@sherpa Isn’t something said a lot here “A B won’t be the reason you get rejected”? A B in a rigorous course is not BAD and doesn’t make someone dumb. And small things like one B in calculus can be forgiven for hooked applicants in some circumstances. We don’t know the kids entire transcript we just know one grade. Level of athletic ability also determines the minimum S.I. you need. A better athlete could have a slightly lower S.I. than the team average. If a coach truly believes in a kid, he could recruit as low as a 3.0 according to the article above. So in no way shape or form was I trying to perpetuate a myth of a kid being a “dumb athlete”. I was pointing out that getting a B is AP Calc makes you the opposite of dumb.