Do colleges look at senior year schedules?

Applying to College
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<p>My freshmen and sophomore schedule was comprised with not so challenging courses. At that time I did not really care about my future. Starting of junior year, I stepped up a little and took harder classes. Senior year, I am really challenging myself with many courses. And Im definitely not used to this kind off workload. I have a gpa as of end of junior year 3.850. Unweighted.
This is my schedule
acad english A
honors geometry B
social studies A
band A
physical science A
Intro to bussiness A
Half semester music class A</p>

<p>Sophomore year
honors algebra 2 A
Honors world affairs social studies B
acam bio A
acad english A
spanish 1 A
band A
Half sem robotics A</p>

<p>Junior year
apush A
hon chem A
hon english B
hon precalc A
band A
spanish 2 A</p>

<p>Senior year
Ap physics currently 77 percent. Will try to get b for 1ST nine weeks
band A
Hon ochem A
Ap psych current B want to get A. Possible
Ap calc currently B want to get A. Maybe. Not a lot of points going in the grades thia nine weeks
ap econ A
hon english currently b. Definitely will get A in first 9 weeks</p>

<p>My grades senior year is pretty poor but im getting used to the workload. I challenge myself but at the same Time I get lazy.<br>
So do senior schedules even considered?</p>

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<p>It is the most important year.</p>

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<p>@CollegePanda96‌ I thought junior year was the most important</p>

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<p>Okay, they’re both really important.
Colleges look at senior year for course rigor and to make sure you don’t slack off.</p>

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<p>Junior year grades and course rigor are important but senior fall is just as important if not more in a different way. Senior year they want to see that you are taking an equally as hard, or harder, course schedule. and that your grades aren’t falling off.</p>

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<p>Since some colleges ask for 10-12 grades, do I put in my senior year grades even though the semester hasn’t ended yet and the application deadline is before the semester grades come out? </p>

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<p>@justiyt‌ Don’t post your 1st semester grades. You don’t know them. </p>

<p>Also, if you have a new question, it’s considered bad manners to threadjack. Just make a new post.</p>

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<p>that’s the thing. My first semester is going to be over after early action, perhaps even after normal decision? Well I’m not sure about that but I know for sure that first semester grades will be posted after early action deadlines for most colleges.</p>

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<p>Your first semester grades need to be on par with your junior year grades or you could be rescinded. Of course, it depends on the college; at most flagships, they only really look at grades up to Spring junior year, and then as long as you don’t cheat, get expelled, or get an F, you’re fine. For selective private schools that follow a holistic review process, you can be rescinded for a D, or they can hold on to their decision and send you to the RD pool if they have a doubt. 1st semester grades are sent by your counselor by the second week in February.</p>