<p>By the end of this year (junior year), I will have a 3.9 UW, but there has been a declining trend-- I started out with a 4.0 freshman year and received a B sophomore year and another B junior year. Will colleges frown upon this trend?</p>
<p>(My school doesn't rank, by the way.)</p>
<p>lol wow hahahahah</p>
<p>Oh, seriously now. I'm concerned because under EA stats, most accepted applicants have a 4.0 UW or a 3.95 with a rising trend.</p>
<p>god you're so stupid. 3.95 with rising trend? what the hell? so like a B one year and none the next? honestly, if you think a 3.9 is bad... get out more and make some friends who aren't valedictorians. better yet, make some friends.</p>
<p>some people worry about farting too.....others accept farting as part of life.</p>
<p>I never said that a 3.9 is bad, did I? Personally, I think that it is a very good GPA. Top colleges, however, think otherwise.</p>
<p>Think what you will.........I disagree.</p>
<p>hahahah hazmat. that made me laugh. top colleges don't think otherwise... it's not like everyones a valedictorian -- * only * a quarter are (sarcasm).</p>
<p>colleges would prefer an increase than a decrease. it will probably work in your favor because they will assume that you're just getting better every year. don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Actually, savoir's question is totally legit. I'm in the same position, 4.0 first two years, and sunk to a 3.9 because of a b+ in math and spanish in junior year. Ii'm slightly worried.</p>
<p>Any serious answers?</p>
<p>You've already been given several serious answers. Fine, I'll try adding one...</p>
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4.0 first two years, and sunk to a 3.9
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Sunk like the Titanic. Absolutely terrible. Your grades have hit a metaphoric iceberg. Abandon ship now, because there is no hope left.</p>
<p>Honestly, how can you people worry about one or two Bs when there are hundreds of thousands who'd love to have such a perfect record?</p>
<p>When the acceptance rate is 10%, you need anything possible to place yourself higher than the other applicants.</p>
<p>That means doing some research about those schools and their admission first. And if you are on this site, you've no doubt seen threads about chances. I'll point you to the Harvard EA decisions thread so you can see that perfection is not necessary to get accepted, and that while having a spotless record full of As helps, they look at other things to set you apart from others. Many perfect GPAs do get rejected/deferred.</p>
<p>True, a perfect GPA is not required, but it certainly helps you fit into the competitive applicant pool (especially EA). And I never said that a perfect GPA was the key to Harvard, either. I have other things to make me stand out, such as extracurriculars, awards, and recommendations, but I want a solid GPA and SAT score so that I have a solid basis for my application. </p>
<p>Besides, colleges prefer to see rising trends, which many admitted students with "imperfect GPAs" have.</p>
<p>A 4.0 to a 3.9 because of 2 Bs is not a declining trend. It's called normality.</p>
<p>Well, there is also a college admissions video (created by Amherst, I believe), in which a committee rejected a student because of a declining GPA. It can be a disadvantage, especially if there are two similar applicants. I just want to know how much of a disadvantage it is.</p>
<p>Chillax...There ain't nothing you can do about it.</p>
<p>Well, actually, there is. I currently have a B+ in Physics and a B in Calc. If I actually work at those subjects, I can get it to an A in Physics and a B+ in Calc, which would raise my GPA to about 3.95. I just want to know if it's worth the effort because I'm very busy with ECs already, and extra studying would take up a significant amount of my time.</p>
<p>I suggest you drop out and start working at Mcdonalds immediatly,so maybe in 5 years you'll make assistant manager.</p>
<p>declining means 3.5 to 2.8 or summat</p>
<p>Ever seen the BSE, FTSE, NASDAQ, HANG SENG, NIKKEI or DOW JONES? They go up and go down. If out of 10000 u fall by 100, no one gives a damn. If ur GPA falls to around 3.6 .. thats a decline... </p>
<p>pm me when that happens</p>