<p>Freshman year was my best year so far, with a 3.89 and 3.96 in the fall and spring respectively. Soph year, I screwed around a ton and consequently, my gpa went down to 3.78 and 3.62. Luckily, I realized that I wanted to go to a top-notch college last summer, so I worked a lot harder this year and got my gpa back up to 3.78 and 3.89. What will colleges think of this oscillating grade progression? Will it help me, hurt me, or not really matter?</p>
<p>in the end, the freshman year is weighted the least, so it would have helped more to get that upward trend. still, it is good that you did relatively well in your junior year. the usual weight the years are given is jr > soph > sr > fr (i think). good luck!</p>
<p>Do you know where this GPA will place you in terms of your class rank. 3.78 Unweighted at my school is not easy, and I’ve seen scores of people with below that UW GPA get into a top 25 USNWR school. The best advice I can give is try your hardest, and apply to all the schools you love.</p>
<p>Hollow, my school sounds pretty similar to yours. I made it into the Cum Laude Society this year, which is pretty much solely grade-based, along with four others in my class of 60, so my GPA is near the top of my class. I just want to know whether this will seem more or less impressive with my grade trend in mind.</p>
<p>Honestly, just try to have a super senior year (especially 1st semester) & it will show even more that you’ve matured & are ready for college. Good luck!</p>
<p>aight, that sounds good sg12. The difficulty of your school will definently affect the value of your GPA. If you have Naviance, or keep track of your college admission data in any way, definently look through that. Otherwise, just give it your best shot and dare to dream!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the help. I hope that Naviance is accurate, because it looks like I’m in pretty good shape for most of the schools that I am interested in. If this grade trend gives me even a slight bump, than I should be golden!</p>