Anonymous
05/07/2014 14:38
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Anonymous wrote:It is also widely known that junior year is very, very difficult (sophomore year is the easiest, academically) so I think schools are used to a slight drop in grades, especially if the rigor has increased.
Not in DD school!
Anonymous
05/07/2014 11:15
Subject: Re:Are junior year grades MOST important?
I wouldn't discount senior year - my DCs grades dropped a bit in the fall semester of senior year and it definitely affected admissions. DC had a great run until then (2 Bs in the first 3 years).
Anonymous
05/07/2014 10:06
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
10th and 11th are the hardest and the most important.
Anonymous
05/07/2014 10:05
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
It is also widely known that junior year is very, very difficult (sophomore year is the easiest, academically) so I think schools are used to a slight drop in grades, especially if the rigor has increased.
Anonymous
05/07/2014 10:03
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Colleges like to see an upward trend as far as grades are concerned. So yes, junior year is very important but I am not sure if it is the MOST important.
Anonymous
05/07/2014 06:57
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
DC applied ED and the school did ask for first quarter grades.
OP it really depends where your DC wants to go. There are plenty of fantastic schools for which this won't be a huge problem. He won't be able to get into Harvard but he was never going to get into Harvard. I suspect he's feeling a lot of stress right now and rather than worry you should focus on the real possibilities out there.
OP it really depends where your DC wants to go. There are plenty of fantastic schools for which this won't be a huge problem. He won't be able to get into Harvard but he was never going to get into Harvard. I suspect he's feeling a lot of stress right now and rather than worry you should focus on the real possibilities out there.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 21:41
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
I think so because that's the final set of grades most colleges will see. We focused DS on that mark - we did apply EA and got in so were done Dec. 12th. No grades from senior year went in the application for EA at all (early november).
Anonymous
05/06/2014 21:02
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Anonymous wrote:I would say that 1st semester senior year equally important as junior year.
Unless you are applying ED, in which case it's just the first quarter grades.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 19:51
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Not most important, but quite important.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 19:46
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
I would say that 1st semester senior year equally important as junior year.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 19:23
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Might come back to bite him in the rear - it is a possible indicator of inability to handle classes as they get harder.
But, grades are hardly going to be a deal breaker. The final acceptance or rejection result will be based on something that isn't scores or grades, at least for top schools.
But, grades are hardly going to be a deal breaker. The final acceptance or rejection result will be based on something that isn't scores or grades, at least for top schools.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 18:49
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
Not "alarming." But moving in the wrong direction for top schools.
Anonymous
05/06/2014 18:42
Subject: Are junior year grades MOST important?
My son's worst year of grades are from this year - a mixtures of As and Bs and a C. He was almost a straight A student freshman and sophomore year (3.95 GPA, I think). Alarming?