Specific Question about 1st Sem. of Senior Year.

Applying to College
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<p>Okay, so a weighted 4.37 GPA my first semester of senior year wouldn't be looked at at all by colleges? I already applied, and of course admissions close on November 30th. But I mean, I feel like my junior and senior year have been nothing but STEEP upward slopes, gradewise. My courseload is relatively the same, maybe a little harder than it has been, but my GPA is incredible. </p>

<p>...So... they won't see that though? </p>

<p>They wouldn't get my transcript including senior grades?</p>

<p>(Cal Poly specifically, and other cal states)</p>

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<p>bump! come on guys. i know someone out there knows this.</p>

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<p>I sent Cal Poly my first semester grades to see if they would take it into account in the admissions process. Sadly they emailed me back saying they did not. Some private schools I applied to did take my first semester grades into account however.</p>

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<p>A late upward trend, 9 times out of 10, can't make up for poor performance earlier on.</p>

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<p>the art of making up statistics</p>

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<p>It was an expression, or a figure of speech, meant to convey an idea; not a statistic.</p>

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<p>I wonder if you can make a case if you are waitlisted?</p>

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<p>a steep upward trend will be looked upon very favorably (I disagree with GoldShadow). Many schools will require your mid-year report. I don't know about cal polly tho</p>

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<p>many schools also have the right to not take you after you have been accepted if these scores are not good...so most do look at this info</p>

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<p>Steep upward trend < Consistently high grades. </p>

<p>An upward trend is only look upon more favorably than consistently low grades...which really isn't saying much.</p>

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<p>Sup is right.</p>

<p>JohnC, the fact is, late upward trends simply aren't enough to be looked upon very favorably. The poorer performance early on does damage to the overall GPA and rank that cannot be fixed by a late upward trend. A college will generally take someone with consistently good grades rather than take a chance on somebody that started doing well at the very end of the game.</p>

<p>And of course, if we're talking about top schools (top 35 or so), then upward trends really won't matter at all.</p>