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@JoshuaBDeckard
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 • 3 years ago •
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Will my Jr year prove to some more competitive colleges my worthiness?
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In my freshman and sophomore years, I did not do great. My freshman year, I had a 2.6 weighted, and my sophomore, a 3.3 weighted. These are nothing special.

However, in my jr year, I scored a 4.0 GPA, in one of my quarters even reaching 4.25. Furthermore, I scored a 4/5 on an AP test and am now taking two AP classes, both of which I have As in.

Will these last two years prove that I have the intellectual chops to more selective colleges in the 40-60% acceptance rate range?

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@lsanti
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 • 3 years ago

Colleges like to see upward trends in grades, so while your GPA may not look amazing, they will see your transcripts and see that your grades have only gotten better.

You may want to look into schools that ignore freshman year grades like the UCs and California State schools, as your GPA without that 2.6 will be much higher.

Good luck!

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