<p>hey guys</p>
<p>i’m just wondering if you have seen any real life example of people getting into IVIES without STRAIGHT As in the past few years?</p>
<p>like one c in frosh year and several b’s in junior and soph?</p>
<p>if you have c in frosh and b in junior, does that mean you have to be superstar/legacies/athlete to get in?</p>
<p>any real examples you can share?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Simple answer to your question, No.
But i believe you could get into a Top Ranked College with a meager amount of B’s freshman year. Following straight A’s the following years.</p>
<p>yeah. she went to harvard</p>
<ul>
<li>i take that back…she had one high B
rest were staight A’s, 5/650ish</li>
</ul>
<p>I know people who got in without unweighted 4.0s, but generally with only a couple B+s. However, if everything else is amazing, I don’t think a C and a couple Bs would totally discount you.</p>
<p>I got a B junior year and one senior year and I’m going to Columbia in the fall</p>
<p>Also, the Ivies aren’t everything. I would’ve been really happy at UChicago, too, and when they accept you they tell you they don’t care that much about grades (and accept about 40% of their applicants)</p>
<p>schmivy, so You got straight A’s freshman and sophmore year?
Thats dedication…</p>
<p>i got my fair share of Bs. definitely more than one. i might have even had a B- once. i go to harvard.</p>
<p>So in the core subjects of languages, english, math, science, and history, one or two Bs sophomore year won’t kill you?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure I had at least 95 in AP Euro, Chem, and English and above a 90 in Italian. But I think I had a low B in Algebra II/Trig Honor and Hebrew Honors. If I have above 95s in everything junior year, I’m not screwed?</p>
<p>comptinedunautre,</p>
<p>definitely not. i only took core subjects in high school because i was in band so i didn’t have room for electives. i got b’s in them (well, some of them) and i was fine.</p>
<p>no, you’re not. take a deep breath and enjoy your summer. nobody expects perfection.</p>
<p>We have a kid from my school who is going to Princeton and he definitely did not have straight As. He wasn’t in the top 10%, but took high level courses. I don’t think he got any Cs, but he accumulated 7 or 8 Bs.</p>