how to explain upward trend in the additional information section?

W_amp_M_Admission
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:17:55 +0000

We will certainly see the upward trend when we review your transcript and it’s not uncommon for us to see them as students mature. However, if your early grades were really off (say mutliple Cs or even lower letter grades), you may want to use the additional information section of the Common App to simply explain that in 9th grade you didn’t take academics as seriously as you should have but that you realized your error and have since worked hard to demonstrate your ability and potential.