<p>I did really bad during my freshman year and sophomore year.</p>
<p>My Current Unweighted Average is a 92.</p>
<p>However, this year, junior year, I'm doing much better.
I have around a 95-96 Average and I'm taking Honors Math, AP Bio, Honors English, and AP US. </p>
<p>I'm planning to maintain this 95-96 avg the entire junior year.</p>
<p>But however, with a 95-96, my total unweight average would still be around a 93.</p>
<p>I know Ivy Leagues look at freshman,sophomore,junior,and senior year. But I was wondering if they mainly focuse on junior year & senior year.</p>
<p>Do you think I have a shot on Columbia University or any other ivy leagues as a matter of a fact GRADE-WISE?</p>
<p>Like other Ivy-League Schools, Columbia takes a Holistic approach when it comes to their applications. They look at all different aspects of your application, rather than just one “make or break” section. That being said, they’re looking for solid grades, if your high school career shows consistent improvement, that’s good, but it might not be good enough. I’m sorry, give us some more information and we’ll try to chance you with a whole application at hand</p>
<p>Sophomore year is important. You need to show improvement each year. If your 10th grade year was just as bad or worse than freshman, it won’t look good.</p>
<p>While a general trend of improvement won’t hurt, I think most colleges will pay more attention to your later years, particularly junior year. Freshman year and sophomore matter less in the grand scheme of things, but could still be considered.</p>
<p>I also did quite poorly in freshman year, which brought my cumulative GPA down, but I’ve consistently improved since then so I’m not too worried about it. I think admissions officers will definitely take notice if you have an upward trend in grades, so keep working at it and be optimistic! :)</p>