BC) so don’t worry about it!

plus it’s a pop quiz…people be pulling 0’s from pop quizzes so you’re good :slight_smile: i’ve become immune to everything after last year haha

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  1. Breathe.
  2. Everything will be fine.
  3. Relax.
  4. This grade doesn't say anything about your intelligence.
  5. This grade probably won't be the reason you do or don't get into Harvard.
  6. All that matters is semester grades.
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Don’t stress! If you have a B+ there is still likely time to pull it up, it’s not like your entire grade dropped to a 58! This year I began AP United States History with a 40 on a quiz and still finished the marking period with an A+. Just work even harder and everything will work out fine.

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Ayy! Fellow Korean again!
First off, the fact that your grade jumped from A- to B+ tells me this quiz was minuscule in worth. Secondly, it’s literally not even halfway through the year yet. You can make it up to a higher grade easily.
Getting a B+ in a class will not bar you from entering an Ivy League school. If this were the case, I do not think my school would have such a high number of students going to top schools. I know somebody who got Bs in all of his math classes and got into Harvard and UChicago. You have nothing to worry about.

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Realize you made a mistake and figure out steps you can take now so that you won’t make the same mistake again in the future.

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@LushLillies @cliffnotes @ashley18 @Wolfgangbread @GMKoon thank you guys so much i really appreciate it im figuring how to tell my parents tho…

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@davidyekwonkim I mean, you don’t have to. I generally try to avoid telling my parents bad grades and let them get surprised by skyward