Will 89 hurt my chances?

<p>I think I might get 89 in APUSH at my school… I scored pretty high on SAT II, I got 780 SAT II. Will the 89 hurt my chances for UC Berkeley, UCLA, and CMU?? My teacher was pretty ****ing hard.</p>

<p>Once again, it depends on where you’re attending high school. In grade-inflated New York, a 89 might hurt you. But, if you’re going to a high school in a place that grades so harshly that a 89 average might amount to a top-5% rank (Alberta and Quebec, where one can be a valedictorian with a 93% average in either area) then no.</p>