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I made my answer before I saw the "It's a graduate class, so grades don't really matter." I need to start applying that concept (eh.. HS, multiple AP classes, getting 3.0 should be fine)

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Uh, no. HS grades matter immensely. You should be busting your ass to get grades in HS. College grades also matter, but less so. Graduate school grades are meaningless.