<p>If a senior who has in the past had about a 3.8 UW GPA dips to something like a 3.3 UW just for their senior year, how much of a negative effect will it have on admissions? </p>
<p>story: i'm taking MUCH more difficult classes this year in addition to more ECs. the caliber of my classes is much higher but i'm receiving a lot more Bs than i have in the past. the most competitive schools i'm applying to are probably Northwestern, NYU, and Carleton.</p>