Are B+'s really that bad?

Applying to College
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<p>Looking at this website I always see people who say “I messed up my freshman/sophmore year. I got all Bs”. Are B’s really that bad for high school. I am in a top high school where out valedictorian didnt even have a 4.00 gpa. Our school only weights an AP with an extra .05 towards your gpa. I’ve been getting B+s all throughout high school and i have been in the toughest classes my school offers. I have taken 14 honors courses and 9 APs. Even though I have gotten a lot of As, majority of my grades are B+s. I always hear people say “i have a bad gpa, only 92”. In my school a 90 is a 3.667, where in this website 3.7 is considered average. No one in my school has a A+ average. </p>

<p>My SATs are like 1450, 760 for Bio, 710 for Math II, and 690 for hemistry with a 32 in ACT so I know that my gpa cannot be average because my standardized test aren’t. </p>

<p>Still I wonder how people so easily say that B+s are bad. I know I’m not at Ivy League level, but can I still get into some good colleges such as Boston University, University of Michigan, Boston College and Northwestern University?</p>

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<p>CC is very elitist. People moan over the occasional B, thinking it’ll kill them - quite simply, it won’t. </p>

<p>A smattering of B+'s are fine for ANY college, ivy or not … (especially if they are in very difficult courses, ie. AP or honors) And also, your scores look fine for all your schools :)</p>

<p>Have a little faith!</p>