AP Calc BC - B grade - what are the chances for Ivy and MIT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our kid is also getting a B right now in BC calc as a junior. It's the only B he's had in a rigorous curriculum through high school at a smally NY private. He's not even particularly interested in STEM. His guidance counselor is not concerned it will affect his chances at SLACs and neither are we - one B among a stellar academic record shows he was willing to challenge himself (especially, as others have said, if he gets a 5 on the AP).

If not interested in STEM, your kid will be FINE. Better yet if not aiming for Ivy/MIT (as in this title).
But my kid got into Cornell with several Bs (all in language)....
I wouldn't worry.

[Anonymous]

I would think no shot at MIT. The gpa seems low for Ivy unless your child is a superstar in some activity.

If you are at the top 10-20% at TJ, your college admissions are great. If you are not top 20%, you would have been better at your base high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, the world has become a crazy place. I got into an Ivy with a few B+s, among A's, and interesting volunteer work in the area of domestic violence prevention. But it sounds like the world has become a place where unless you are perfect in every way, there's not a spot for you at the top schools. My answer is, be a normal person and have interests, and go elsewhere, but YMMV.

Things are completely different now than when you were applying to schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

So it looks like they are little flexible on the GPA/grades but need to see some EC that shows passion and depth in something

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

Liars going to lie. There are fewer than 3,500 students who score above 1580 on the SAT. Additionally, those who graduate an American high school with no grade lower than an A AND score above a 1580 are approximately 1,456. The odds that you know "many" of these 1,856 students who applied and were rejected from MIT...zero.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

Liars going to lie. There are fewer than 3,500 students who score above 1580 on the SAT. Additionally, those who graduate an American high school with no grade lower than an A AND score above a 1580 are approximately 1,456. The odds that you know "many" of these 1,856 students who applied and were rejected from MIT...zero.

Well. Please keep in mind that the AVERAGE SAT score at TJ is 1530.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

No one asked you anything. Butt out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

Liars going to lie. There are fewer than 3,500 students who score above 1580 on the SAT. Additionally, those who graduate an American high school with no grade lower than an A AND score above a 1580 are approximately 1,456. The odds that you know "many" of these 1,856 students who applied and were rejected from MIT...zero.

If you go to a feeder high school, chances are you know a current senior like this (assuming oversubscribed major). I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid had all As (including calc BC), 5 on AP exam and a35 ACT. Was deferred then rejected from MIT. Other classmates with similar scores also rejected.

What was SAT?

Np. doesn't matter. I know so many rejected all As (no A-, no B) with 35/1580+ rejected from MIT (and Stanford and Harvard and Princeton).....
You asked the wrong question.

What else did the kid have?

Liars going to lie. There are fewer than 3,500 students who score above 1580 on the SAT. Additionally, those who graduate an American high school with no grade lower than an A AND score above a 1580 are approximately 1,456. The odds that you know "many" of these 1,856 students who applied and were rejected from MIT...zero.

Well. Please keep in mind that the AVERAGE SAT score at TJ is 1530.

No, wrong. Not now, for sure. Otherwise source for current year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Child in TJ - current Junior and may end with B grade in AP Calc BC. I have heard all grades should be A being Asian to get into Ivy/MIT/Stanford. What are the chances for those schools for a Bio major with a B grade in AP Calc BC and remaining As or A- in Junior year. Overall GPA end of Junior will be close to 4.3; SAT 1570+; Good ECs

Actually, no chance.

But there are other great schools out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A students work for B students, C students own the company, and D students dedicate the buildings.

Yep.

The mediocre Pete Hegseth's of the world.
And there's plenty of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MIT? No chance whatsoever
Harvard? Sure why not, if you’re loaded or “started a nonprofit”. Same as any other student

For m, it’s ok if you are a recruit and a B in Calculus won’t kill you.

My kid was told explicitly by MIT that there is no such thing as coach support for admissions.

I doubt that since my kid was an MIT athlete and she had full coach support which meant that her typical chances were 50-65% (per the coach) based on her academic profile. She was admitted.

MIT alum athlete - coaches can support applications, but it absolutely doesn't matter if the academic stats just aren't there.

[Anonymous]

This is insane. It's not right that kids are compared to others in their HS.

I feel so sad for these kids...they work so hard and are so stressed and then it comes down to not being perfect. This whole rat race system is insane.

OP, I know it's easy to get swept away in all this. Boost your kid's confidence. I'm sure he's an incredible person and he has a bright future ahead no matter what school he ends up at.