Will bad grade hurt my chances?

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I had a great transcript for 8th and freshman year. My grades were all 96+, and thus my GPA was a 4.0. I skipped ahead a level of math, also, so I’m in precalc this year.</p>

<p>Adjusting has been extremely difficult. Freshman year was super cushy, so the workload has been absolutely crushing. In addition to that, my algebra skills are shaky, so I have gotten a few bad grades in precalc.</p>

<p>Obviously, it isn’t the end of the world; I have all year to pull up my averages. But, let’s say hypothetically that I finish the year with... an 88 in precalc. Would this hurt my chances of getting in to top schools (e.g. Brown, CMU, Cornell, Middlebury, Swarthmore)?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Bump… :)</p>

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<p>Everything bad hurts you; everything good helps you. What matters is the whole package. Just do the best you can–it’s too soon to be obsessing about this, anyway.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply – I’ll try not to worry so much (for now at least).</p>

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<p>Hunt summed it up well. Yes having Bs on your transcript it not ideal, though a couple Bs will not kill your chances. I personally have some and am still planning to apply to one of the schools on your list ED. Calm down and try hard.</p>

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<p>Thanks to both of you, this has been very reassuring. :slight_smile: (Good luck in your application by the way!)</p>