<p>ive gotten a lot a mixed feedback on this topic so i thought i would ask it here:</p>
<p>does improvement in grades factor into admissions and if so how much?</p>
<p>also how much more importance do junior year grades hold?</p>
<p>How bad were the previous grades?</p>
<p>How much better are the more recent grades?</p>
<p>How good are the junior year grades?</p>
<p>Where will you apply, and for what major field?</p>
<p>In other words, there are a lot of factors here.</p>
<p>The best person to advise you on what your HS transcript will mean is your guidance counselor. He/she has years of experience in helping students like you find good places to apply to.</p>
<p>well first semester sophomore year i had a 3.33 unweighted (3.5 weighted) then second semester I had a 3.67 unweighted (3.9 weighted) and first semester junior year i had a 4.0 unweighted (4.67 weighted)</p>
<p>I don’t know if it makes much of a difference for schools that strictly use the cumulative GPA and test scores for admission. That’s what some state schools use. </p>
<p>However, if a student is “borderline” for admissions, it might make a difference. </p>
<p>What is your cumulative GPA and what schools are you considering?</p>
<p>unweighted-3.77
weighted- 4.1</p>
<p>Im looking at a bunch of top Liberal Arts Colleges–but specifically Im not sure yet.</p>
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<p>Do you go to a top prep school? If not, your GPA may bar you from the upper crust of LACs (though ED would give you a boost, and LACs are more likely to look beyond GPA to determine yoru personality/character). I just advise you to create a well-rounded list.</p>
<p>But to answer your question, an upward trend helps, but naturally consistant excellence is better.</p>