<p>So how much do you think it hurts you if you got a C+ in Geometry sophomore year when you are applying to Yale and such schools? Does it automatically take you out of the running?</p>
<p>Well... as long as you don't plan to major in geometry. I think that it would move your chance of acceptance from 15%-14.5%... If your going to get into one of these schools, it really takes more than grades.</p>
<p>So it isn't going to have much of an effect if I am applying as an English major, right? God I hope so...because a lot of people have told me it takes my chances down drastically to have that on my transcript, considering that most people who apply to Yale have 4.0s and such.</p>
<p>you might as well just slit your wrists right now, your not getting in anywhere, that C just totally ruined your life......JUST KIDDING, DON'T ACTUALLY DO IT. Your fine if your not majoring in some math related field.</p>
<p>Your chance, and everyone's, are not good. They reject half of the 2400s. They reject more than half of vals. If you don't have a major hook, a 2400 or a 4.0, your chances are less than 15%. One c+ is no big deal but add a couple of Bs in and your chances really go down.</p>
<p>Oh........</p>
<p>"C+ in Geometry sophomore year " your only in geo as a soph?? dude! id try to atleast doubleup and take algebra ii this year/summer, that way you could take precal junior n ap calc senior... im not 1000% (yes, one thousand) sure, but arent most yale applicants atleast 1 (maybe 2 or 3/4 maybe 5, lol, ive meet kids like that... smart dudes) years advanced in math? it allows for cooler science/math courses later on in your junior/senior year... i mean, when you take the psat next year peoples who are in precal/ap calc are at a huge advantage than those in algebra ii... well, just a thought... lol, but yeah, i agree with the other dude... grades are vital... and what you cant compensate in your grades do it in your SAT... there... my two cents are in</p>
<p>Unless you are one hell of a writer, being in geometry sophomore year and doing poorly in it looks bad to an elite school. Though you're not going into math, a school like Yale will look for a student who is smart enough and works hard enough to overcome weaknesses.</p>