Are freshman year grades looked at by colleges?

<p>Are your freshman year grades looked at by colleges. Are they used in the GPA?
I was wondering because my freshman year grades were not stellar.</p>

<p>depends. UCs and Cal. State colleges don't look at freshman year grades, but many others do (all to a lesser extent though, than grades of sophomore/junior years). A college will state on their website if they do not regard freshman year grades</p>

<p>Remember frosh grades are the best predictor for soph/jr/sr grades. Think about how you're going to do better from here on out.</p>