Sorry for tons of questions, but for Harvard or schools that have similar policy, do you think it’d be better for me to send a transcript? I got a B in a college level math course as a prospective math/physics major.
Personal choice. I personally would if you listed in your application
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How did you do in other calculus classes? Is this one and only CC class you took?
Cal 3, if I’m not mistaken is Vector Calculus and/or several variables. That’s still just Freshman level math class at many schools. “B” is more or less a neutral grade. Doesn’t say you are great at math, but also doesn’t scream out you can do “Harvard level” work. Harvard (and many other schools) does not accept CC classes for credit because they look down upon CC as less rigorous, so the only incentive is really for your own learning experience.
Also what stories you have weaved in your essays to help explain why you took this class, what does it mean to you, and why a B grade isn’t that important may help build a story. Then again, if you didn’t mention your plans to take a CC class in your common app, and your school is not underserved as requiring you to branch out and take CC classes to improve rigor and learning, then suddenly sprang a “B” on the AO would probably not be viewed in your favor.
Just realized OP started a similar post back in Dec asking the same question.
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Here is the previous thread: Will getting a B in math [linear algebra at a college] as a prospective math major hurt my chances at top schools?
And according to that other thread, the OP already had an acceptance to a school, and had a lot of targets. And had been deferred at their “dream school”.
Was the dream school Harvard?
Just remember, if you do or don’t get accepted to these elite schools, you will never know why.
It’s your choice whether to send this to Harvard, or not.
Actually I was referring to this one.
I’m surprised by Harvard’s position and would encourage OP to ask the rest of their schools what they need wrt the grade of this class (since this class IS on the HS transcript, and on OP’s common app per OP):
OP’s counselor has been clear about the need to report the grade too. I expect that counselor, like myself and many other counselors, has seen students’ acceptances rescinded because they didn’t report all their classes and grades. We’ve also had posters here on CC where that happened.
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Like we said before, we’ll agree to disagree.
But my point is unless someone is hiding a failing grade, not disclosing an A or B on a non-consequential grade is not a material reason to have an acceptance rescinded.
Many of the story you may be hearing/experiencing is perhaps more of students who failed some class, chose to not-disclose and get caught. On the other hand, there are people who take, and ace classes and I’m more or less referring to those and say not disclosing is probably not in the same category.
I bet nobody is getting offer rescinded from not disclosing an A in calculus taken in the 9th grade.
Also this assumes classes taken in HS. Once you graduate and take CC classes, not disclosing is a definite no-no because you are no longer classified as freshman applicant (even with 1 unit) and must apply as transfer and most people then get dinged because a lot of T20 schools do not take transfers, and the ones who do, may take double digit in numbers a year.
Then yes, you will need to update your transcript because now, by not doing so, they can assume you failed the class. You need closure.
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