can senior year grades save me? and help me create a school list? :]

Applying to College
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<p>My GPA is... quite... dismal. However, my ECs would impress even harvard and my SATs are average for ivy leagues. (2220)</p>

<p>i think my gpa goes from a 3.5 -> 3.5 -> 4.1 -> 4.7 (weighted)</p>

<p>junior year gpa being so low (4.1) is due to the fact that my counselor got a pink slip and the new one did not give me the classes i requested for. even this year, i requested ap physics and they gave me statistics instead</p>

<p>but anyways, currently i have a 4.7 weighted senior year with only one or two tests left in each class. i'm the only person in the entire school to hold a 100% in calculus BC (so highest math grade in the entire school). i would like to note the class is not easy, as even our valedictorian with a 2400 SAT only achieved an A. Most people I know (with SAT2 math 2 scores of 800) hold an 80-85% average. it should probably be noted that my past math grades are not the strongest, since i never felt the need to do homework until this year.... (and luckily tests are weighted 90% in all my classes this year). I did receive As in math for honors precalculus, but beforehand I obtained Bs. my SAT Math 2 score is an 800, so yes, my school is just extremely rigorous. People who get Cs get an 800 in Math 2)</p>

<p>my grades are the only thing holding me back in my application and selection of schools, and i was hoping that these grades would tell something along the lines of "look i'm not stupid." :3. for just this year (so not cumulative gpa), i believe the 4.7 would put me in the top 3-4 gpas out of 600 people's. </p>

<p>i just need to know if senior year grades can save me in order to adjust my school list. i am applying for engineering/computer science to all my schools. i already got into georgia tech, so no more safeties are needed :-) (it's top 10 in computer science and top 5 in engineering)</p>

<p>Any comments/school suggestions?</p>

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<p>It would help if you mentioned any other schools you are interested in? Is Georgia Tech the ideal place for you or do you have aspirations to another school?</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, many colleges don’t put as much of an emphasis on senior year grades as on other years. The actual percent you get in a class also does not really matter since the colleges don’t know what you got - I got the highest grade in like all but 3 classes, including the ones I took with the val/sal in them…but that doesn’t mean I got into the same schools haha.</p>

<p>I guess since have a safety, you can go all reaches now - what were you thinking of? Are you happy with GT? You can certainly apply to some ivies if you like - especially if your ECs are that awesome. You can also mention some of what you posted in the additional information if you’d like. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I know colleges get mid-year (semester) grades. Does anyone know if they use them in calculating GPA or are you stuck with what you had at the end of 11th grade?</p>

<p>Seems if the semester ends in mid-January, and decisions don’t come until April, that semester ought to count…</p>