What grades do prep schools look at?

<p>Lets say a random person (ME) wants to apply to a bunch of BS for 10 grade (im in 8th grade now), what grades will the schools look at? My 7th grade grades were only average, my 8th grade grades were mostly A in my core classes but C in Spanish 1, and next year i'll be trying a whole lot harder so im hoping for straight A's across the board (this probably wont happen, lol).</p>

<p>Will the schools only look at my 9th grade grades, or my middle school ones as well?</p>

<p>Technically, the schools ASK for your full transcripts since 6th grade, regardless of what grade you apply to. However, they only require grades from the three years PRIOR to your supposed year of entry, e.g. if you are a ninth grader applying for tenth grade at boarding school, the admissions office will look at your 7th, 8th, and 9th grade grades.</p>

<p>for the 9th grade grades, will they only ask for the 1st marking period or something?</p>

<p>I know that for Exeter, they want you to have mostly A’s than B’s.
For your 9th grade grades, it depends on when you turn your applications in (i think). They will probably check on you once in a while to get your recent grades.</p>