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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A B grade now would be a problem [/quote]

At a grade inflated public school, yes. Not at a private known for rigor. [/quote]

It depends on who else is applying from the school. They're ultimately looking for kids who are pushing the limit of what is possible within whatever cohort they're applying from.  
If you are applying with a few quarter B pluses and your classmates are applying with straight As in the same classes then it's not going to look great for you. If you're applying with a few Bs but out of the classroom you're doing really outstanding things then maybe the grades don't matter as much.

I saw this play out last year with several Ivies.  The Ivies want the outliers within their school.  They figure out who these kids are by a combination of the recs, grades, extracurriculars, etc.  They don't want the second tier kids.  They want the movers, the shakers, the ones who stand out as "wow, that kid is exceptional."

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