My feedAdmissions Advice
1
@kenzz
0 answers, 1 vote
 • a year ago •
Admissions Advice

Bad grades for a quarter in Sophomore year.

Hi! I have a question. I am primarily an A/B+ student, however, in the second quarter of my sophomore year, my grades dropped quite a bit. They ranged from A's to even Cs and Ds in some classes. In 3rd quarter they went right back up to As and Bs. Will this affect my chances of getting into college? I know it was only a single quarter of my sophomore year, but I'm still a bit worried.

Thanks!

10th
1
2
🎉 First post
Let’s welcome @kenzz to the community! Remember to be kind, helpful, and supportive in your responses.

Earn karma by helping others:

1 karma for each ⬆️ upvote on your answer, and 20 karma if your answer is marked accepted.

2 answers

0
@hraparla
4 answers, 6 votes
 • a year ago

There shouldn't be that big of a problem. colleges know that there might be some areas where you do worse but you can definitely explain it to them. Just do your best and you'll be good.

0
0
@deys_ly
4 answers, 8 votes
 • a year ago

Hey!

I think what matters the most is what's on the transcript. If your school does final or semester grades, your grades will probably average out on the final transcript because you pulled them up after a quarter. If not, you can probably explain the reason for the drop in your college apps!

0
What are your chances of acceptance?

Calculate for all schools

Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
UCLA
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)
Add more factors ›

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works