@websensation Thank you very much for your reply! I have one question. Do you think it is important to have As in the subject that I bring out in my essay? For example, I would like to write about what biological research means to me, though I have (2B+s, 1 B) some Bs in my math and science classes. I do attend a STEM magnet school, which makes it harder to get As, though I am still worried. Was your child in the same boat I am? Did he write essays about any particular subject/activity that he had A-/Bs in?