<p>I have been told this by a few that colleges like to see "grade improvement" but not sure if it's true or people are trying to make us feel better lol.</p>
<p>Our daughter, historically high achieving, was in a very poor and unhappy schooling situation for 9th/10th and her grades reflected it. Total GPA 3.4/3.6 weighted. She's now happy in a more rigorous program that allows her to take most of her classes at the community college for duel credit. She finished 1st semester of junior year with a 4.0 (4.7 weighted.) I believe that pulls her total up to a 3.5/3.7 weighted, a trend we expect will continue. </p>
<p>So, obviously, her overall GPA won't ever be as high as kids who have been 4.+'s from the beginning but her transcript will show a sharp jump in scores along with an increase of difficulty in classes taken (as more challenging option are available now.)</p>
<p>Just wondering what others have experienced in this matter.</p>