<p>As I opened this envelope I thought: this will determine if my DS gets into his ED school or not. This is, afterall, the one last, big, factor the schools look at to determine whether to accept the student.</p>
<p>I think my son thought so too. He opened it and let out a whoosh. "Oh yeah! Who's the man!" he sighed. He got a 4.8! I'd be sooo disappointed if he doesn't get in now.</p>
<p>Congratulations! </p>
<p>But I don’t know that the colleges actually look at 1st quarter grades before making ED decisions. Generally, I think they only want one mid-year grade report.</p>
<p>Congrats on the great grades!</p>
<p>But, I am guessing that more than grades will factor into ED decisions. Good luck!</p>
<p>Not all schools check, but some definitely do. D 2010 and S 2013 both went ED; in both cases, the school called the GC to ask for first-quarter grades. </p>
<p>Good luck, limabeans and limason.</p>
<p>No ED applications, but my daughter (2012) was told by her HS college counselor to send her first quarter grades to all schools where she had applied Early Action or Early Evaluation. </p>
<p>She had earned A’s in all AP classes: Econ, Calculus, Physics, English and Spanish, plus Advanced Wind Ensemble. Turns out they weren’t enough to get her in early anywhere, but c’est la vie. They certainly couldn’t have hurt!!</p>
<p>Best of luck to all the applicants!!</p>
<p>I agree… first quarter grades carry a lot more weight especially if you’re applying early decision.</p>
<p>And congrats Limabean’s kid!!</p>
<p>So, do you think I should send them in? If anything, I’d think the school should do that, no?</p>
<p>I’m not sure if my antsiness about this whole process that has me constantly on edge is b/c this is last child, or b/c he applied to school with a ridiculously low %. I keep thinking, “This is it!”.</p>
<p>Yes, send them in! Those are great grades and they certainly can’t hurt. My D. has applied ED and the school that she has applied to specifically requests the 1st quarter grades. She’s planning to fax them to the admissions office on Monday when the grade reports come out.</p>
<p>Yikes! Doesn’t this sound a bit pushy? I guess i should ask his GC if our HS sends them in. I’d hate to have it backfire somehow. </p>
<p>This is definitely an upward trend. Wouldn’t the college say, “so what, we’ve got tons of applicants with those grades”? And yes, his application is much more than just the grades and scores. But I still worry that it seems too pushy, or that he’s just achieving these grades now because he knows it’ll count.</p>
<p>Send them, don’t send them…hummm</p>
<p>congrats for a good final piece of the puzzle limabeans. Our first term ended today, and grades will be sent to EA/ED schools (good or bad!) We see them Tuesday. Here’s hoping!</p>
<p>Yes, have your SON send them in with a note asking that they be added to his application file. No need to be pushy, just brief and straightforward:
Dear so and so,
Please find enclosed my first quarter report (or whatever it is called at the school) for inclusion with my previously submitted application materials.
Regards,
Limason
(Include ss# and any other identifying numbers, usually on the upper right of the page)</p>
<p>I would call the guidance office and ask if they automatically send 1st quarter grades. I was surprised that our school said they send to any school that the student put in a transcript request for, even though my son’s ED school does not ask for 1st quarter grades but his EA school does. Fortunately, he got all A’s or A-'s, but a B+ in art! Ugh!</p>
<p>Ask your school to send them ASAP. Many high schools do not send first quarter grades unless either the colleges ask for them or the students ask for them to be sent. You should definitely proactively send great grades! It will not seem pushy at all. It’s an important (and great) data point from senior year. My sons’ private high school strongly encouraged ED applicants to send good first quarter grades.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the comments. So glad I mentioned this, since it didn’t occur to me to send them in. 4 APs and 2 Honors courses!</p>
<p>Should I be concerned that in the effort/comments section, every teacher but one gave him “excellent effort”. The other teacher gave him “average effort” and a B+. Otherwise, he got As and A-.</p>
<p>My D will get the first B (+) of her life this marking period. Not sure if it will hurt her for her EA school, but it is what it is, and she’s definitely sending it.</p>
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<p>Pushy? Nobody ever got into a selective college by hiding their light under a bushel. </p>
<p>The grades would carry more weight coming from the school with and official school stamp or seal, and I’d make sure the ED school gets a copy right away.</p>
<p>Good luck to you, limabeans – (love your CC name!)</p>
<p>I would talk to GC. Our school sent all ED candidates’s grades to their schools along with any little info that was new in the last month.</p>
<p>Another vote for checking with the GC, and also checking the college’s website (or calling/emailing the adcom) to see if they want to see first-quarter grades.</p>
<p>The college that DS is applying to EA does say on its website that it wants senior grades, if available. The high school guidance office’s policy is that they will send those grades if the student requests. </p>
<p>The report card that we got has teacher comments, and also notes the number of absences and latenesses. I was a little concerned about that, because DS had a higher than usual number of absences, due to his grandmother’s passing and a required two-day field trip for phys ed class. But the version that the GC sends out to colleges has only the grades; a college will not see the comments or the absence/tardy numbers.</p>
<p>So, again, check with both the college and the GC at your son’s high school.</p>
<p>My son sent an email to his GC, who told him to give the secreatry an envelope and the grades will be sent out. </p>
<p>So how’s that for a quick response? Email sent yesterday (Sat), and response within a few hours. We love our GC!..she *could *have told us about doing this in advance, but we didn’t think about it until I got feedback here. Thanks CC!</p>