Bad Freshman Year

<p>Hey guys, I just wanted someone with a similar experience or something like that to help me out. This year I had a pretty crappy freshman year. 2 A's (both pre-AP but) 4 B's and a C. I think I'm looking at an unweighted GPA of around 3.3-3.5 not sure. Anyways, I have dreams of attending a prestigious Ivy League college with a specific interest in engineering. Got to the AIME test after AMC 10 but my alg 2 grade was one of the B's. I've won state piano competitions, am on the varsity swim, team have lots of volunteer hours and mission trips and I'm planning to attend the Ross math program next year. In terms of an ivy I was wondering how this would effect my chances. Obviously it's a long shot but I was wondering how this less-than-impressive freshman record would affect me. I understand that the process is subjective and it takes into account your whole person, but this year has put me on edge because I also understand that one's academic record is a LARGE part of the process.</p>

<p>You might still have a chance at some Ivies but for engineering you’d be better off looking at the flagship Us or other schools.</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply! I’ve had my eye on Ann Arbor for a while, what do you think of that?</p>

<p>Figure out whats going wrong, ASAP.</p>

<p>I had a rough start early. Parents thought I was a super intelligent kid who could handle himself. Transition from middle to highschool was devastating for me in more ways than one. Even after the first year, I made minimal changes. Kept drifting on, never truly addressing the problem while managing to skate by. </p>

<p>Don’t be me. Get help, from anybody who is willing to listen.</p>

<p>Google the Common Data Set for UMich and look at section C. C7 shows what is used for admission and the weighting each element receives. C9-C11 show what matriculating students have for stats.</p>

<p>Thanks guys, yeah, I was surprised at how badly I did this year also. I think I’m more than smart enough to handle schoolwork but the amount of time I put into my studies was just embarrassing.
And thanks for the advice on UMich, I’ll go check it out. </p>