how to explain upward trend in the additional information section?

W_amp_M_Admission
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:14:15 +0000

Yes, we will certainly recognize that a reason you may not be in the top 10% is because of lower early grades and we will make note of your upward trend, which again, is far better than a downward trend.

That being said, remember you will be competing for admission against students who have always maintained strong grades and therefore are in the top 10%. This is only one part of our evaluation so the fact that you are not in the top 10% will not automatically make you a deny (and being in the top 10% doesn’t automatically make you an admit). This may just be an area where you are less competitive but you could very well be more competitive than those in the top 10% in other areas of our evaluation.