How Important Are Freshmen Grades
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Anonymous
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DS got the toughest English teacher at his HS for freshmen English and got a C in an Honors class, and a C in one other class. He got all As and Bs as a sophomore and is on track to do the same as a junior, taking mostly Honors and AP classes.
Question - any idea whether most schools discount freshmen-year grades or simply look at the aggregate GPA? How much does trajectory and taking a progressively more challenging course load count? |
Anonymous
| My DC got nearly all Cs freshman year and then none after that. The counselor played up the 10-12 GPA in her report. The trajectory was important although I do think the GPA knocked DC out of the running for some colleges. It really depends where you are aiming for college. My DC was primarily looking at SLACs ranked 25-50 and was fine for those schools. DC would not have been a candidate for top 10 SLACs. |
Anonymous
| It's important enough that they'll notice, but they really like seeing improvement in grades over the years. So he'll be fine. |
Anonymous
| Every college my oldest child toured said that an upward progression of grades was important, and not to worry so much about the freshman grades. |
Anonymous
| How does the college account for a drop in grade over time due to illness? How can that be figured into the equation? |