@toomanyteens To answer your questions, When I applied to college, I was considered a URM as an Asian applicant and my parents were recent immigrants and poor. I had 3.0 gpa, got 2nd highest SAT score in high school, played a lot of sports and I guess I wrote good enough essays and got into an Ivy. As you know Ivys are rich and cover your costs with grants, so I went to college for almost free. I got similar gpa in college but received some economic scholarship from a grad school, so being poor had this benefit. Now, my kid (Asian) is considered an ORM now and still got several merit scholarships from back up Honors Colleges, but we are considered too well off financially to receive any money from a private college. My point is getting few Bs is not going to stop you from getting into good colleges or achieving your life goals. They look at your ECs, talents, essays and test scores and LORs.