<p>Hi guys (Too informal?),</p>
<p>As you can see from my post count, I'm completely new to this forum. Nevertheless, I've been surfing through the threads and reading some of the comments and read some things that could really help me out in the future.</p>
<p>Here's the situation: I'm going into Grade 10, and something has been bothering me for quite a while now. Do universities look at Grades 9-12 equally or is one grade weighted more than the other?</p>
<p>Thanks, I appreciate it!~</p>
<p>Generally, I think 11th grade is most important because by then, most people should be mature and responsible. That being said, I don’t know if they actually weigh the grades. A upward trend (or just solid, very good grades) is looked upon favorably. The UC’s look at only 10th and 11th, so if your freshmen year went badly, do look into those schools.</p>
<p>My freshmen year went well I guess. Nothing below average.</p>
<p>I really want to get into the Ivies if possible, but I want to know if my Grade 9 year will affect my chances greatly.</p>
<p>Hmm… I need more answers.</p>
<p>Agreed. It probably goes 11th, beginning of 12th, 10th, 9th. Obviously, an upward trend, or consistently high grades are best. With that said, a strong 9th grade will do nothing but help you. Keep it up.</p>
<p>Thanks ngstar3125 and justaverage010! </p>
<p>It’s a tough time for me because I’m situated in Toronto, Canada right now. But I’m moving to Boston, MA near the end of August.</p>
<p>I’m nervous yet excited. That reminds me, should I make a thread about the U.S education system compared to the Canadian one?</p>
<p>I agree with justaverage.</p>
<p>there are a few Canadians on CC, idk many who’ve been through both educational systems.
i can name one …</p>
<p>smilemyonly, I wonder if there are any major differences. </p>
<p>Of course, U.S has math and science already divided into their respected fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc. Furthermore, in Canada, an A is anything above 80% while in the U.S it’s 90%+.</p>
<p>Do keep in mind that American and Canadian grades are not linearly related, so achieving a 90% in Canada is often much different than achieving a 90% in the United States. I do know of some Ivy League schools, namely Harvard, that boost Canadian grades a couple percentages in order to account for the differences between the two grading systems.</p>
<p>I agree with justaverage, except maybe the 12th grade and 10th grade should be switched.
–> 11th grade, 10th grade, start of 12th, 9th grade.
I say this because some schools, such as Berkeley, do not look at senior year grades. Still important though. >.></p>
<p>Mause, that’s awesome! How much would the boost be by? Or is it different for some courses?</p>