are B's on your college transcript a drawback for some ive leaguege colleges?

Question

i have 5 B's and the rest A's and i want to know if the ivy league colleges even look at student who made b's.

Answer 1

A's are always best. If you have a GPA above 3.5 you are doing pretty good though. You could also go to a community college where the credits are cheaper and get your Associates Degree. If your GPA is 3.5 or above you may stand a good chance if the credits transfer, always make sure they do before you decide on your course of action. But Ivy is not the only way to go, you can get your Associates Degree and get your Bachelor's at a good on-line university.

Answer 2

Your B grades will be considered in context of what they are in. If we're talking about a B in freshman algebra then you have an issue - if we're talking about a B in a senior level "kick your a$$ 501" class then some are to be expected.

A B in a mandatory elective in art or music just means you're not an artsy person. In a PE it means you're not athletic. Those aren't a negative on their own.

If there's a series of B grades (such as you got a B in every math class) then there is an issue there and you need to fix it. Even then, it simply means you're not a math guru.

Grades are an important consideration but they don't stand by themselves. Exam scores such as ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, MAT, LSAT, etc... are considered with that GPA as well.

Your other activities will be weighted in there. If your application looks like you go to school and nothing else, you had best have a very high GPA. If it looks like you do a lot of extra-curric. then it can be a little lower (not low, just lower).

Saying "I have 5 B's and the rest A's" doesn't help up analyze for you by the way. That could be 5 B's and 2 A's or 5 B's and 100 A's -- very different results.

Apply wherever you want to attend. They can only say yes or no.

Answer 3

CoachT gave a good answer. The Ivies look at every application they get. However, their applicants typically have very high GPAs. 5 Bs is starting to be a lot and you'll be facing an uphill battle. However, if they are in things like PE or Arts, then they won't hurt you as much as if they are in Math or English. The problem is, competition is so tough, you're up against people who seem like they're good in everything. At least in Academics.

If you have that many Bs, I hope you made up for it in extracurricular activities and test scores. Especially in your extra currics. They're more forgiving of grades if you're off saving the world or doing some other spectacular thing.

Answer 4

Shouldn't matter if you're rich and willing to donate a grant to the school. Hah. Kidding.

Seriously A's are REALLY important unless you have almost perfect SAT/ACT scores, and a high GPA, honors/AP courses, and a heck of an admission essay. But in case you didn't know, nowadays the secret is out that an Ivy League education is just as good as almost any college, people just do it for the name.

Answer 5

when you say "college transcript" do you mean you're applying to grad school? or do you mean your high school transcript?

well either way, it isn't just about grades, there are standardised tests and extracurricular activities you have to factor. and also rec letters. but there are so many other great schools apart from the eight ivies (amherst, wesleyn, vassar)... i'm sure you can get into a number of them.