<p>My school ends its 1st trimester grading period by 11/12, and then it sends the grades directly to the ED/EA colleges.</p>
<p>As of now, I have 5 As, 1 A-, and 1 B+ (AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Honors English and History, Regular Journalism, Programming, and Spanish V)</p>
<p>My UW GPA (9-11) is only a 3.56, but with the most demanding courseload... the most alarming thing is in junior year I ended with 3As and 5Bs.</p>
<p>I ask this because I took too hard of a courseload in junior year and hence got my lowest UW GPA. </p>
<p>No way to know. If you applied early to Yale, might not matter. It’s uber competitive anyway. But it might help for other schools.</p>
<p>A rising trend is good. A less good junior year not so much. Whether those particular grades are good enough, depends on the context of your high school and the colleges you are applying to. In some high schools all the top students have 4.0s, other high schools give out lots of B’s - even to top students.</p>
<p>Your senior year grades are better than your cum and better than your junior year. Yes it will help. How much is uncertain based on the schools you apply to.</p>