<p>During my freshman year I took really easy courses compared to other years (only because they were hardest courses available for freshman) and I got straight A's.
My sophomore year I took much harder courses and I no longer got straight A's...there was a definite drop in my GPA from a 4.0 unweighted to like a 3.7 something. I think I may have dropped .1 of a point weighted.
My junior year I continued to take hard courses. I experienced a very slight grade drop that year as well. However, it was only .01 for both weighted and unweighted GPAs.
I have rocked my senior year and I expect my GPA to go up, though my senior year is not factored into my current GPA.
Will this hurt my admissions chances?</p>
<p>No, it won’t.</p>
<p>No. The trend would only be a notable consideration beyond the GPA itself if you had taken similarly difficult classes and still had a downward trend. Since your GPA decrease was due to a course rigor increase, it’s not the kind of downward trend that’s a problem. A downward trend is bad when it’s a laziness trend.</p>