How Important Are Your Grades in Senior Year?

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July 5, 2024
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by Jennifer L. Very important! Your senior year grades, especially those from the first semester, can significantly influence your college application decisions. The fall semester of your senior year helps demonstrate academic consistency and improvement to admissions counselors. A strong academic finish can highlight your reliability and sustained effort, showing that you are ready for college-level work and will be academically successful at the next level. If your GPA has

Princeton’s Report Grapples with Grading Policy Issues

Princeton University took on a grading policy in 2004 which was meant to provide students “consistent grading standards in different departments” and “clear signals from their teachers about the difference between their good work and their very best work.” The policy suggested that each department give A-range grades for only 35% of course work. In August 2014, a committee of Princeton faculty met to discuss the effects of the grading