Do quarter grades really matter?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>So the quarter grades on your report card really matter? I know your GPA and class rank is only based on your semester grades. But do quarter grades count for anything much? Colleges don't even see your quarter grades from junior year, do they?</p>

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<p>I thought that only end-of-year grades counted. </p>

<p>I don't think quarter grades will count.</p>

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<p>at our school, quarter grades show up on the report card, but don't show up on the transcript.</p>

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<p>they don't matter</p>

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<p>Quarter grades do count for GPA at my school; an end-of-the-year grade is not "cumulative" but only for the last fourth of the year. A good friend of mine ruined her 4.0 by getting a B+ for a quarter grade in drawing. I think it all depends on how your school calculates it.</p>

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<p>well our quarter grades are averaged to make our final grade, so for us yeah</p>

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<p>Quarter grades matter because they make up 40% of our semester grades (semester exams are 20%).</p>

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<p>In my school the only thing that goes on our transcripts are semester grades. I'm pretty glad for that because I ruined getting a 4.0 all all four quarters by getting an A- in P.E. But that A- didn't do anything to my semester grade, so both semester grades will be a 4.0 which is all that really matters</p>

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<p>No. Quarter grades aren't that important to colleges if that's what you mean. I hear semester grades can be though, but focus on your overall cumulative grade for the subject.</p>

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<p>final grades are important, but each quarter contributes to your final grade. so yes, quarter grades "matter."</p>

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<p>so what is this forum? let's repeat the guy ahead of me?</p>

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<p>so what is this forum? let's repeat the guy ahead of me?</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if colleges focus on quarter grades, semester grades or final grades when deciding whether or not to rescind a college acceptance?</p>

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<p>I think it depends, but for my school the only grades that colleges see are the semester grades.</p>

<p>Btw, does anyone know if colleges take minuses and plusses into consideration when calculating your GPA?</p>

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<p>My transcript only shows final grades(year)</p>