Do schools take your grades into consideration from this fall?

[lkellyanns]

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For people that have applied in September and are currently taking classes, do the schools that you applied to factor those grades into your admissions decision? I was assuming that by the time I get my grades for this semester and send it to them, they will likely have either made a decision or be close to it? One of the classes that I am taking is biochemistry and am a little nervous that the B that I am anticipating in biochemistry will negatively impact my chances.

 

[deleted676737]

This is highly dependent on the individual school and their how their admissions timeline is laid out; there are quite a few that won't make decisions until well into next year and a lot of them do take fall grades at least somewhat into account.

I would peruse the websites for the schools you're applying to. Most of them have a statement on fall grades and how and if they're evaluated. If you can't find anything, then contact the schools directly and ask.

ETA that I also honestly don't think that one B is going to significantly impact your chances of acceptance either way if your transcript is otherwise solid. Definitely aim for higher if you can, but it's not worth fretting over. A B is still a good grade.

 

[lkellyanns]

This is highly dependent on the individual school and their how their admissions timeline is laid out; there are quite a few that won't make decisions until well into next year and a lot of them do take fall grades at least somewhat into account.

I would peruse the websites for the schools you're applying to. Most of them have a statement on fall grades and how and if they're evaluated. If you can't find anything, then contact the schools directly and ask.

ETA that I also honestly don't think that one B is going to significantly impact your chances of acceptance either way if your transcript is otherwise solid. Definitely aim for higher if you can, but it's not worth fretting over. A B is still a good grade.

Thanks for your reply! I'm a bit obsessive about my grades (then again, I know the majority of us on here are) so I'm hoping that one grade won't impact my chances as I applied with a 3.95 GPA but anxiety likes to get the best of me!