<p>Can I calculate my GPA including senior year grades and put this new GPA (significant improvement) on the CommonApp if my transcript doesn't show them yet? Or should I just enter the GPA from before senior year grades? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>You put in your GPA to date. If you’re through with Senior year then you should include it. You can’t just project some grades to make yourself look better.</p>
<p>I just finished up my first semester and did very well, but changes have not been made to my official transcript as of today. That’s why I’m concerned about reporting a GPA including grades from senior year so far.</p>
<p>Typically GPA reported is from end of Junior year. Many schools request first marking period or mid-year grade reports as a follow-up to an application - best to let them do any re-calculating that they want to do. GPA is not re-calculated with mid-year grades; with the possible exception of classes that were only one semester, so that a Final grade has been recorded.</p>