Will Colleges Notice This

Applying to College
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So I know I’m super over reacting, but I get anxiety and right now I’m really worked up about this. I am planning on applying to selective schools (Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc.), and I’m worried about one of my grades. I have a 4.0 GPA, but last semester I got a 93 in an honors english course (it is a pre-req for AP Lang, which I am taking this semester, our classes are on a block schedule) due to one really bad test grade. I am worried that this will be looked down on my colleges. It isn’t my lowest grade on my transcript (that would be a 91 in AP bio freshman year) but it still worries me.

Thanks for any help.

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Will they notice it? Yes. Will that be a deal breaker? No. Chill. A 93 is not a bad grade.

There are plenty of things in life to worry about; this is not one of them.

3

yes, you are over reacting.
a.
lot.
do chill. and do remember that your need to apply to safety colleges as well where you have a great probability of acceptance, rather than just colleges that reject 90-95% of all applicants, no matter how “qualified” they are.

there are simply too many great kids vying for too few openings.
i.e. musical chairs run amuck…

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@menloparkmom thanks for the reassurance that’s all i really needed. I am applying to GA tech and UGA as safeties (i am in state), and a couple other target schools like Northwestern.

5

Northwestern is a reach, not a target. Last year it’s acceptance rate was 13%. I wouldn’t call that a match school at all.