<p>Does not having an upward trend hurt my chances at competitive schools? I have good grades, but not great.</p>
<p>Freshman-3.85 uw all honors
Sophmore-3.55 uw all honors and one AP
Junior-3.7 uw 4 APs the rest honors</p>
<p>together-3.7uw</p>
<p>Also, when I fill out my applications the GPA that the colleges see will only be these three years right? Or will they average in Senior year grades? Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>Depends on how competitive you're looking at. Ivies, I'm sure those scores are a little low, but other factors play a role in it. The other top tier colleges, with great SATs+essays+Ec's I think you have a shot.</p>
<p>There are some schools that put a whole lot of weight on your grades and rank, and these happen to be most of the competitive ones, but it doens't mean that you have no chance.</p>
<p>The GPA on my transcript was the cumulative of only my junior year I think, I'm not sure. It had my classes for senior year on there, however.</p>
<p>My college counselor told me that having an upward trend really looks good in your transcript for college admissions. Based on your stats, I don't think that your trend will hurt you because though you had a 3.55 (uw) gpa sophomore year, you increased it to a 3.7 uw the next year. In addition, it depends on the level of competition at the schools you are applying to. As far as COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE is concerned, your senior grades only matter if you are applying Regular Decision because colleges will then see your school report AND your midyear report for the first half of senior year. Colleges don't pay that close attention to your senior grades as far as acceptance is concerned when you apply EA or ED because colleges don't have enough time to make a decision when your midyear senior grades become available. They have to make a decision before then. Now, of course your senior grades should matter to you whether you apply ED, EA, or RD because if you slack off, your acceptance into a school can be rescinded.</p>