<p>I am applying to a number of colleges and I got good grades last trimester. I was wondering how much colleges like NYU, Swarthmore, Carleton, Bates and Cornell look at Second trimester grades and how badly I would have to do in this trimester (IE- How many A-'s turning to B+'s) to get rejected or deferred. In short, how much do colleges care about the second trimester of grades.</p>