Do Admissions staff routinely call GC to inquire about 1st quarter grades if a student is applying ED?
All of the time, sometimes or rarely? Thanks
IMO they usually consider first quarter grades.
Many schools require that first semester grades or mid-term/interim grades are sent with an ED/AE application
But are 1st quarter grades really grades, or are they more like a progress report?
At my son’s school, only semester grades “count” and show up on the transcript and are used to calculate gpa.
For ED, they are officially looking at end of junior year grades on transcript but they want to see the rigor of senior year and the progress to date.
D2 applied ED to Cornell last year and 1st Q grades were required to be sent even though her high school is semester based.
If GC doesn’t send them, then usually the admissions office will call high school and ask for them.