If someone has a huge rising trend, but a low overall gpa, does this matter to the colleges?
say, 3.0, 3.65, 4.0, 4.0?
Cumulative. gpa would still be ~3.6…
assume for top 25 colleges
thanks
<p>I'm in the exact same position as you. I went from a 3.0 to a 3.7, to a 4.0.</p>
<p>Uh, 2.4, 3.7, 3.4.</p>
<p><em>dies</em></p>
<p>OH yea...huge rising trends are highly looked upon and tells colleges you got things straight and working hard. But downtrends are a killer</p>
<p>i knew rising gpa was the next best thing to a 4.0 across, but would It knock me (us) out of the better colleges (top 20) because our overall gpa is still low?</p>
<p>No. Like I said in my other post, my friend failed a freshman class, rocked the rest of the way, and got into Cornell. I'm pretty sure his uwGPA was around 3.3-3.4. Maybe even lower.</p>
<p>thank the dear lord...</p>
<p>3.7 fresh year-
? Soph.
? junior.</p>
<p>so that's 2 years to make up for it..sigh..</p>
<p>Son's uw GPA was 3.6 at college application time - 3.5, 3.4+, 4.0. He will be attending UChicago this fall. Don't give up - remember that your first quarter and mid year grades will be very important also!</p>
<p>congrats on your son</p>
<p>I myself can't wait to get to college. Of course, ill probably want to go back to high school after my freshman year at college...ha</p>
<p>thats good to hear, im was worried that my first two years (cumulative gpa) would knock me out of the running for some colleges that i am interested in.</p>
<p>Karma,
look at the schools where the % in the top ten percent is not so insanely high. This does knock out most ivies, Caltech, Stanford, and out-of-state applications to places like UVA, UCB and UNC CH (apply if you want - just a long shot). However, it leaves many top schools to which you can reasonably apply. Depending on your board score and EC's, look at schools a bit less selective as matches, and a bit less selective as safeties. </p>
<p>Since your GPA is a bit scruffy, make sure the rest of your application is the best it can be. Work up your resume this summer - you will have it when you ask you teachers for rec's early this fall before they are tired of writing them.</p>
<p>I think I just may squeeze into the top 10%.</p>
<p>I go to a highly competitive public school, only two public schools in the entire city so my graduating class = 2700+</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>3.5
4.0
4.17</p>
<p>wat do you think? o_O</p>
<p>3.4 3.7 4.0 ::crosses fingers::</p>
<p>"graduating class = 2700+" ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p>
<p>Are you sure about that?</p>
<p>3.5.. 3.92... 4.0 (hopefully)</p>
<p>my bad, im a retard. about 2700 kids at our school, roughly 700-800 in my graduating class</p>