I’m a junior at a very highly ranked public high school and I currently have 5 B grades (2 freshmen year, 3 sophomore year) all in honors and one in an AP class. I currently have none this year but I really really want to go to Georgetown or colleges of the same caliber. How will these grades affect my chances? I’m currently taking 5 ap courses and will have taken 11 by senior year.
what are ur test scores? sats?gpa?
Grades are only one factor. If you have strong ECs, good SAT/ACT scores, and a good essay you should be fine, especially with that many APs in your course-load. Obviously try not to get too many more Bs but I wouldn’t sweat it much. If you finish with a GPA above 3.5 (preferably higher but again it’s only one factor) you should be fine given strengths elsewhere. To summarize, a few Bs won’t make or break your application, so focus on making sure you do well the rest of the way and don’t sweat the past.
I have a 31 act and a 2150 sat, I plan on retaking both. My ECs=founder and president of a Greenpeace chapter at my school, secretary of global citizen, varsity football cheerleading, key club board member, Model UN, debate, student council, best buddies, and Ted Talks at my school. My UW gpa will be a 3.77 and weighted will be a 4.7
Also, my school is very competitive and almost everyone gets into great schools so my applicant pool for gtown is very strong