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<p>i haven’t told mine yet, and it all depends if i want him to say something. i’ll only tell him if i really think that i want him to make a note. and you’ll be gone in a year, so who cares? it’s not like your gc can tell anyone, outside of adcoms.</p>
<p>yeah, i’d say that grade trend is glaring lol. but at least it’s an upward trend… so you might be better off not trying to explain it. but if the rest of your high school years were great, grade wise, then maybe it wouldn’t be SO bad to say something about the problems you had, since it shows that you’ve gotten past them. either way, i would not waste your whole common app essay on this topic.</p>