cumulative gpa or progress? which is more important?

I go to a competitive and selective highschool–we are required to take honors and AP classes. Colleges like that kind of thing, but in my freshman and sophmore years i didn’t do too well. I’m doing a lot better now with grades and i keep improving but will colleges see past my low cumulative? Since freshman year my gpa for each semester: 3.2, 3.2, 3.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.33, and i’m planning to get a 4.5 my first semester of senior year. Still, my cumulative right now is only about a 3.45…

I have tons of extracurricular…some leadership positions…ok scores on sat, sat II’s, and act…but i’m still really nervous because of my grades. If i could choose I would go to an ivy league or a good private school in my state. Do I have a good chance?

<p>What are your scores and what is your state?</p>