<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>To those of you got accepted into Dartmouth, did you ever get anything lower than an A (or A-) in science or math classes? Please include freshman and sophomore years as well.</p>
<p>i got a B+ in 10th grade math</p>
<p>Math: No, I don't recall so...</p>
<p>Science: Haha. I got a 79 as the average of my grades for AP Chemistry first semester of senior year. I'm sure I've also gotten Bs in science prior to that.</p>
<p>Almost every single applicant has gotten at least one B in their FOUR years of high school. You aren't expected to be perfect...just pretty close ;) I received a B both semesters of AP Physics sophomore year and I received a likely letter. They want more than brainiacs. They want real people with dreams, passion, and desire. Grades (although very important) are just one part of the application. Once you prove to them that you can handle the course load, they will then dig deeper into the other parts of your application. A few B's here and there won't kill you...just don't get too many of them...good luck.</p>
<p>I really think it is okay to get a few B's throughout high school. In fact, I applied ED with all A's, and got deferred. Then, regular decision when I sent in my midyear report, I had all A's and one B. I ended up getting in regular decision (go figure). So, I actually think that B made me look more human... if that makes any sense. I forgot who originally said this on these boards, but I think the point is very strong. These schools have billions of dollars in endowments. If they were looking for computational machines, they could just buy them. They are accepting humans, not machines!</p>
<p>I got a 79 in AP Chem my junior year. I didn't take a science my senior year.</p>
<p>i got a C+ in geometry my freshman year.</p>
<p>I never got anything below an A-</p>
<p>... until senioritis kicked in</p>
<p>Nope. Always A's in my math and science classes. </p>
<p>But I am a chem nerd. :P</p>
<p>i once got an 84 in calc.</p>
<p>i know, i know.</p>
<p>The only time I ever got a straight A report card was after I was accepted.</p>
<p>Re my S, in a word, yes. Although most of his grades were As of some type, and his average was an A (unweighted).</p>
<p>I think the grades of those accepted into Dartmouth will vary most by the competitiveness of the high school. I would argue that most people on CC attend pretty elite, competitive high schools. It's probably more likely that these students received B's at some point in their high school career than their classmates at non-competitive high schools.</p>
<p>I did not attend a very competitive high school. I didn't even find out about CC until after I was accepted. This was mostly due to the fact that I never met my guidance counselor until she wrote my rec the week before it was due. My counselors only focused on potential drop-outs and encouraging the majority of my classmates to enroll in the local community college. In addition, the parents of students at my high school would never have known about or gone on CC. I had never even heard of the "helicopter parent" phenomenon until after I came to Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I never received anything below an A-. So I bet that a lot of accepted students from non-competitive high schools and with parents who aren't very involved in their college admissions process did receive near perfect grades.</p>
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I would argue that most people on CC attend pretty elite, competitive high schools. . . . So I bet that a lot of accepted students from non-competitive high schools and with parents who aren't very involved in their college admissions process did receive near perfect grades.
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<p>I'm not from a competitive high school. We have a graduating class of about 580 (I hear different; I'm never quite sure) and only 5 are attending "top" schools. (My guidance counselor's job is to keep everyone in the public, Arizona system, I swear it.) I only received one B in my entire high school career, so you're probably right. :P</p>
<p>i got 6 b's throughout high school (not just for marking periods, but as my FINAL grades) yet i still got a likely letter from dartmouth</p>
<p>im asian btw</p>
<p>But then again, I know people with 4.0's, 2200+ at top 100 high schools who don't get in ED. I think at the end of the day, they aren't really picking simply the smartest applicants. If they did, Dartmouth would be a totally different school.</p>
<p>I’ve done pretty well, but compared to some people (perfect stats), I have mediocre stats at best, and I got in. They really do look at the whole applicant.</p>
<p>I hope I get in. This is such a long wait.</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten B’s in math or science, but I got a B in english (not even honors… college prep because i got really bad advising in middle school). I come from a … fairly competitive school? Over 75% go to a 4 -year college, but the top 10% gets crushed by decent privates and ivies… we have two accepted to Ivies so far and two or three more in the top tier… but we haven’t heard back from many people. Most of these kids have similar grades in similar classes too. It’s interesting to watch.</p>