<p>I think I heard them say, at the Brandeis info session we attended, that they are particularly interested in your junior and senior years. So an upward trend would help (I think it always helps, but maybe more so at Brandeis than at most places). </p>
<p>But as Eliyahu2123 said, this is just what I remember hearing, and I could have misheard or misinterpreted it.</p>