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Do colleges look at the cumulative GPA or the GPA from each school year, such as UVA or Virginia Tech?
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I messed up my GPA Freshman year and received a 3.3. Sophomore year, I got a 3.7 but my cumulative GPA is 3.525. I'm trying to get a 4.0 Junior year and I'm currently taking 4 IB courses ( IB Math Applications, IB Physics, IB Psychology, IB Lang & Lit) and I'm taking Honors US VA History. I've also been taking Spanish since 7th grade. My dream school is UVA or Virginia Tech.

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22 days ago

They will look at each year individually, but for acceptance it's cumulative.

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