Do A minuses hurt you?

monstor344
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:19 +0000

How competitive is your school; in other words, does your high school send dozens to top schools every year? Also, how much, to your knowledge, would the A- affect your class rank (if you do indeed have class ranks at your school)?

An A- probably won’t significantly hurt your chances, but it may depend on the above factors. At Stanford, 16% of 4.0 GPA students were admitted where something like 10.6% of 3.90-3.99 GPA students were admitted, but without context, this statistic is not worth much.

At my HS, which sends dozens to the Ivies every year, a 3.7 could most likely push you into Cornell. For a student at the average American high school, not even a 4.0 would have that much of a pull.