Grade Drop
Hi! I'm a rising senior who plans on applying to a number of top ranked schools, but isn't so confident in their GPA. Currently, I'm sitting at a 3.7 UW and 4.0 W. I know this isn't terrible, but it's not ideal. Freshman year being online didn't give me the best start, but since then I've demonstrated an upwards trend, making mostly A's with the occasional B in a math course. However, this past grading cycle, I made 3 B's, which is a regression from my typical 1. My question is whether or not this will be detrimental to my applications to schools with 10-30% acceptance rates, and the best way to address this drop in my essays/additional info sections. I fully intend to make up for the drop this quarter by making A's in all my classes, but I'm still worried. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Honestly, it depends; if you got Bs in subjects that are related to your intended major, that will raise some eyebrows. But if you made Bs in AP/IB/Dual credits and/or made Bs in classes not really related to your major it should be fine. What would also be good is possibly take an advanced version of the subject in senior year to show that you actually mastered the subject; I would also recommend apply reg. decision to schools with a 10%-20% acceptance rate so you can show them your senior grades that would hopefully be all As.
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