Optional Report

Applying to College
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On my midyear report, I had a D for APUSH, but that was due to a mistake my teacher and I both made. He requested a grade change, but by then, my counselor had already sent in the mid year report. She said she could submit an optional report with the updated grades (I have a B now…), and I asked her which report would take precedence in the admissions process. She said that the colleges will look at the updated grades and disregard the former. However, I am not convinced. Can anyone tell me whether or not colleges will judge me on the D I got rather than the updated grade? Will this impact me in any way?

Thank you!

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I’m sort of in your same boat. Incorrect ACT scores were included on my transcript. I know that colleges only look at official ACT score reports, but this would make them think that I took the ACT 5 times. I had my counselor fix this and put up my latest transcript. I doubt that the colleges will check older transcripts, but it’s safe to just send a quick, friendly email to your admissions counselor describing your situation.

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Why do you think colleges would ignore an updated report that stated there was mistake in grading? If that’s the case then why would you go there?