I am currently a senior in high school, and am wondering if anyone can enlighten me on my chances for admission to certain colleges, or any info about how having one bad grade will affect my chances.
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Other facts: Parents divorced 7 years ago, living with single mom, Type 1 Diabetic for 6 years
Throughout my entire high school career, I have never had a B for a yearly average. I have had one quarterly B in AP European History during my sophomore year, and it was a mere one point away from an A. As of my last reported transcript, my class rank was #10 out of a class of 388. My weighted GPA was a 4.0, and my unweighted was a 4.89. My ACT score was a 31, and my SAT score was a 1410 on the new scale. I have received the following AP scores:
AP Human Geography (9th): 3
AP European History (10th): 3
(These two scores came out of pure laziness, I will admit.)
AP Psychology: 5
AP English Language: 5
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design: 5
AP United States History: 4
(All of these were taken my junior year.)
This May, I will taking AP exams for AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Studio Art: Drawing, AP Calculus AB, and AP Physics C: Mechanics. The only non-AP class I am enrolled in this year is Spanish 4 H. When I graduate, I will have taken 11 AP classes.
Extracurriculars and awards:
Work at Taco Bell for almost a year
Volunteer at local Humane Society animal shelter for 4 years.
Interact Club
Spanish Club
Mu Alpha Theta
National Honor’s Society
International Thespian Society
Historian of my school’s International Thespian Society Troupe
4 roles in school theatre productions
1st and 3rd place in school art exhibit
3rd place in regional art exhibit
2 artwork pieces exhibited in local museum
Honorable Mention in Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2017
Honorable Mention in National Spanish Exam 2013-2014
My first semester this year, I had very decent grades. I had A averages in all of my classes. As of right now, about halfway through the 3rd quarter, I have A’s in everything but AP Physics C, where I have an A-, and AP Calculus AB, where I have a B-. It is looking like I am going to have my very first B yearly average during my high school career. I have not yet received my most recent transcripts, but I would estimate that my weighted GPA is now around a 3.8. I know this question is long, but I would like to know how much importance colleges are going to put on this poor grade in my calculus class. I applied to NYU, Columbia University, Princeton, University of Chicago, and College of Charleston. I have been accepted into CoC, and am waiting for my letters from the rest in April. NYU is my absolute number one choice, so I would love some input on how much that grade could hurt my chances to all my schools, but NYU especially. I have applied to all of these schools as either a film major, or a psychology major. Any insight to these problems/questions will be so appreciated!!
Chance me back?