<p>My sophomore GPA was 3.7 weighted(3.3 unweighted)
but my junior year gpa was 4.5w (3.9 uw).
I'm taking all weighted classes this year so if I get a
straight A's I would get 4.8 w (4.0uw)...
but when I calculated the overall gpa(assuming that I get a
straight A's this year), was only 4.1w (3.68 uw)... which isn't that good.
But could the fact that my gpa has improved every year kind of
make up the low overall gpa? Btw, I don't have a freshman year
gpa because I moved here from other country in my soph year.
I'm trying to apply to extremely competitive schools and this has been
making me anxious all summer.</p>
<p>Also, I got a C in chemistry during my soph year but got an
800 in sat2 chemistry... can this score make up my C?</p>
<p>A 3.68 UW is a 92 on a 100 scale, so it isn’t terrible. And yes, your improved junior grades will help you. However, I cannot speak for the 800 and the C in chemistry… it could go either way. If you just had a bad teacher (which was unfortunately my case), then I’d advise you to tell your counselor to touch on this in his/her letter of recommendation, and the 800 will serve as proof that you really do know your stuff. But if you simply slacked off during class, it will definitely be a red flag to the schools you’re applying to. (I’m assuming that “extremely competitive” refers to the Ivy League or other schools of similar caliber.)</p>
<p>Ultimately, whether you get accepted or not relies heavily on your extracurriculars and test scores (SAT, ACT, etc.), as well as your essays. Make sure you pay special attention to those areas, because there’s a very high chance they’ll be the make-or-break factors in your application.</p>
<p>I tried in my chemistry class but my lack of english unfamiliarity and being
unfamiliar with American high schools kind of brought me down. Do you think
I can ask my counselor to touch on this?</p>
<p>If that’s the case, then yes - go talk to your counselor about it. Such a situation may actually be impressive because you’ve shown strong improvement AND overcome the language barrier.</p>
<p>Sure, an upward trend is a good thing at most colleges. At top colleges, however, nothing makes up for something else–they have too many candidates with strong stats across the board.</p>
<p>Having an improving GPA is certainly better than NOT improving with the same overall GPA. But realize that, at the extremely competitive colleges you speak of, there will be many applicants who consistently had the same GPA you improved your way up to. Try for those schools if you want to, of course, but don’t have an expectation that your improvement is going to get you into an Ivy League.</p>