Upward trend??

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Hi. I really had a horrible 8th and 9th grade.
I heard Yale focuses a lot on gpa and class rank.
I go to a very competitive public school in california (15+ kids to ivies each year).
Will my 8th and 9th grade gpa kill my chance?
Or will the upward trend somewhat save it?</p>

<p>8th
Hnrs Geometry - C, B</p>

<p>9th
Hnrs Social Science - A, A
Hnrs Biology - B, B
Spanish 2 - B, C
English - A, A
Hnrs Alg 2 - A, B</p>

<p>1st semester unweighted gpa: 3.6
2nd semester unweighted gpa: 3.4</p>

<p>10th - all As
11th - all As
12th - all As first semester
most rigorous courseload + newspaper</p>

<p>I have around 3.83 gpa unweighted and 4.5 gpa weighted
oh, and I’m an Asian.</p>

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<p>You’re safe. Colleges will usually take work that you did as a 16 or 17 year old as a better indicator of your performance than work done as a 13 or 14 year old. And, as long as your SAT scores are within range, then you’re all set.</p>