<p>In the end, colleges know that some teachers will be easier and some harder(my 93/100 in Chemistry was HARD FOUGHT, the teacher was quite challenging and we were using a difficult college textbook in a HS class) , and some people just aren’t good test takers. Not to forget that almost everyone will have something like Spanish Club on their activities list(everyone will always have that long list of extra curriculars). The essay is the only way in which you convey a unique expression to the college, it makes up for all those things that are lacking, and colleges won’t judge you based on a # all the time.</p>