<p>How big of a factor does an upward trend in your gpa play? Because here is my trend</p>
<p>Freshman:3.07 weighted
Sophomore:3.35 weighted
Junior:3.63 weighted
Cumulative: 3.35 weighted</p>
<p>Will colleges view this as a substantial increase/upward trend? And how much of a factor will it be during my college admissions?</p>
<p>i hope so, and i heard its great. i know people who got below a 3.0 and improved to near-4.0s the following year and got into Umich, Emory, etc</p>
<p>If you’re applying to colleges where your cumlative GPA is average, it will help a lot. It won’t help much at colleges looking for your junior year GPA.</p>
<p>i have the same story.
3.75
3.6
3.7
hoping for a 3.8 next year so hoping upwards trend helps</p>
<p>I hope things work out for you. Like you, my gpa was lower during the beginning of high school but rose during the last two years. </p>
<p>The first two years of high school I was sick and getting treatments at hospitals out of town. I missed a ton of school and my GPA was around 89% (the school uses percentiles rather than 4.0). Junior year I was fine, at school, and made nearly a 4.0 that year to raise my overall GPA to 91. This senior year I raised it to 92.37 cummulative because I worked my tail off and got almost 4.0. Second semester I did get a 4.0, but I can’t remember my senior fall grades. If you do the math, you’ll find that it takes a whole lot of As to significantly pull up a lower average.</p>
<p>I want to think that this upward trend in my GPA is one reason why I was accepted to Villanova, Bucknell, and Washington & Lee. Sadly, it wasn’t enough to get me into others. As it is, my family can’t afford to send me to Bucknell for 4 years, 
so it’ll be a state school for a year and hope for a transfer. </p>
<p>My advice? Hope for the best. Plan for the worst. Definitely have a wide range of colleges to select from when their decisions arrive.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!! :)</p>
<p>You will definitely be more well-liked by the adcoms than most other 3.35’s.</p>