School Grades on HS Transcript

I have a question. My school puts 1st Semester, 2nd Semester, and Final Grades on our transcript. My problem is that what if they see the upward trend from 1st Semster to 2nd Semester but Final Grade still comes out to an 88 or something how do they(Ivies, Stanford, UChicago) view that? BTW, how many B’s are too many? What grades(fr. soph jr. sn) count when they view your transcript? Any advice will do.

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No amount of Bs will keep you out, just as straight As won't guarantee you admission.

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my transcript looks something like yours too, but the colleges said they look beyond grades, and that as long as yours is not littered with Bs and Cs left and right, it should be alright.</p>

<p>any advice</p>

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