Letter of recommendation

Applying to College
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<p>Hello.</p>

<p>I have been wondering this for the last few days - For the first few years of high school I had average grades mainly due to indifference to school. Then in year eleven I kind of got motivated and my grades shot up and could be described as pretty good and I’m planning on raising them even more so that midterm grades look great. So, if a recommendation letters reveal it all in a very good light, like, from average to outstanding etc etc, it bothers me, whether the “average” period will leave a bad impression or if they’ll think that I started to study just to get in college. I’d appreciate some input/opinions on this.</p>

<p>Insufficientbts.</p>

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<p>The slower maturing kids often don’t get their acts together academically by 9th grade and the schools know it. A number of schools don’t even look at freshman grades (like Stanford). Those that do, weight them less heavily than your subsequent years which is why an upward trend is the next best thing to a consistently strong performance. A teacher who can speak to how you’ve changed over time is a plus, but not essential. Just make sure you don’t have the dreaded downward trend that speaks of senior slump.</p>