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How much does a strong upward trend in GPA matter?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:40 pm
by frcarpen
If I start with a 3.0 and end with a 3.6 (get straight A's the last semester with tough classes) how much does that really help my chances?
Re: How much does a strong upward trend in GPA matter?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:41 pm
by rinkrat19
frcarpen wrote:If I start with a 3.0 and end with a 3.6 (get straight A's the last semester with tough classes) how much does that really help my chances?
Not measurably.
Re: How much does a strong upward trend in GPA matter?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:42 pm
by t-14orbust
A lot, because a 3.6 is so much better than a 3.0 lol
Re: How much does a strong upward trend in GPA matter?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:42 pm
by Cicero76
It helps. Negligibly.
Re: How much does a strong upward trend in GPA matter?
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:47 pm
by t-14orbust
It helps in that you will look better than someone who is all-else-equal but had a 4.00 for 2 years and dropped to a 3.6 by grad.