My daughter just received her grades from this semester, all A’s and with the AP classes it might booster her GPA. For the colleges that she has already applied to, but not been accepted or rejected, should she modify her app so that way it shows her new grades so it might help her chances? Do many people do that?
No. The GPA that colleges look at is end of junior year GPA on the transcript. Some will consider mid-year grades, however, if you submit them.
If the deadline for submission has not passed, and you can still modify the applications, submit the grades. It can definitely help, and will not hurt her chances.
I wouldn’t modify the original application, but many (most?) schools request, or at least accept, a mid-year report. Which is basically the updated transcript.
Our school’s guidance counselors routinely send them anywhere a transcript was originally sent, without a need to request it.
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@RichInPitt is correct!!!
Most colleges are going to ask for a secondary school report with mid-year grades (7th semester-first half of senior year grades). Guidance counselors will automatically send this information, with out you having to request an updated transcript.
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Didn’t do anything and she got it anyway, yeah!
Congratulations!!