Quart 1

I always do very poorly in quarter 1, as I usually raise my grades up a full letter grade (say, from B- to A-) by the end of the semester or year. However, colleges are now asking for my Q1 grades for EA and ED applications. I am currently enrolled in many new and challenging classes. I understand the material and am soaking up intelligence like a sponge, but my grades don't reflect that. Colleges will think that I've been goofing off in class and am not a good kid to have, as I have dropped off in my senior year. In reality I am much more academic oriented this year, but I have not had the chance to pull my grades up in Quarter 2, a luxury that I usually had to my advantage.