<p>Hey, so I just finished my junior year in high schools. For some reason or another, my grades this year were lower than those during my freshman and sophomore years. In all honesty, I have kept up with my same study habits and I tried my best all three years, some teachers just did not help me out (my school is very hit or miss with teacher quality). It is what it is. I just want to know a few things:</p>
<p>1.) Will colleges see all three years’ GPA or will they see a cumulative average?</p>
<p>2.) Will it the drop hurt me that much?</p>
<p>3.) Will I still have a chance at my number one school?</p>
<p>4.) Do any schools deduce the average to a 4.0 scale?</p>
<p>My Freshman Year Average (unweighted): 98.86
My Sophomore Year Average (unweighted): 98.00
My Junior Year Average (unweighted): 96.43</p>
<p>Cumulative: 97.80</p>
<p>My Top School is Williams College (willing to go ED - they accept about 40% of ED applicants)
Other top schools considering ED to : Tufts, Brown</p>
<p>Not an issue. Your grade are outstanding by any measure. Rigor is another matter.</p>
<p>Do not be fooled by the Williams ED number - that number is undoubtedly inflated by recruited athletes required to apply ED1 to get admitted. The number for non-hooked applicants is closer to, but probably above, the RD number.</p>
<p>You send in your transcript so they will see your grades for every class. This should include a GPA for every year but you can check with your guidance counselor. </p>
<p>A 1% drop in your average is not noteworthy. You’re fine. If your scores/extracurriculars are solid, you should definitely get in. </p>
<p>1) they will see all the individual grades so will definitely notice if your grades are dropping. however if your are increasing in difficulty a small drop isn’t a big deal.</p>
<p>2) how would we know </p>
<p>3) how do we know</p>
<p>4) I don’t know what that means. They may recalculate if that is theeir method, based off your transcripts.</p>
<p>Your GC will have a better idea of what these grades mean in the context of your school than anyone here. We don’t know if this is considered very good, okay or what. ED to your favorite college, if you are sure, and if your family doesn’t need to compare financial offers.</p>