Do colleges really look at improvements?

I have a 3.0 gpa but the only reason i have that is because my freshman year was low i went from a.2.5(freshman) 2.8(sophomore) 3.7(junior) does the fact that i’m constantly improving even matter?

Colleges like upward trends.

Here are my thoughts on what colleges like in a ranked format:

  1. Consistently amazing grades
  2. An uptrend

(gap)

  1. A Downtrend
  2. Consistently bad grades