<p>My grades have fallen from 1 B freshman year to 5 Bs junior year, so now my unweighted GPA is about 3.6. This is obviously bad, but do you think it would make a solid difference if I got straight A's next year?</p>
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<li>First Semester grades (and transcript) matter a lot in admissions.</li>
<li>Second Semester is slack-off time.</li>
<li>Junior year is harder than Freshman year, and colleges know this.</li>
<li>Do your best.</li>
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