<p>How much do they matter? </p>
<p>If I had pretty bad grades last year, would it really help that much to earn straight A’s at the end of my first semester? </p>
<p>Are midyear grades important for admissions?</p>
<p>definitely. upward curves can really help a lot. i sent in my first quarter grades for ED, because i had all As and that just kind of finished off my upward curve.</p>