<p>I had a few questions regarding the GPA.
Is the UW GPA that I submit to universities an average of all my 4 years at high school?
If my GPA in grade 9 and 10 was fairly low (such as receiving 80%), but my grade 11 GPA was 4.0, will that hurt my chances to universities significantly? </p>
<p>it depends on the school but i’m in the same boat as you. upward trend is generally good which is what the Brown admissions rep said to me. I think you’ll be okay, especially if your course load is increasing in difficulty. </p>
<p>if it scares you a lot then don’t apply to your top choice ED if it won’t make much of a difference (<10% difference in ED and RD) and keep awesome grades senior year with a lot of rigorous courses to show colleges that you actually did get better and they’re not gambling on you. </p>
<p>I was thinking of apply to Carnegie Mellon ED. </p>
<p>This is old but according to Us News the admittance rate for ED is actually lower </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/right-school/timeline/articles/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-decision-helps”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/right-school/timeline/articles/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-decision-helps</a></p>
<p>If you have a rigorous course load and a good ACT/SAT and extra curricular activities though, i think the upward trend wouldn’t be detrimental to your acceptance if you really want to apply early decision. </p>
<p>Although, level of interest is considered “important” according to their common data so it really is pick your poison in your case. </p>
<p>Applying RD would show them your improvement/strong grades
Applying ED would show them that it is your very 1st choice </p>
<p>Either way their are pros and cons </p>
<p>Okay, thanks. </p>
<p>If you are considering CMU ED, they do not take in account freshman year grades anyways</p>
<p>Well, my grade 10 grades well around 83%, so…</p>
<p>Like a different poster, admissions officers LOVE an upward trend. But if the rest of your application is good enough, the 83% (which is a 3.0 i think) should not be holding you back too much. What is your overall GPA as of now?</p>
<p>@wannabefeynman
In grade 11 it is a 4.0. </p>
<p>I know, I saw that. So you’re saying your overall is a 3.5?</p>
<p>Wait I thought you said you were at like 99.75% GPA on your chance thread?</p>
<p>The first question in the first post was of genuine interest to me. The other question was for my cousin. </p>
<p>I really should have them post, rather than me… </p>