will 2 Bs and 5 As in my senior year hurt me? my GPA is 3.8uw and in the top 5%, but im afraid i might slightly slip out of that to about 6%… will that hurt me a lot at places like amherst, pomona, rice, chicago, dartmouth, carleton, ups, grinnell, wash u, wesleyan u?
<p>I think you're fine, it might hurt for chicago, dartmouth and rice? What classes do you have a B in?</p>
<p>Honestly, I'd worry a little--but only a little. So many more factors are likely to influence the outcome. If you haven't submitted all your apps yet, worry about polishing your essays.</p>
<p>The Bs are in AP Biology(grrrrr.....88%) and AP communication arts IV(AP lit/comp).</p>
<p>not really if you already sent you app, although midterms matter a whole lot for elite schools</p>
<p>sooooooooo.......im screwed or not? i thought schools like amherst, rice, dartmouth, pomona, chicago were "elite schools"?</p>
<p>I'm wondering the same thing. I may get 0, 1, 2 or possibly even 3 Bs. My GPA is 3.93UW, 4.67W, I hope it doesn't matter too much. :o</p>
<p>"Elite" does not mean "4.0uw". Get over it. Obviously, the higher the better. But so many other things count, too, that a couple of B's are down in the noise.
Worry about things that are still within your power to change. Otherwise you risk being used as a bad example in CC discussions.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it, especially if they are in AP classes. I got into BC honors program and Georgetown with a B freshman year, a B sophmore year, 4 B's junior year, and one 1st quarter senior year.</p>
<p>but they are still important. 'elite' means they are good schools...</p>
<p>My grades slipped some during my senior year and it didn't hurt me at all. But, I don't think NYU is quite as academic as those schools. Either way I don't think it will matter too much.</p>