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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I understand this is probably more a concern for you than your DC. As others have alluded, it is OK to have one or two Bs, even for most T20 schools which tend to have 'holistic' review - the totality of GPA, class rigors, SAT, ECs, essay, others. However, in case your DC is in Maryland, it is true that if your DC is in a W school and has an unweighted GPA of less than 4.0 by summer of junior year, than it does impact their acceptance status in MD flag state school, i.e. UMD CP, even if their SAT score and ECs are excellent. Most likely they will be accepted by UMD CP for major desired, but not in the Honors program, which mean they will not qualify for the Banneker Key Scholarship. The best way to verify this information is by looking it up yourself > download CDS of UMD CP 2024 (excel) > click on worksheet CDS-C and scroll to C11 > % who has GPA 4.: 91.6%. That means if your DC has a 3.98 with 1B then they immediately will at best be at the bottom 8.4% of the applicant pool from GPA standpoint. Of course there is SAT score (if submittted) and others (EC, essay, etc.) but UMD strongly consider grades and rigor of classes, as shown in C7.  
https://www.irpa.umd.edu/InstitutionalData/cds.html[/quote]

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