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

broknstar
Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:41:59 +0000

Hey everyone. I’m a current sophomore in a very competitive public high school where all the kids talk about is grades. It seems that getting a B is an extreme offense both to the students and parents (mine included).

I was wondering, my grades are pretty good. 1st semester, I got 5 A’s and one B+ (0.07% from an A…that hurt.) This semester I should have all A’s but there’s a slight chance that I’ll get one B again. I’m curious, do one or two B’s matter all that much when talking about schools like UCBerkely, UCLA, UCSD, UMich, etc? These are all schools I’d like to go to (for engineering). I’m just a bit worried because of how much stress is put on getting straight A’s at my school. I’d appreciate anyone’s outlook on this topic. Thanks.