Umich-Junior year high school

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I have heard that colleges tend to focus on grades for junior year. I had a 3.87 GPA in my first two years of high school but i messed up my first semester of junior year( i got a 3.67). How much will this effect my application to Umich in my senior year. I definitely plan to step it up 2nd semester(hoping for a 3.9+). </p>

<p>Additionally, my school has a GPA scale that differs from other high schools near me. For example, an A- is not a 4.0 while at other schools it is. Does Umich(and other colleges) take this into account; for example, do they reweight GPA's?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>As long as you bring your average back up during the second semester you should be fine. I was recently accepted with an overall gpa around 3.5-3.6, so as long as your test scores and essays are in line you should be fine.</p>

<p>To the best of my knowledge Michigan does in fact recalculate GPA so don’t worry about your schools weird system.</p>

<p>Cheers :)</p>