<p>how important are senior grades for RD applicants.</p>
<p>Very important. Senior grades are a record of your most current academic ability and the adcoms pay close attention to them. They are as important, if not in a many cases more important, than junior year performance. </p>
<p>In fact, before making final decisions in late march if the adcoms feel they need even more information, they may contact your guidance counselor to get a record of how you are performing in your spring semester.</p>