In most competitive universities, how do they treat prospective students’ grades in their senior year, and how does that work?
Most students apply to college around the beginning of their senior year. Am I right in presuming that universities survey their grades in their senior year before accepting/rejecting applicants?
<p>The reason I ask is because if all goes right, I will have a GPA of 3.8 in senior year as opposed to my 3.6 towards the end of my junior year. This rise will help my chances of being accepted by universities. Yes, I know it's a little late, but what can I say? :(</p>
<p>most colleges look at midterm grades and use them for borderline students. In most cases this grade could hurt you more than help (if you're failing all your classes and the teacher doesnt know your name since you only showed up the first 2 weeks)</p>
<p>My grades next year will be nothing by exemplar; I wouldn't let myself do anything less. The problem is, I fear that this may be too late for my GPA!</p>
<p>On a related note, when colleges look at your midterm grades from senior year, do they weigh APs and Honors or no?</p>
<p>And what about end-of year senior grades? Do college care about those even though they probably accept/rejected/waitlisted you already?</p>
<p>"And what about end-of year senior grades? Do college care about those even though they probably accept/rejected/waitlisted you already?"</p>
<p>School accept you on a conditional basis, and they say that you must maintain grades similar to those which compelled them to accept you. Of course they're exaggerating, but if you do really REALLY poorly, I mean at least a 10 point drop in your normal avg (say you had 90 avg and then your second term senior grade average is an 80) then the college might rescind you even though they have accepted you. I had a friend who was rejected during summer vacation and he and our college guidance counselor went through hell to get him back in.</p>