<p>This isn't a chance thread, I just need some thoughts about my grade patterns.</p>
<p>9th grade: One advanced class (advanced meaning Pre-IB/Pre-AP/Honors/AP/IB), all A's
10th grade: Four advanced classes, one B in English 2 Pre-AP first semester
11th grade: Five advanced classes, two B's in AP English Lang/Comp first & second semester (borderline, but it doesn't matter)</p>
<p>So it goes,
0 B's freshman year
1 B sophomore year
2 B's junior year</p>
<p>I plan to get all A's first semester senior year, but you never know for sure.</p>
<p>What do you think about this pattern? I'm thinking of majoring in PR/IR/CS/Comp Engineering/Psychology/A major that corresponds with management consulting/I still don't know.</p>
<p>SAT [1st time w/o studying at all, expecting 2100+ next time]: 630 CR, 640 W, 670 M</p>
<p>Obviously a downward trend is never a good thing, but since your Bs were in English courses and you don’t plan to major in English, it won’t be as pronounced. As you mentioned, however, doing well your first semester of senior year is very important though. Also, did you take the AP English Lang test and do well?</p>
<p>I got a 4, which I’m satisfied with because if I had gotten an A with a 4, it would decredit the rigor of the course.</p>
<p>Easy to see why you got B’s in English. I think you meant “discredit”?</p>
<p>Probably not OK . Too many kids applying with all As in tough courses ! I would look elsewhere ,unless there is something about you , like a URM .etc . Sorry !</p>
<p>You’re fine. I got in with pretty much the same downward trend (And my B was in AP Lang as well!!) As long as your ECs, recs, and essays are good you should be fine. A few B’s don’t kick you out of the running. </p>
<p>(When you think about it, if you start at the top the only way to go is down.)</p>
<p>Your scores are kind of low for a science/engineering candidate at Stanford.</p>
<p>@Erin’s dad I got B’s because of missing assignments and procrastination, not because of my spelling and grammar.</p>
<p>Thanks to @just20706 and @fauxmaven for the feedback! :)</p>
<p>@collegealim314 That SAT score is representative of no studying at all. I took a practice test two days ago, and got 800 on math reasoning. For the SAT II’s, I scored 770 on Math II, 760 on USH, and 750 on Chem. I’ve seen below 700-scorers get accepted into Stanford, so I’m not worried about my scores, since now I know that I can score 800 on math reasoning. My CR went up to 700 on the practice tests, also. Writing, I’m pretty good at it. I got 1940 on my SAT in May, and 2190 on my practice test in July (I read the Blue Book). Despite the current low reasoning scores, and assuming I will score higher, how will these grades reflect upon me?</p>
<p>Anyone else, please?</p>
<p>I think you meant “char”?</p>
<p>C’mon now. Any serious people?</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad, just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you get to rude. While your comment did correct the OP’s word usage, you didn’t have to be a jerk to get your point across. I’d also like to point out that “B’s” shouldn’t have an apostrophe in it. It’s currently not standard to use apostrophes for pluralization of capital letters (except for “A”), even though it’s commonly done.</p>
<p>To the OP: 3 Bs doesn’t matter at all. Not at all. As long as you don’t get a 3.0 7th semester, your grades are not a problem for your application.</p>
<p>However, if your SAT score doesn’t improve by a decent amount, it’ll reflect fairly poorly on that high GPA. A sub-2000, even without any prep, is a pretty low score. Just because there are <2100s that have gotten into Stanford doesn’t mean that you can get in with that score. Remember that the 75th percentile SAT score at Stanford is a 2300 ([College</a> Search - Stanford University - The Farm - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)). Study, study, study, and don’t stop until you’ve actually gotten a great score. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback, Omicron. I never thought there was an apostrophe with plural letters until I came across its usage in a credible article or something of the sort. Sorry for the bad grammar, everyone. Honestly, though, you should try to answer my question and try not to correct every mistake visible, unless you’re trying to help me ace my first semester of AP Lit, of course :)</p>
<p>“Erin’s Dad, just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you get to rude. While your comment did correct the OP’s word usage, you didn’t have to be a jerk to get your point across. I’d also like to point out that “B’s” shouldn’t have an apostrophe in it. It’s currently not standard to use apostrophes for pluralization of capital letters (except for “A”), even though it’s commonly done.”</p>
<p>I like you.</p>
<p>Stanford is a very selective school. It’s a reach even for the top students.</p>
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You do know English is not a dead language and that accepted practices have changed (particularly with the advent of the internet). I was trying to let the OP know that Stanford is a big reach with a tongue in cheek response (apparently not very successfully). The OP has a 1940 SAT. That is in below the 25%ile. And a 2100 is barely above the 25%ile.</p>