<p>I'm a prospective transfer student who is currently in community college. I am applying for spring transfer, and I noticed that some schools (Cornell and Emory) require midsemester grades. Unfortunately, my school doesn't have midsemester grades, and most of my classes have midterms in the middle of November. I've asked some of my teachers to fill them out according to the grades I have now, but many of my classes only have one or two homework grades, and one of my teachers actually refused to sign (rightfully so, because we only have one grade in the class). </p>
<p>The earliest I could get all of my midterm grades in by is November 10th, but I feel as though this date is way too late for most colleges.</p>
<p>I also WANT to send in my midterm grades because I don't have many grades in college to begin with. This is my second semester in college and I only have 4 grades from the previous semester (all A's). I know that my lack of credits is going to be a disadvantage in my application, so I wanted to send my midterm grades in to show them that I have another 22 credit's worth of A's. However, if they evaluate my application before November 10, I feel as though the chances of my acceptance substantially weaken across the board. </p>
<p>This leads into my question about how midsemester grades are evaluated in terms of transfer applications. Are midsemester grades something that are looked at heavily? Will they even play a part in admissions? I have heard multiple opinions on this topic. Some say that the midsemester grades are important to the admissions process, others have said that the grades are only an afterthought, and don't play a substantial role. Does anyone know exactly how much of an impact these grades will play?</p>
<p>I mentioned that only two schools that I'm applying to REQUIRE midsemester grades. If I send unsolicited midsemester grades to other colleges, will they evaluate them within the admissions process, or even take them into consideration? Or will they simply throw them out?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>