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Im a minority & good student who is in all honors classes and usually get As and B+s. I got a 1340 on my SATs (im retaking) and is extremely involved with a great deal of leadership in activities. I also volunteer a lot. I have a 4.2 gpa (weighted) and am on a varsity sport as well. I also won regional and state competitions for a national business program as well and started a community service activity in my school. However this year (junior) my final grade in a subject was a C+! I have never in my high school career have gotten such a bad grade and it really stands out compared to my other grades! Will this really affect my chances of getting into the top 25 colleges? --->Which could I get into?<---- Thanks!

By Some Guy on Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:22 am: Edit

Yeah, Im a minority, i had a 3.75, 22 on ACT, 1200 on SAT, and took several honors class, involed in school but no sport, and I got into Vandy and Emory. You are fine. The C should not look to bad, especially if it was in something like gym or woodshop.

By Jojo on Monday, August 12, 2002 - 03:22 pm: Edit

Thanks Some Guy! btw- the c was in physics! do you mean vanderbuilt (vandy) hehe? Do you think i could get into vanderbuilt or emory. And--how long ago did you apply?