<p>@andsowasi I did not see your post (my computer did not update as I was writing my post).</p>
<p>I am simply being a realist and chancing based on the information I have been given. Yes, an upward trend is nice, but OP does not have an upward trend. They have the very common, low grades in 9th and 10th grade with a higher GPA the year that they told matter (11th), it implies laziness. If they have reasons for the grades, they have not stated them, so I will not assume they do.</p>
<p>It is important to be realistic when it comes to college. Could I get into Harvard? No, I am not just going to believe or say that it is realistic even though I am below their averages in both numbers and ECs.</p>