What year in high school is most important to colleges?

if a student got a 2.9 gpa freshman year but got at least a 3.5 the next three years will they have a hard time getting accepted into good colleges?



no, not necessarily, depending on the college you are looking to attend. Usually colleges check the junior year because of SAT tests and most of your standardized tests are completed. Also, they don't over analyze your freshman year because there are several factors that go into it such a newer, larger school with older kids, immaturity and just new scenery. Between your freshman year in HS and freshman year in college is a huge difference and it won't make or break you, but even a 2.9 is not the worst. Good Luck, You will be fine!




junior year & 1st semester of senior year. you'll get at least a 3.3 which is satisfactory even for good colleges (but not IV league schools of course).


you'll have to do well in your SATs, & have several extracurricular activities (volunteer hours, work experience, school clubs, teams, etc.).




Your Grade 12 Year, But They Also Look At Your Grade 11 Year.


They Will Usually Not Look At Your Grade 10 Year (Unless They Are Down To 2 People And 1 Spot. And They Will NOT Look At Your Grade 9 Or Before Grades.




grade 11th is the most important year anyone will tell you that but they all count towards ur GPA and you should be fine as long as you raise ur GPA!




I've read that the 11th and 12th gpa is important. I may not be correct. I read this in one random question here in yahoo answers...




they pay a good bit of attention to Junior year.