<p>My mid-yr report will be soon sent to the schools I've applied to, and I have to explain about the decline of my GPA. </p>
<p>So do I have my counselor write a letter or do I write a letter? (My school doesn't fill out the mid-yr report form>>they just send transcript in bulk mail)</p>
<p>Also another question: in terms of calculating mid-yr GPA, how does school calculate it? Do they just add up the semester grades (even if they're a yr-long course like IB/APs) and average it without weighing? I'm confused</p>