<p>What do colleges such as UMich and UIUC think of students who take the hardest possible course load, but recieve mediocore grades (including a few C’s) ?</p>
<p>Well they like the hard course load, but they expect you to make the grade. C’s really aren’t acceptable, unless you have a good excuse. UMich recalculates GPAs, so they won’t put any weight on the more difficult courseload…which IMO, kinda stinks.</p>
<p>How am I suppossed to justify my grades? I have 3 C’s which sucks, but I really didnt deservge any of them but got screwed over between 10-11th :(</p>
<p>Sounds like my high school story :)</p>
<p>yeah, you’re not alone, lol</p>
<p>really? What did you do? I have excellent extracurriculars and good sat scores. What should be my game plan? Do schools like Indiana U Bl and UIUC also really really look down on C’s or are C’s more common place there?</p>
<p>I’m sure if you have high SAT scores, then state schools won’t care as much, as most are number-driven.</p>
<p>If their so number driven wont they see my ok GPA and bad grades? (numbers)?</p>
<p>I know I can go to a good school and succeed, even thought my HS grades dont necessarily reflect that…</p>
<p>You can get into Indiana with a few C’s. It’s not very hard to get into IU, but you get pushed once you get here. You won’t get into Michigan though. UIUC maybe.</p>
<p>For comparison purposes, I got into Wisconsin and that’s harder to get into than UIUC. Michigan is harder than Wisconsin. I was postponed at UW then accepted. Deferred then rejected at Michigan (in-state). I had one C+ the rest A’s and B’s.</p>