Okay, I took Algebra and Geometry in 2nd semester last year. I was really slacking off during that time. So I got a mark of 70%. Now, I am taking that course again, which aim to have 90~95%. My question is that would this retaking course have a big impact on the school board's decision while the mark margine between the two is so wide?
Is this gonna affect me A LOT when applying to an university/college?
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Big time colleges (such as Princeton) will definitely raise an eyebrow if you are a senior this year and slacking off a lot. If you are a junior in high school, any major drop like look very bad for you.
I think the colleges that you mentioned will CARE that you retook this class. A 70% grade is fairly low, and I know many people that got rejected from Stanford with close to 4.0 GPAs and lots of honors/AP courses.
How did you get a 70% grade anyway? Even if you slack off, that is kind of hard to accomplish...
How did you get a 70% grade anyway? Even if you slack off, that is kind of hard to accomplish...
<< Um.... I am thinking something like Duke.. or Stanford... possibly Princeton... >>
What is your reasoning for these schools? They don't seem to have that much in common, so what do you want to study? Your math scores will be looked at with less emphasis if you plan on studying something like political science versus if you were applying for engineering.
Well, I got a C- in my freshman year Honors Algebra class, and I still got into the University of Michigan (I'm a senior in HS right now). My overall GPA was 3.81, so I may not have been able to get into the colleges you mentioned (Princeton, Stanford). But, it just goes to show that even with a lackluster class or two, you can still get into pretty good schools.
But, while your bad grade may not affect your chances at college admission too much, your spelling WILL. It's spelled "a lot," not "alot." Grammar will end up killing you if you're not careful.
Mike
But, while your bad grade may not affect your chances at college admission too much, your spelling WILL. It's spelled "a lot," not "alot." Grammar will end up killing you if you're not careful.
Mike
<< How did you get a 70% grade anyway? Even if you slack off, that is kind of hard to accomplish... >>
I think I missed 25 classes... and hardly did any homework.... spend too much time on computer..... um.. pretty much every negative thing you can think of that happened during that semester...
Many valedictorians get denied from schools like Stanford. If you're getting C's, you're going to have trouble with schools like Stanford and Princeton. It shouldn't affect your ability to get into other good, slightly lower-caliber schools though.
It is going to depend 99% of what High School you go to. If you are still towards the top of your class, you are fine. If not, you are going to have a lot of trouble getting in. In general, those schools look at the top 10% of a given HS and then take the most intersting people out of that 10%. That is probably how they get 75% of their students. (except for major legacy kids)
Okay, I took Algebra and Geometry in 2nd semester last year. I was really slacking off during that time. So I got a mark of 70%. Now, I am taking that course again, which aim to have 90~95%. My question is that would this retaking course have a big impact on the school board's decision while the mark margine between the two is so wide?
What degree are you pursuing, and what job do you want to do?
What degree are you pursuing, and what job do you want to do?
um.. not sure yet.....
This will heavily impact you choice of a college, which makes all the difference as to what university to choose. I was accepted to Duke, but could not go due to the tuition costs. I ended up getting a very good education at a smaller state university.
How do you plan to pay for school? What can you afford? Say you were going into engineering. Down here you have good state schools at Auburn, Georgia Tech, Alabama-Huntsville.
If you can afford Duke then I would certainly apply.
This will heavily impact you choice of a college, which makes all the difference as to what university to choose. I was accepted to Duke, but could not go due to the tuition costs. I ended up getting a very good education at a smaller state university.
How do you plan to pay for school? What can you afford? Say you were going into engineering. Down here you have good state schools at Auburn, Georgia Tech, Alabama-Huntsville.
If you can afford Duke then I would certainly apply.
not really... as long as you dont take it like 5 times, they dont care, 1, 2, or 3 times is usually safe 
i work in my school's schol. office, i see a bunch of applications, and i see people taking stuff like the sats 2 or 3 times all the time.
i work in my school's schol. office, i see a bunch of applications, and i see people taking stuff like the sats 2 or 3 times all the time.<< This will heavily impact you choice of a college, which makes all the difference as to what university to choose. I was accepted to Duke, but could not go due to the tuition costs. I ended up getting a very good education at a smaller state university.
