Hello all, so I’ve been getting increasingly anxious about my grades. Typically I am a 98-99 student, as were my grades junior year. However this year, my senior year, due to a combination of factors, among them a rigorous schedule filled with higher level classes, orchestra commitments, and college applications, my grades have receded into the 94-97 range. Are the selective colleges I’ve applied to going to view this as me slacking off, especially since it could affect my rank (I’m currently number 3 but the competition at my school is fierce)?
You should be fine, those grades seem to be in the same range. If your class rank drastically drops then you should be concerned, but going from 3 to 4 or 5 is not going to be a big deal.