Interesting-I’ve heard this so many times and never considered that it could change in between! I would assume that it means at the time you graduate, but in this case, you are talking about applying to a program. I would assume that it means that you are in the top 25% at the time that you apply- whether it is during your junior year when you apply to the college or whether it is after graduation when you already plan to attend the college. After all, acceptance into an honors program is usually considered separately from acceptance into the college itself. The easiest way to find out is to contact the coordinator of the honors program directly.

Another thought is that they may be willing to give you some leeway. Say that they do want it by the end of your junior year, but that at that point you rank in the top 30% of your class. If you contact them, they may be able to give you until the end of your senior year to move up to the 25% mark and prove your committment and ability to do the work.

i believe it would only include the first semester. since that is when you would be applying, that will be the gpa you have available and that is what they will be judging you by. colleges only judge you by all your first 3 grades and the 1st half of senior year. they will have you send there your info for the rest of the school year but it wont affect your addmittance, unless you didnt require all your graduation requirements or started failing all your classes. i hope that made sense,kind of hard to explain.

As far as I know, it is when you’re a graduation senior.

i think it means…ur end of the school year grade versus ur class grade

graduating class..i guess it means everyone who would graduate the same yr u are…

I would think that it would imply when you graduate, but I could be wrong