I'm on a committee that hands out several scholarships and we look at a lot more than GPA! I would guess a lot of scholarship committees operate in the same fashion. I don't know of any place in the world where a high school 4.0 alone adds up to a free ride anywhere for college. Big scholarship money for academics is a combination of GPA, ACT/SAT score, resume, letters of recommendation, writing ability, and an interview. As a general rule, a couple of B won't kill you or your chance at scholarship money!