Dropping a Class-level in High School

Applying to College
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<p>I’m currently a freshman in an IB-based High School, in which I take Japanese as a language. As of this moment, I’m taking the highest level available to my grade, so if i stay in this track, I’ll be taking A2 HL Japanese. However, living in different countries my entire life has led to my under-achievements in the class. Since I had significantly less exposure to the language, than all my other classmates, I got a B this semester. This class is the only non-A i have, so it’s bringing down my GPA. I’d really like to drop a level, so that I’d be in an A2 SL track. Would dropping a level hurt my college application? Or will the higher GPA that i can get compensate for that?</p>

<p>Help!</p>

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<p>“This class is the only non-A i have”</p>

<p>Stay where you are for now. You do not have to have straight As in order to be a viable college applicant. What you should concentrate on is taking challenging classes, and exploring what your school has to offer. One (or even two or three or four) B grades over the course of your studies will not kill your college applications. Don’t forget that you need to have a life!</p>

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<p>thanks for the input! I guess that I can work harder and try to improve over the next semester.</p>