How do you plan to pay for school? What can you afford? Say you were going into engineering. Down here you have good state schools at Auburn, Georgia Tech, Alabama-Huntsville.
If you can afford Duke then I would certainly apply. >>
Generally, I think engineering is the way to go. But I just don't know which field to study though.... Maybe computer... biology... chemistry.... I mean every one of these fields has potential.
Regarding to the tutition, my parents is gonna pay for it....
<< Generally, I think engineering is the way to go. But I just don't know which field to study though.... Maybe computer... biology... chemistry.... I mean every one of these fields has potential.
Regarding to the tutition, my parents is gonna pay for it.... >>
Even if your parents are paying for it you need to consider if it is worth the cost. Your parents probably had to work for that money. I spent over 120K of my parents money for college and now that I look back at it, I'm not so sure it was worth it when I could have gotten a pretty good education at the state uni for virtually no money.
What year are you in HS?
I think that any decent school would look at the course with concern, since it's a lower level mathematics course
I think that any decent school would look at the course with concern, since it's a lower level mathematics course
Hey, the guy that got into University of Michigan, grades in freshman year don't count that much, grades in 11 & 12 are the ones your aiming high for in order to get into a good university.
Hey J@cko, if you want to get into a unviersity like Stanford, then you must be loaded. The average tuition is like $80,000 a year, or so I heard a while back. This might have changed though.
Btw, can anyone tell me if U.S education standards are above or below that of Canadian education standards?
For example: an 'A' in U.S is like a 'B' in Canada.
Hey J@cko, if you want to get into a unviersity like Stanford, then you must be loaded. The average tuition is like $80,000 a year, or so I heard a while back. This might have changed though.
Btw, can anyone tell me if U.S education standards are above or below that of Canadian education standards?
For example: an 'A' in U.S is like a 'B' in Canada.
The differences in education standards would lie in the school and the specific course
I don't think you can make such a broad generalization
I don't think you can make such a broad generalization
I was a high school senior last year... so i researched all i could about the college application process..... here's couple tips
1) Valedictorians, 1600 SAT, 4.0 GPA, National Merit applicants to top schools such as Harvard, Princeto, MIT, Duke, Stanford etc. are dimes a dozen...
Therefore, they tend to look beyond your academic grades/scores .... and put a heavy emphasis into factors such as E.C. (extracurricular), essay, and recommendations...
e.g. it is not good enough just to be the president of a club...but it is a different story if you are the president of a club that sends 1000lb of food and supplies to a needy 3rd world country every year ...
2) Slacking off during your 2nd semester in High School is OK to a certain extent ....
B's are ok ... 1 or 2 C's might be acceptable depending on the college....
D's and F's are definitely not good .... universities can and will rescind their admissions .....
1) Valedictorians, 1600 SAT, 4.0 GPA, National Merit applicants to top schools such as Harvard, Princeto, MIT, Duke, Stanford etc. are dimes a dozen...
Therefore, they tend to look beyond your academic grades/scores .... and put a heavy emphasis into factors such as E.C. (extracurricular), essay, and recommendations...
e.g. it is not good enough just to be the president of a club...but it is a different story if you are the president of a club that sends 1000lb of food and supplies to a needy 3rd world country every year ...
2) Slacking off during your 2nd semester in High School is OK to a certain extent ....
B's are ok ... 1 or 2 C's might be acceptable depending on the college....
D's and F's are definitely not good .... universities can and will rescind their admissions .....
Some colleges drop your lower grade when you retake a course, you might want to talk to the registrar's office.
yea very much in agreement with what soccerbud said
if you're leaning towards one school, go early decision/admission...there's absolutely no question you significantly increase your chances of acceptance by applying early. of all the stanford folks i know (a dozen or so), only 1 or 2 didn't apply early--and he was class president and into a variety of school activities
if you're leaning towards one school, go early decision/admission...there's absolutely no question you significantly increase your chances of acceptance by applying early. of all the stanford folks i know (a dozen or so), only 1 or 2 didn't apply early--and he was class president and into a variety of school activities
you'll get into those schools based on 2 conditions:
A) your parents are rich
B) you have a 4.0 gpa and are involved with no less than 5 full-time extra curricular activities.
A) your parents are rich
B) you have a 4.0 gpa and are involved with no less than 5 full-time extra curricular activities.
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