About senior year grades

[babyjane]

<p>i was just wondering that do colleges look at ur junior year grades more or the senior year ones? or just the first semester of ur senior year? thx~</p>

[Depaul4life]

<p>overall all four years are important, but more emphasis placed on junior year. however don't blow off senior year because colleges CAN take away your admissions if your grades slip. best of luck!</p>

[babyjane]

<p>but what if u have a really hard schedule in ur senior yr...
and get not that good grades?
is it gonna affect u a lot?
cos the admission officer from university of maryland said that they won't take the gpa that seriously but the schedule...</p>

[Depaul4life]

<p>well still work hard, just makes sure that there isn't a massive slip in grades.</p>

[bobmallet1]

<p>so one B senior year while all the rest As for all four years is not that bad?</p>

[QuixoticRick]

<p>That’s not that bad. A B is still good, as long as it’s not near the B-/C range.</p>

[99cents]

<p>It depends on the school. Some schools consider senior year grades and course load more important than junior year.</p>

[bobmallet1]

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It depends on the school. Some schools consider senior year grades and course load more important than junior year.

maybe senior course load, but I wouldn’t understand why some may consider senior year grades more important, as they only consider the first part of the year in the midyear report for actual admissions… (compared to full junior year)…</p>

[99cents]

<p>I think one B may not hurt but lots of seniors slack off. All of my D’s friends have 3-5 periods and some are struggling with grades. Senioritis.</p>

[99cents]

<p>[Senior</a> Year Checklist](<a href=“http://www.stlcc.edu/fv/moahead/guidebook/fronttext/sryear.html]Senior”>http://www.stlcc.edu/fv/moahead/guidebook/fronttext/sryear.html)</p>

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Beware of “senioritis!” Your senior year grades, especially from the first semester, count heavily in postsecondary admissions. If you do well, it is a plus for you. Although good grades are important all through high school, colleges/universities believe your junior and senior year grades often are a good indication of how you might do in postsecondary education.

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[99cents]

<p>[What</a> Grades Do Colleges Look At? - Ask The Dean](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000195.htm]What”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000195.htm)</p>

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What Grades Do Colleges Look At?
Question: Do colleges consider only your end-of-junior-year GPA or will they look at your transcript as a whole?</p>

<p>One of the big mistakes that some high school seniors make is to assume that junior grades are all-important and that senior grades aren’t on the transcripts that colleges see. On the contrary, first-semester senior grades can be critical in the admission process. Even early decision candidates usually find that their first-quarter senior marks come under scrutiny.</p>

<p>Admittedly, there is some element of inconsistency in the process. Depending on when your first senior grades are posted and when your application folder lands on an admission official’s desk, your initial evaluation may–or may not–take place with your senior marks in consideration. In many admission offices (and in a perfect world), if your grades come in after your initial “reading” takes place, the admission officer will be informed that updated information has arrived and will re-evaluate your case. Realistically speaking, however, that re-evaluation usually takes place, but sometimes it falls through the cracks. (The latter scenario is more likely if your GPA from junior to senior year changes just slightly. If there’s a huge difference, it makes an impact.)</p>

<p>It’s not uncommon for otherwise-strong students to experience a dip in grades at the start of senior year. This is probably due to a combination of things: college visits and applications are time-consuming and distracting, as are the leadership roles that seniors often hold. However, there is also the prevailing misconception in some high schools that senior grades don’t “count.” They sure do.</p>

<p>Likewise, the grades you earned as a freshman and sophomore are important, too. Granted, a “rising record,” as admission folks call it, is certainly better than a tumbling one, and if your grades have gotten better each year, admission committees will appreciate the improvement. However, low grades at the start of a high school career can damage admission odds, especially at the most selective colleges. This is largely true because so-so grades in the early years of high school have an effect on class rank that is usually irreparable. In other words, in most high schools, even straight A’s in 11 and 12 won’t allow those who didn’t start off with a bang to climb to the top of the class. Sad but true. </p>

<p>Finally, many high school students complete all or most of their school graduation requirements at the end of junior year and look forward to 12th grade as a time when they can indulge in some of the electives that interest them: psychology, ceramics, photography, law, etc. Unfortunately, at the most competitive colleges and universities, admission officials are apt to label such offerings as “fluff.” Never mind that some of these classes are truly challenging, and some applicants who take them will go on to earn advanced degrees and distinguish themselves professionally in these areas that they first discovered at age 18. From the all-too-exacting elite-admission point of view, physics trumps philosophy every time; calculus beats out economics. It’s always tough to tell an aspiring artist, who’s waited a dozen years to study silk-screening as a senior, that another year’s wait is in order if Ivy applications are on the line, but–in most cases–that’s the state of affairs in admissions today.</p>

<p>Bottom line: Seniors need to stay on their toes all the way until the ink is dry on that sheepskin in the summer. Frosh and soph grades don’t count as much but can be deciding factors at the more competitive institutions.</p>

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[99cents]

<p>From Yale website</p>

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I’m at a new high school for my senior year. Who should fill out the Secondary School Report? Can I apply under the Single-Choice Early Action plan?
A School Report Form must be submitted by the school you are currently attending, meaning, in this case, your new school. We will be interested in how you have negotiated the transition from one school to another – how readily you engage a new set of teachers and new school community, for example. If you are concerned that your new college counselor has not had time to get to know you very well, you may ask the counselor from your previous school to write a letter as well. We will also need a complete record of the grades you have received in all years of high school. (It is helpful for us to see the exact grades you received. If your new school translates 80’s and 90’s from your old school into A’s and B’s on your transcript, please request that a transcript be sent to us directly from your old school as well.) </p>

<p>Because of the uncertainties of moving from one school to another, it is probably not a good idea for senior-year transfers to file early applications. Our admissions committee, for example, may well want to see grade reports for the first semester at the new school before making a decision. In most such cases, it is better to apply Regular Decision.

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<p>So senior year grades will not affect admissions decision only if you apply SCEA, but if you apply RD, it will count.</p>

<p>[Applying</a> to Yale College | Frequently Asked Questions | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“Home | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions”>Home | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

[bobmallet1]

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I think one B may not hurt but lots of seniors slack off. All of my D’s friends have 3-5 periods and some are struggling with grades. Senioritis.

What about those kids who don’t have senioritis but can’t get As in every subject? (struggling)</p>

[enderkin]

<p>yea…unnecessary roughness senior year makes me feel horribly bleak…</p>

[99cents]

<p>Good senior grades will help students who are borderline, but not sure it will hurt. Sorry, I’m not an adcom officer. Try to do your best, is all I can say.</p>