Senior Year

Applying to College
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<p>Couple of questions concerning senior year and other things (these are really important for me to know) :</p>

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<li><p>Senior year EC's - I have never been President of ANYTHING and just started joining clubs this year. (Junior year) Next year when all the senior presidents are gone, I have a very strong chance (almost definite) at becoming president / vice president of all 3 of these clubs. Will colleges consider these leadership positions even though I piled them all into the last year?</p></li>
<li><p>Does senior GPA (first semester or so) get included with the rest of the cumulative GPA?</p></li>
<li><p>Talent - I don't like to brag, but I'll be as straight to the point as possible : I'm really good at the violin. I've been playing for around 8 years and am a part of numerous regional and community orchestras. The problem is, I don't have a single award or recognition for my achievement. How would colleges react to this?</p></li>
<li><p>C+ - ...How does a C+ look in Spanish for a final grade in sophomore year? Will it kill me?</p></li>
<li><p>Final question: GPA: I've seen a million different ways of calculating GPA. Some do it by anything from 90-100 is 4.0, 80-89 is 3.0 etc. Others I see 97-100 is 4.0, and 93-96 = 3.85 (or something)... What is the standard and most accepted way of calculating GPA?</p></li>
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<li>depends on your school, and colleges take it into consideration.</li>
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<p>What colleges are you thinking about? The answers to your questions vary from college to college.</p>

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<p>well im a junior. and same problem with me. </p>

<p>p.s. i have no spanish though and i have been playing piano for 10 years(but no awards or medals. i dont play professional)</p>

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<p>When I calculate GPA I do it by using</p>

<p>4.0=93-105 (In my district the highest possible grade is 103-Honors and 105-AP)
3.0=85-92
2.0=75-84
1.0=70-74
0.0=0-69</p>

<p>So if one semester I have grades of say: 99, 90, 103, 105, 100, 93 I would average (4.0+3.0+4.0+4.0+4.0+4.0)/6 = 3.83 GPA</p>