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Asking for a "friend"? Your question is too vague. What's the time frame involved?
 
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A grade of B and a grade of A- average out to be a 3.4, so it's a significant jump. It's certainly 1000x better than someone who maintained a 3.4 throughout without a trend and 10000000x better than someone who has a 3.4 with a downward trend. Having said that, keep in mind that a 3.4 is still low, especially since there are an abundance of applicants that have a high GPA throughout undergrad. In fact, a 3.4 might get you screened out at some schools.
 
helloitsodin said:
lol. asking for me. I'm just saying.. this aren't my actual stats. Mine are waaay lower :laugh:



I'm aware. It's a random number that I selected. thanks!
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Not sure what you'll get out of hypotheticals. Don't be afraid to ask for advice about your situation. If you are genuine about it, people on this site willing to help 🙂
 
helloitsodin said:
Thanks. I'm just trying to find out if a .4-.5ish increase in GPA over a long period of time is viewed as significant.
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Not sure by “over a long period of time.” But as a frame of reference, I bumped my GPA up by .3 and adcoms seemed impressed (time period: 2 semesters). I doubt this would have been regarded as favorably, if I achieved this in 4 years aka “long period of time” 😉
 
helloitsodin said:
Thanks. I'm just trying to find out if a .4-.5ish increase in GPA over a long period of time is viewed as significant.
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I think context is important, especially since the higher your GPA, the harder it is to get an increase. For instance, a 0.0 -> 0.4 GPA is not going to be viewed that favorably, because both are still subpar GPAs. A 3.6 - > 4.0 (or 3.99) would be an amazing jump, but think about how many credits would be required to do that -> more than you probably have time for.
 
chaim123 said:
I think context is important, especially since the higher your GPA, the harder it is to get an increase. For instance, a 0.0 -> 0.4 GPA is not going to be viewed that favorably, because both are still subpar GPAs. A 3.6 - > 4.0 (or 3.99) would be an amazing jump, but think about how many credits would be required to do that -> more than you probably have time for.
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If you can go from anything to a 4.0, that would be really impressive (unless you go to one of those weird 4.3 schools).
 
chaim123 said:
I think context is important, especially since the higher your GPA, the harder it is to get an increase. For instance, a 0.0 -> 0.4 GPA is not going to be viewed that favorably, because both are still subpar GPAs. A 3.6 - > 4.0 (or 3.99) would be an amazing jump, but think about how many credits would be required to do that -> more than you probably have time for.
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If you have a 3.6, you would need to take 25 classes for every class you have already taken and get an A in order to get a 3.98.
 
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