What grades do colleges look at?

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Do colleges look at grades?

I am in my junior year of high school and am really worried about college. I have already taken the SATs and am very happy with my score, but my grades are suffering a little bit. I am not a slacker and always try as hard as I can in every class, but I am taking two APs and it is kind of alot to handle. Right now my GPA is a 3.4, but I am afraid no college will accept that. I am a really good writer (if I do say so myself), so I am not worried about my college essay, and I am not worried about my...

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Colleges look at the whole package. You didn't say what you were looking to do - liberal arts, math...

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What grades do colleges look at?

Do they look at all of your grades combined or do they look at each individual class each semester? For example: Geometry :100 Global :98 English :90 Overall Average: 96 Do they look at each class grade or do they look at your overall average? Do colleges...

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They look at all your grades. Especially your GPA. Depending which college you want to go with. Some...

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What grades do Colleges look at?

I was wondering if Colleges get to see each subject's grade from each report card. Example:1st quarter report card: Math: 90% English: 80% Science: 90% etc... 2nd quarter report card: Math: 80% English: 97% etc... Or do they only see the average of all...

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they see every grade for every semester since freshman year. They take that into consideration. They...

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What colleges dont look at freshman year grades?

like what good universities like does santa monica or santa barbara look at freshman grades?

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There's no set in stone answer to this because think of it this way, if no "good" (in your...

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What sort of grades and/or GPA do colleges look for?

I'm a sophomore and I get mostly A's, some B's. (My school however has a 7 point grading system. If it was a 10 point system, I believe I would have all A's) I take a lot of Honors & 1 AP class (I plan on taking a lot of APs as a Junior & Senior...

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There is no set amount of B's that are acceptable, but obviously the more A's you have, the better....

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How do colleges look at your high school grades?

I know this is a little early to ask about colleges since i am currently a freshmen in high school. Okay anyway, I am currently in my zoned high school in new york which is a really bad school and REALLY easy grades. Theres this girl who failed all her...

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Colleges also look at your SAT scores. which may be low for you if you are not getting a good education...

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Do colleges look at your first semester junior year grades?

Ok, I'm a junior in high school and I just finished the first semester, because the year is divided into two. First term is from Sep. - Jan. and second term is from Feb. - Jun. I was wondering if colleges look at all at the first term grades, because...

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The degree of thouroughness with which they evaluate your grades will vary from school to school, but...

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Do colleges look at your senior year grades?

I just finished up my first semester of my senior year, and I did OK, not bad, but not really spectacular either. I've already applied to college but haven't received a decision yet. My question is, when they go to look at all my grades, will they look...

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Yes.

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Do colleges look at your individual grades?

I'm a junior and I have an amazingly high GPA because I take lots of AP classes but I messed up on one of my honors classes and ended with a C+ as a final grade. Do colleges look at individual class grades or will they just look at my GPA? Am I in trouble...

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GPA matters as much as actuall letter grades, but it really depends on who your compeating against,...

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Do colleges look at Middle School Grades?

I know that most colleges don't look at middle school grades, but my situation is unique. Most of the freshman at my high school take geometry and algebra 1, which I've already taken in Junior High. However, I received a C on one of my trimester grades...

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NO US college looks at your middle school grades. It doesn't matter that you took algebra one in middle...

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