Do my junior/senior years redeem my frosh/soph years?

Applying to College
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<p>Yeah, yeah, yeah, typical cliche right here. Did subpar first two years of high school, blah blah blah. In all actuality, my only downfall was the lack of rigor in my curriculum. I did not take any honors courses until my junior year to which I took world history and bio honors. During the summer, I took pre-calc honors and senior year, I was enrolled in a schedule that completely contradicted my previous course selections. Those courses were AP Bio, AP Calc A/B, APUSH, Chinese IV Honors and English IV Honors. My overall GPA so far is 3.6 unweighted.</p>

<p>My question is, will colleges look at this in a positive or negative light? If you were an admissions counselor, what would these course selections seem to reflect to you? Bottom line, I would like to know where some of you think I stand in the eyes of a typical admissions officer (doesn't matter where). Thanks guys. I appreciate any insight.</p>

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<p>A very positive upward trend is attractive. A student can have a rough freshman year, particularly because there are so many adjustments to be made in life. </p>

<p>I believe junior year is looked at most closely. </p>

<p>If you have a great first semester senior year, I would make an effort to send in those grades. The mid year report may be too late.</p>