can i get into an ivy league if got an 89 one term in physics and an 88 one term in french and all other grades are in 90s?
Yes.
On the flip side, you can get rejected if you got all 100’s and a 2400 SAT. Ivy applications are so much more than just GPA.
If you’re asking if it will kill your chances, then no. Everyone’s chances are already dead. As long as your GPA is good, it honestly won’t affect your application.
Of course - this shouldn’t be a question. Ivies and other top colleges look for more than just grades.
Additionally, an 89% could easily mean a high A in some difficult college courses. I’ve taken recent exams where a 55% was a rough cutoff for an A.
@skieurope Is it even possible to get 100s and a 2400 without being a bookworm with absolutely no social life? It just seems stressful… 
@Anish14 I suppose so; however, I have no firsthand knowledge as I have neither a 4.0 nor a 2400 
@Anish14 Can’t speak to the 100 (depends on the class), but what you need for a 2400 is luck
@Anish14 I had a 4.0 in HS but nowhere near 2400 (I scored around 2100).
However, even though a 2400 is nice, I didn’t bother expending tons of effort for that score for two reasons: 1. I wasn’t and still am not a fan of the SAT, and 2. There are much more interesting and productive things you can do during HS.
^and MITer94’s attitude is what colleges are looking for (as long as the “more interesting and productive things” do exist).