Random High School questions?

Question

1. Do colleges really pay attention to your Freshman year grades? I know some colleges don't, but how about Ivy Leagues? Or the less better Ivy Leagues like UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell and Columbia?
2. Do you know of teachers who actually change students' grades to A's if they get a 5 on their AP exam? I heard of teachers in my school doing that but I'm not sure.
3. Sometimes difficult colleges (like some Ivy Leagues) have a good load of students who have GPA's lower than 3.5. What other factors do colleges monitor closely?
4. So is it true that applying to college is a random chance: good grades and academic acheivement don't surely promise acceptance into a good school?

...Not everybody from Harvard was a good student. Harvard also accepts good athletes and stuff.

Answer 1

1. Schools tend to not look into the details of your freshman yr. However remember that your freshman grades are included in your gpa and the difficulty of the classes are also taken into account.
2. I've never experienced this but I wouldn't say that things like that never happen.
3. Colleges also look at your SAT scores, essay, community service, extra curriculars, did you have an afterschool job, difficulty of classes, recommendation from professors and employers. Did you do something very challenging during HS outside of the classroom? What makes you stand out? Are you a good fit for their school?
4.It is true that good grades does not promise you a good school. Other things are taken into account. see number 3

Answer 2

1. I'm not sure, but if your grades are stronger since your freshman year, a case can be made that things are different and there is a different dedication.

2. No. That's a myth, I kept my B's when I got 5's on all my AP tests.

3. community involvement, activities, leadership, essay, standardized test scores....

4. It's not random chance, it's what they are looking for. If you're applying to Harvard, you have good grades. They can't accept everyone and you wouldn't be applying to Harvard unless you had stellar grades.

Answer 3

Okay less better ivy league is a horrible term. And if you think of them like that you wont get in. All grades matter because they affect your GPA. And just try to be a good person, and do what you believe is right be it volunteering or playing sports. So be the best you can be and try to get a high SAT score and make friends with your dean and teachers so you can get good letters of rec.

Answer 4

Hey. SOrry i don't have a definite answer to your questions.. but i have an answer to number 2.
Yes, some teachers will change your grades. I had a B in my AP human geography class sophomore year and i got a 5 on the ap exam. My teacher changed my grade up to an A.

Answer 5

Yes
No
Everything is looked at from extra ciricular activities, to community service, to GPA, and classes taken and their difficulty
No, the better ur application looks with everything i said above the better your chances--but if there is a high population of kids from that city in ur college their is a much smaller chance-colleges like diversity such as foreign and perhaps if it is a bigger city, county kids have a much better chance and so on

Answer 6

1. they look at your high school GPA

2 No, possibly for .bush

3. they have many people apply who are quilified

4they are interested in people who can get good grades and well as perform community serves , belong on a sports team, work, or belong to a school club.