how to explain upward trend in the additional information section?

Eagles_for_life
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:06:15 +0000

hey guys, so I am in the process of finishing up my W&M application and have a quick question. My grades have had a significant upward trend from freshman to currently senior year (from about a 3.8 to a 4.5). my grades increased w/ a increasing course load as well, but the thing is that I think my grades improved because I simply matured not because of some difficult circumstances I had to overcome. I don’t know if I need to specify this in my application for not, also I think the upward trend is quite apparent and don’t really know how to explain it other than i matured. so should I just not mention the upward trend and use the additional information to attach a resume, or what? thank you for your help!