Ivy League Post-Admittance Question

glassesarechic
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:30:06 +0000

Just think about it logically: What would indicate senioritis to you if you were an adcom? A straight-A student who falls to all B’s in core classes might be a problem (there was a case of a student whose Yale acceptance was called into question because s/he fell to straight-B’s), but a smattering of B’s or even a C in a particularly difficult class wouldn’t. My plan is a) not to stop caring about grades completely until AP/IB exam review starts and b) to only drop to B’s in classes that would require huge amounts of energy to keep A’s.

Bottom line: Don’t be dumb by pushing boundaries.