<p>I am currently a high school senior, and I am going to Yale in the fall. I was wondering about the importance of second semester grades. I know that they look at them, and I am NOT asking this because I am slacking off or letting my grades drop, because that is not the case. I am just curious as to how much they really look into them.<br>
I was also wondering how they measure drops in grades. I, in all previous semesters, have gotten mostly As. So, I know that if I start getting all Bs then they would probably be really mad. But, I am also taking my first non-honors class this semester. So, even if I get an A in that class, it counts towards my GPA as a 5.0 instead of a weighted 6.0 that comes with honors/AP classes. Is that already going to count against me? So, if I get 1 B and 4 As (one of them being in my non-honors class), I would have a 5.6 GPA instead of a 5.8 if I had gotten the same grades with all honors classes. Would this be a considerable drop to them from a 5.9ish (around there)? Or, if I got 2 Bs and 3 As, I would have a 5.4. I know that this is a pretty big decrease, but will they look at my GPA or at how many As/Bs I got?<br>
Basically, my question is how much will it matter that Im not taking all honors? And also, will they be looking at my actual letter grades or at my GPA when they look at my final transcript?<br>
Thanksany feedback is appreciated!</p>
<p>I think you’re being too hyper-critical about this. Honestly, I think you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Just to be clear, when admissions tells you that your matriculation is contingent upon comparable performance as when you were accepted, that’s almost completely B.S.</p>
<p>Unless you go from an A student to a D, or fail, really, no one is gonna give you a hard time about it.</p>
<p>I think this is the first time I’ve seen somebody worrying about what the college might think if their GPA drops second semester because of unweighted As! If you get a couple of Bs, nothing will happen. If you get a lot of Bs or a couple of Cs, I think you might get a letter admonishing you. To get rescinded would take something worse.</p>
<p>Probably.</p>