How much do B's matter when talking about top schools?

ArielTemp
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:06:21 +0000

Most schools report only semester rather than quarter grades. It seems almost quaint these days to say this, but a B or a B+ means good/very good work–quite an accomplishment, especially in an honors or AP course (and these courses are often weighted anyway, so that B sort of “counts” as an A).

I think that the relentless quest for perfection in the transcript comes at the expense of a focus on genuine learning. When did B’s start to mean “badly done” or “something’s lacking here”? It sounds to me like the OP has done highly commendable work.