<p>I'm wondering how much my grades/schedule for my senior year will affect admission decisions. My cumulative GPA (frosh-junior) is a 3.2, but 1st semester senior year I have a 3.8 UW (with 2 APs, 1 honors and 1 advanced class). </p>
<p>How much will these grades actually count for? It is by far my best year yet, but I'm aware that senior year doesn't affect one's actual gpa.</p>
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<p>First semester of senior year counts toward your GPA; after that, it freezes. So your 3.8 will help you with colleges you haven’t submitted transcripts to yet, and your overall class rank. Good job!</p>
<p>When your GPA “freezes” is actually a matter of your high school’s policy. My kids’ school, for example, calculates GPA and ranks the class only once: at the end of junior year.</p>
<p>But, this is of no consequence for climactic. What matters for you, climactic, is that colleges and universities that require a mid-year report will get updated grades for the fall semester of senior year, and they absolutely will take them into account.</p>
<p>in my school’s case, gpa freezes after junior year as well. even if it didnt, all my apps were due before second semester ended, which is why i was wondering how much these count even though theyre not part of my gpa</p>
<p>thanks for the help guys</p>