Schools asking for Grade Updates!

determined2300
Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:17:07 +0000

Had there been some emergency situation for your low grades, you were expected to mention it in the application. Since you didn’t, it means you either improved or just took an easier class to raise your GPA.

Without knowing anything about your application and even the college you’re looking for, it is hard to determine whether the adcoms will consider you or talk over you.

So, I would give my opinion on three scenarios.

1. If you're a strong applicant

They would likely appreciate the upward trend. They might even contact the counselor for a mid year report to ensure whether that increase was just in one semester (because of an easy class?) or whether you have actually improved academically. A better report will get you in, a drop will decrease chances a little bit (but you may still get in).

1. If you're an average applicant.

They would ask for your mid-year reports to find out whether you are really improving. If they get a good report, it will likely get you in. If they see a decrease, you may be pushed to the borderline, or below it.

1. If you're a weak applicant.

They’ll know you are improving, and might just become academically matured for the university in consideration. But some universities like the ivys etc, might just pass.

You see, in any case, if they ask for your mid-term grades (which they most probably will, as your counselor said), they are thinking over you. This does not mean they are seriously considering you. It just means they found something interesting they wanna know more about.