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Do you think a B+ in a college course (Calculus III) will affect my admissions to very selective colleges that I am applying to (UPenn, Northwestern, UMich)? I am a junior and my friends were telling me that a B+ in Calc III, at my age, would be impressive to colleges. What do you all think?
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I think that you don't have anything to worry about and that your friends are correct: it is impressive!
As it stands, and the way AP has worked at my schools, you did better than you think. The way it worked for me was if in the AP class you got an A, you truly excelled, and you would have exceptionally succeeded in a regular class. If you got a B in an AP class, you really have an A to high A in a regular class. If you got a C in an AP class, you really got a B to low A in a regular class.
Meaning that if your grades are compared to a person with only regular level classes where they are not considering AP classes, only those regular and honors-level classes, your grade would be higher than the grade that was on your transcript because the AP class grade is weighted, faster passed with heavier content concentration, so that if you were on the same level as its other person, you would have much higher grades.
I hope at least some of that makes sense!
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