<p>Acceptance letters come out in April, so I'm assuming they see the grade. I have straight As, but if I get a B+ in AP Spanish for my first semester of senior year, what will Stanford think?
I will work hard regardless to try for that A, for those of you that will tell me this question is irrelevant. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The big picture is what is important – do you have the qualities that will make you stand out in a very impressive applicant field? If you do, there is almost no chance that anything as minor as this will lead to rejection.</p>
<p>Your question is irrelevant. You’ll be admitted or rejected regardless if you get a B+ or an A.</p>
<p>They won’t care.</p>
<p>Yeah, one B+ is virtually inconsequential at this point.</p>
<p>When I talked to the Stanford reps during the tour I took a year ago, they said they look for either a constant increase in the grades, or a constant, non-fluctuating grades</p>
<p>But they do look for the big picture</p>
<p>And also they want to satisfy their needs based on what you are interested in</p>
<p>They’ll think that you’re a failure and will never amount to anything.</p>
<p>Geez, it’s a B+. Relax. You’re acting like it’s a C or D. Do you think that every single one of their students has straight A’s? Surely some have some B’s.</p>
<p>I have a similar question, not particularly about Stanford but for a school of similar caliber, with an extra caveat; what about a B/B+ or two senior year instead of all A’s when the applicant pool from your school has all A’s throughout</p>
<p>if it’s an outlier and everything else is strong, then i think you should be fine! good luck :)</p>
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<p>More than 25% of Stanford’s incoming class last year had some Bs, or A- or B+ or something.</p>
<p>I don’t even think you can tell anything from that chart. They mention 4.0 and above, so these could be weighted for all we know.</p>
<p>If you are worrying about one B, then I think you are worrying about the wrong things. What does the rest of your profile look like?</p>
<p>If you’re worrying about one B+, you’re seriously deficient in common sense. That is more worrisome for an impending emancipated student than the single grade.</p>
<p>You are likely worrying for nothing. Try your best at school and wait for the acceptance. you know, only a very small fraction of RD applicants got accepted at Stanford anyway.</p>
<p>It will be fine. I don’t know why some adults seem to feel the need to take mean-spirited shots at you. It’s a worry we all have. I agree, though, whether you get in is not going to hinge upon this one grade.</p>
<p>One or two B or B+s senior year is not going to suddenly implode an applicant’s chances if they were an A student prior … the colleges all know that senior fall is hell, and the kids are on overload.</p>