Should I explain the only "B" on my transcript?

Transfer Students
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Pretty self-explanatory.

During my English final I got sick and had to leave 20 minutes in. Because I was a good student, my professor offered to just give me a C on the exam instead of making me come back in to retake it or grading my first attempt. I felt uncomfortable insisting that she let me retake it because she was trying to be nice and genuinely thought she was doing me a favor.

Anyways, that C resulted in a final grade of a B+ for the course, the only non-A I’ve received in my 3 semesters of college.

Should I explain this on my transfer apps or does it just seem unnecessary and over the top?

I’m at a community college, if that makes any difference.

2

Nope, seems unncessary

3

No. That would only point out to them that you think it is an issue, which may tell them you are grade obsessed! It’s not an issue. At all;)

4

where you are trying to apply to, op?

5

@bvo112 Columbia, Brown, GWash, Barnard, Tufts and a few others, plus some safeties. Do you think I should offer an explanation?

6

No do not offer the explanation. It may come off as whiney even if that’s not what you mean it to come off as. You won’t be rejected or accepted because of 1 B+