<p>I've got an okay case of it, but I'm worried about it now. I know a lot of people are worried too..</p>
<p>can anyone comment on whether or not mid-year reports really matter? I mean, isn't it unfair to the RD kids when ED kids only need to skate by with acceptable grades?</p>
<p>If you decline too much, then it matters. Say you’re a 3.6 student and you get a 2.5, red flag up. Say you’re a 3.6 student and you get a 3.1, green flag. Colleges understand senioritis and the urge to slack a bit. But by no means does that mean “throw in the towel”. This is assuming you applied early and have gotten into a college already.</p>
<p>I didn’t do ED – I’m RD for all.</p>
<p>My grades have been straight A’s sophomore and junior years (4 and 6 APs, respectively)</p>
<p>I am currently taking 4 and might be getting a B or two in my five classes.</p>
<p>I guess I just don’t want it to negatively affect admissions is all…</p>
<p>If you’re rd then your mid terms will matter more. One or two B’s won’t kill you if you have straight A’s. A friend of mine has a 4.0 and a 2390 sat along with 4 years of varsity soccer and other stuff but she got rejected from Georgetown. The college process is funky so I guess the only advice to give is to continue doing what you’re doing then apply. Expect the worst, hope for the best. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Yes, but see, usually people apply ED if they know that they dont need their senior grades to boost their image up. Some RD people (like me) need their senior grades for a last chance. As long as you aren’t failing miserably (as in A’s and B’s and the one C), then you should be fine.</p>
<p>RD with senior grades as a “boost” doesn’t help as much as you think. Schools usually accept the highest percentage of applicants in their early pools making ED or EA the better choice regardless of whether your senior year grades will pump you up or not. Schools such as the University of Maryland for example, are comprised of 90% early applicants, and 10% regular applicants. Applying EA helps your chances alot, applying ED does if you know for sure you want to go there if accepted.</p>
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<p>I don’t think this is true, as many schools have a cap on how much of the class can be compromised of EA applicants (e.g. MIT fills up no more than 30% of its class early).</p>