Upward trend or downward trend?

Applying to College
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Here are my grades from freshman year to junior year. I do not know whether this is a downward trend or upward trend. I am planning on applying to UC’s and CSU’s if that helps. Anyone care to assess? Thanks.

FRESHMAN YEAR
Semester 1:

(Mathematics) GEO 1A HNR IB/MYP Ach: B-

SPANISH 1A Ach: B

WORLD GEOG 1A HNR MYP Ach: B-

INTRODUCTION TO PE Ach: A+

LANG ARTS 1A HNR MYP Ach: A

BIOLOGY HNR MYP 1A Ach: C

Semester 2:

(Mathematics) GEO 1B HNR IB/MYP Ach: B+

SPANISH 1B Ach: B

WORLD GEOG 1B HNR MYP Ach: B-

INTRODUCTION TO PE Ach: A+

LANG ARTS 1B HNR MYP Ach: B

BIOLOGY HNR MYP 1B Ach: B

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Semester 1:

            ALG 2A HNR IB/MYP      Ach: A       
    SPANISH 2A IB      Ach: A-    
    Physical Education  PE     Ach: A      
    Language Arts 2A    LANG ARTS 2A HNR MYP       Ach: B       
        Physical Science A  CHEMISTRY HNR HL1 1A       Ach: B-     
    World History A AP WRLD HIST 1A    Ach: D

Semester 2

            Math-Algebra    ALG 2B HNR IB/MYP      Ach: A      
    LOTE: Spanish   SPANISH 2B IB      Ach: A      
    Physical Education  PE     Ach: A+    
    Language Arts 2B    LANG ARTS 2B HNR MYP       Ach: A-    
    Physical Science B  CHEMISTRY HNR HL1 1B       Ach: A-    
    World History B AP WRLD HIST 1B    Ach: C-   
(Summer before 10th grade)  HEALTH     Ach: A

JUNIOR YEAR
Semester 1:

            PRECAL 1A HNR      Ach: A-     
    SPANISH 3A MYP     Ach: A-     
        (Elective)  RCOE Digital Web Design A      Ach: A+     
    LANG ARTS 3A IB HL1    Ach: B     
    AP PHYSICS 1       Ach: B       
        AP US HIST 1A      Ach: A-

Semester 2:

            PRECAL 1B HNR      Ach: A-     
    SPANISH 3B MYP     Ach: A-     
        (Elective)  RCOE Digital Web Design B      Ach: A      
    LANG ARTS 3B IB HL1    Ach: A-    
    AP PHYSICS 1       Ach: C+      
        AP US HIST 1B      Ach: A-
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I’d say upward. A lot less B’s and C’s in junior year, and no failing grades! Good job!

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Definitely upward trend. Also, UCs do not look at Freshman grades, so that cuts off most of the Bs. The rest are mostly As, a few Bs, and the occasional C or D, so you’re looking good, although that depends on where you want to apply.

EDIT: Same for CSU’s, but both look at freshman classes to see if you fulfilled the A-G requirements.

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Calculate your UC/CSU GPA: http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

The D and few C’s will hurt you for the Mid-tier and Upper tier UC’s and a few of the competitive Cal States. For the UC’s, you can explain your lower grades in the additional comment section, but for the CSU’s you cannot.

CSU’s base their admissions on CSU GPA and test scores. Calculate your eligibility index as follows:
(CSU GPA x800) + (SAT Math + CR) or (CSU GPA x200) + (ACT composite x10). CSU’s will rank you based on your major and EI. They will accept from the highest down until all the spots are filled.

For the UC’s, you have EC’s and essays to help boost your application so work on these items this summer.

Good Luck and happy applying.

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@Gumbymom Thank you for the response.

I am currently taking AP World History to makeup the “D”. I am projecting an A, if not a B. I calculated my UC GPA and I got a 4.0 with the “A” from the retake online class I am currently taking.