<p>Do the first couple months of senior year get counted when computing a GPA to put on a regular app for colleges?</p>
<p>Yes, midyear report will be required for RD applicants. Most schools recalculate GPA & class rank at midyear. I know that even for ED applicants some colleges call your GC to check on grades up to that point.</p>
<p>First couple of months is not relevant to what you actually put on your application for your GPA or class rank because the semester will not be over when you apply. So when filling out your application for admission you will be going by your grades through junior year. Many colleges then require you to submit a mid-year report after you have applied that provides actual grades from the first semester. However, there are also many colleges that do not require mid-year reports and determine admission based on grades through junior year (while retaining right to witdraw your admission if senior year grades end up being bad).</p>
<p>I agree with drusba.</p>
<p>In my kids’ school, the GPAs and class rank that the school reports to colleges are all through the end of junior year. The school then reports mid-year grades on the mid-year report, but it doesn’t update GPA or class rank.</p>
<p>I don’t believe you can say anything categorically about what colleges will do with information from your senior year. Colleges just don’t all do the same thing. Some colleges recalculate applicants’ GPAs; some don’t. I’d be absolutely floored if the colleges that do recalculate all recalculated in the same way.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I’ll offer my $0.02. I think it’s safe to say that grades from late October or early November of senior year will have little to no effect if your school operates on a semester calendar; they’re not even semester grades. If your school is on trimesters, first-trimester grades will probably be noticed if they’re available, but I doubt they’ll be figured into a new GPA at very many colleges.</p>
<p>Just don’t get “senioritus” like some students do and end up with an admission being rescinded or questioned. You don’t want to have that stress or end up having to find another school to go to.</p>
<p>I see kids post here that they got letters and what should they do NOW when they should have been in contact with their school support team (parents, counselor, tutors, friends, teachers) to help them correct the issue before it became an issue.</p>