Admissions Question

Colleges & Universities University of Virginia
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<p>Just a quick question. I work about 30 hrs/wk and my long work hours have had a slight affect on my grades. I have a C in AP Calc this year and will be earning a 3.8 weighted at the end of my senior year’s first semester. Last year I earned a 4.5. I got a 30 ACT and have a ton of extra-curriculars and community service. Does the C ruin my chances?</p>

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<p>Yes, of course it will</p>

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<p>Thanks lol. But a single C in my senior year will cause them to reject me? I’m taking 4 APs and have about 40 hrs/wk of outside-of-school activities.</p>

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<p>Are you Instate or out of state? It depends what the rest of your app looks like, your rank etc. A C might have a negative effect.</p>

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<p>it will probably affect the decision one way or another, but it won’t be a big enough of a factor that prevents you from being accepted.</p>

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<p>I’m out of state. I have a 30 ACT. Like I said, my GPA before this year was a 4.5 weighted. This year, I will get a 3.8 weighted with the C. Counting APs this year, I will have taken 11 throughout high school. I have about 30 hrs/wk of work and 10 hrs/wk of other ec’s. My essays were very thorough, concise, and well-written in my opinion. My rec’s should be pretty good too. Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t rank, but before this year i was in the top tenth.</p>

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<p>Difficult to say really. OOS admission is very difficult. They don’t like to see a C anywhere in the app. But you have a heavy work load. So who knows?</p>

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<p>Do you have any dual-enrollment… ?</p>

<p>Your job basically boosts your EC part.</p>

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<p>I have a follow up question, if one of you could please answer.
The thing about Cs, is that a “C” is different for every school. For example, in my school, a 92 or below is a B. For many others, it’s an 89 or below. 3% is a pretty large margin. A “C” in my school is an 84 or below, while for many others, it’s a 79 or below.
Do colleges like the University of Virginia take in account of number grades when they see if they’re "A"s or "B"s?</p>

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All of your schools will get a profile from your school that will explain the grading scale, methodology for calculating GPA, etc.</p>

<p>You can see yours at your school’s guidance office.</p>