<p>So obviously I’m pretty paranoid about this application thing. And it’s not like I’ve been failing this term, but I think I may have gotten a B+ or two. I’m taking AP classes and everything, but I’m not at all a shoe-in applicant and I’m afraid this will just be a reason to reject me. So do you guys think that first quarter grades are mainly just a way to see that you’re still taking school seriously, or do they actually evaluate GPAs like they would for the first three years?</p>
<p>I'm sure that the first three years collectively are more important than your first quarter senior year alone. If you have a B+ or two, you should seriously not worry about it, if you have other things that you pursue passionately in your life, that greatly outweighs a B+ here (or even a C- there.)</p>
<p>It's also very, very, very important to note that NO ONE is a shoe-in applicant to Brown University, or any school for that matter. None of us really know what's going on in the admissions office; what gets you in or what keeps you out.</p>
<p>Just keep your grades as best as you can, don't stress out. good luck!</p>
<p>It's just one small piece of a much larger picture.
As said over and over on CC threads, your chance of rejection is 87% - the same as all the other highly qualified applicants.
Your essay is critically importnat - what makes you stand out, what will you offer the diversity of the Brown community -
Virtually everyone who gets in has great grades, SATs, SAT IIs, APs, ECs, etc.
What's YOUR story?</p>
<p>no advice but just wanted to say dont worry about it
i was stupid and didnt do any apps over the summer so i decided to do it first term OUCH
so ya this first term i got 1 A-, 3 B+, and 2 B-
oh man</p>
<p>omg i TOTALLY feel your pain :-'( Senior year is so hard, i got 4 a's and 3 b's...doesn't it suck lol? only dif. is that i didn't apply ED, i'm RD</p>