<p>So this semester I’ll be getting anywhere from an 86-90 (90 is assuming I get a 100 on the final I took today) in AP gov. I’ve got a few questions:</p>
<p>1) Will I still have a shot at Ivies?
2) If yes to 1, will it be overlooked since it was my first AP class, and I took it as a freshman?</p>
<p>I have never gotten a B before and I am really disappointed in myself.</p>
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<li>You’ll have about the same chance you had before, and since they’re Ivies that’s not a very good chance. </li>
<li>It will not be “overlooked,” except at schools that don’t look at freshman-year grades, but one B has no effect on anything. (If it makes you feel any better, I got a B in gym freshman year and my grades were pretty much the best part of my application. I didn’t apply to Ivies, though.)</li>
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<p>Of course you haven’t, you’re a freshman. Worry about something more important.</p>
<p>1) Of course, don’t discount yourself, a devoted EC can make the B seem nonexistent
2) Refer to halcyonheather’s response.</p>
<p>I understand, I also might have a B in Spanish 3 Pre-Diploma as a freshman as well (had a 92.8, small chance below an 80 on the exam screwed me over).</p>
<p>What are the chances you got a 100?</p>
<p>Don’t worry. If you did the best you could.
I am going to self study for AP Gov.</p>
<p>I got into MIT with a B in spanish freshman year. I wound up with an A- overall in honors freshman geometry, but I had a B+ as one of the quarter grades. </p>
<p>That said, I’ve worked my butt every year since. I haven’t gotten below an A since I was a freshman. An upward trend is almost as good as straight As. Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow, that was fast. I already got my final grade (multiple choice) back. 95.09%. Happy about the grade itself but not my average. And I did well on the FRQs I think so my average should only go up from there, but it won’t reach 89.5%. </p>
<p>Oh well. I tried.</p>
<p>Bro, you tried, I feel sick to the stomach because I didn’t want my fellow 17’er to get a B. If you’re interested, try approaching your teacher and asking him/her perhaps for some extra credit if that goes with your teacher. A B won’t ruin you, I promise, man I feel horrible though. :(</p>
<p>The worst part about it is that my grades weren’t BAD at first and got better, but it was the other way around.</p>
<p>I had gotten all A’s (sans one B) on all of my AP Gov assignments from August-November. Then the last month of the semester rolled around and I just started to fail. Got two F’s on my FRQs and a C on a multiple-choice test.</p>
<p>Also: does an upward grade trend count if your other grades are good? I have 100, 98, 99, 97, and 95. But a lot of those grades will go up.</p>
<p>What did you have before your 2 F and 1 C period? It’s a shame.</p>
<p>To answer your second, I hate to say it, but I don’t think so. Does your transcript show the exact percentage?</p>
<p>I had a solid 94. One F alone dropped my grade five points, so I then had an 89. Then I got a C, which dropped my grade another point to an 88, and then finally the 2nd F dropped it to an 86. But then my final grade boosted it to 89.</p>
<p>If the grades I listed above were my final grades, my transcript will show: 100 (this grade isn’t an honors class), 105, 106, 104, 102, and 96 (AP Gov).</p>
<p>The 97 in Math will likely go up because I know I got above a 100 on the final. All that’s left is engineering, lit, bio, and chinese.</p>