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

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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

Hire a college counselor. They’ll evaluate transcript and ECs. Might be able to pivot to another major, add some summer stuff to support it and overall strengthen chances.

Bio is still tough - especially for Asian females. If the goal is medical field, there are many other major options.

Has the OP come back?
Agree with this.
I’d apply to SLACs - ED1 and ED2:

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/best-liberal-arts-colleges-for-medical-school

Agree. Apply ED to SLACs where the entire rest of TJ isn't applying.

This is against conventional wisdom. Magnet high schools and SLACs don’t go hand in hand. True, the entire rest of TJ isn’t applying to SLACs. But there is a reason why the entire school isn’t applying.

It’s a vicious cycle. Very few is applying to SLACs, and even fewer accepted by SLACs.

I hope OP saw this post and don’t make the stupid mistake of applying to SLACs.

Study TJ’s past matriculation data carefully find a low reach school to which TJ is a feeder, then ED, ED2 two of these schools. WashU Emory Cornell CALS come to mind.

How is it a vicious cycle? That might impact yield, and hence RD decisions. But yield isn’t considered at ED. Can you clarify your point?

It’s a vicious cycle in terms of development year by year. Each year fewer applicants to SLACs, and each year fewer acceptance.

I don’t have TJ’s data, but looked at data for a NC magnet. In recent years, the number of applicants to each single lac has dropped to single digit, acceptance 0-3.

I still don’t see how that would negatively impact an ED application. Fewer applications and fewer acceptances doesn’t necessarily change the percentage accepted. If fewer kids decide to actually attend, that might impact RD acceptance rates due to low yield but again we’re discussing ED, where it’s irrelevant (unless there’s a high transfer out rate, which hasn’t been suggested here and is more of an issue with international students at Slacs).

I’m not sure what you mean by development - that typically refers to the fundraising arm of the college.

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Cooked for sure

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For white males and Asian males getting a B in calculus, especially multiple B's across quarters, semesters, etc., will be an autoreject from MIT.

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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

Hire a college counselor. They’ll evaluate transcript and ECs. Might be able to pivot to another major, add some summer stuff to support it and overall strengthen chances.

Bio is still tough - especially for Asian females. If the goal is medical field, there are many other major options.

Has the OP come back?
Agree with this.
I’d apply to SLACs - ED1 and ED2:

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/best-liberal-arts-colleges-for-medical-school

Agree. Apply ED to SLACs where the entire rest of TJ isn't applying.

This is against conventional wisdom. Magnet high schools and SLACs don’t go hand in hand. True, the entire rest of TJ isn’t applying to SLACs. But there is a reason why the entire school isn’t applying.

It’s a vicious cycle. Very few is applying to SLACs, and even fewer accepted by SLACs.

I hope OP saw this post and don’t make the stupid mistake of applying to SLACs.

Study TJ’s past matriculation data carefully find a low reach school to which TJ is a feeder, then ED, ED2 two of these schools. WashU Emory Cornell CALS come to mind.

How is it a vicious cycle? That might impact yield, and hence RD decisions. But yield isn’t considered at ED. Can you clarify your point?

It’s a vicious cycle in terms of development year by year. Each year fewer applicants to SLACs, and each year fewer acceptance.

I don’t have TJ’s data, but looked at data for a NC magnet. In recent years, the number of applicants to each single lac has dropped to single digit, acceptance 0-3.

I still don’t see how that would negatively impact an ED application. Fewer applications and fewer acceptances doesn’t necessarily change the percentage accepted. If fewer kids decide to actually attend, that might impact RD acceptance rates due to low yield but again we’re discussing ED, where it’s irrelevant (unless there’s a high transfer out rate, which hasn’t been suggested here and is more of an issue with international students at Slacs).

I’m not sure what you mean by development - that typically refers to the fundraising arm of the college.

In NC magnet’s case, the acceptance rate is low. Sometimes zero for the top slacs.

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DD is taking Advanced Calculus and will end up with a B+ this year. Private, transcript only reports the final grade.

She struggled along the way, getting Ds and Fs until she finally figured it out. Over that point, she consistently gets As in her quizzes and tests, and expects the same for the final. Due to the many Ds and Fs, even if she aces the final, her grade will be capped at B+.

We are extremely proud of her progress in taking this challenge. She may not get into an ivy because of the B+, but I think she is college ready. Senior year she will be taking multiple variables.

Her teacher will be writing a recommendation for her, providing a context for the grade and evidencing her mastery of Advanced Calculus.

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Being Asian is irrelevant. The issue is seeming like everyone else from TJ on paper but with lower grades. Also, we know nothing of ECs, recs or writing. No one here can answer your question.