How important are 9th/10th grade gpas?

uskoolfish
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:42:09 +0000

D had a 72 in chemistry and a 75 in algebra2/ trig in sophomore year. She was admitted to Steinhardt studio art ED for the fall of 2012. So it is going to depend on the program you apply to. For D, half of her acceptance was based on academics, etc. (GPA, ACT/SAT, EC’s…) the other 50% on her art portfolio. Despite these lower grades, D had many strengths in terms of academics and EC’s, so I do believe NYU takes a holistic approach and will overlook a grade or two if they feel you are an overall strong candidate.