<p>Transcript shows As and Bs (including APs) except for 1 C+ in science (not AP) in 10th grade. She is not interested in pursuing a science major. My question is: a) Should she address it in a supplemental essay and explain why it happened and what she learned? b) Not address it all, c) Discuss with GC and let GC explain it in her recommendation letter d) None of the above.</p>
<p>I personally find it funny how everyone here always seems to have an excuse for a bad grade. It is possible for a person to have a bad grade, and that is why the grading scale goes from A to F, not A to B. </p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, there is rarely a legitimate “excuse” for getting this grade. You deserved it, you got it. Done. It would be easier if you start accepting that. A C+ from a A&B student looks normal to me. </p>
<p>Do not address it in anyway.</p>
<p>I have had all A’s and B’s throughout high school, except for two C’s (one freshman year and one sophomore year) in subjects completely unrelated to my intended major. I don’t really have a problem with this. I know that if they were A’s or B’s that maybe my GPA or class rank would be a little higher, but it’s too late to do anything about that now.</p>
<p>A lot of students get one or two “bad” grades (do you know how many students would love to get C’s since that’s really good for them?), but since all of her other grades are good, I really wouldn’t worry about it. I wouldn’t bring any more attention to it than necessary. Maybe the adcom won’t really notice it since it’s fairly normal. But if you take a whole essay or rec explaining it, they might think, “Oh, they did have that one kinda bad grade now that they mention it…” and it will be even worse if the reason isn’t sufficient (no offense but it probably isn’t).</p>
<p>I had a “fake” interview once that was just to get people used to interviews. I apologized for something (can’t remember what), and at the end of the interview, the guy said that I shouldn’t have done that since whatever I apologized for didn’t really strike him as anything negative until I pointed it out and brought myself down.</p>