<p>Can I get into an Ivy or as good a school with straight B's Freshman Year? I didnt get any other B's the rest of HS. Can I still get it since I had this upward trend? My overall GPA is still high. Do you know anyone who didnt get A's and got into an Ivy?</p>
<p>Umm I don’t honestly know, but I don’t think colleges put much of an emphasis on frosh grades. I mean, yeah, they’d love to see that you’ve had straight As every year, but I’ve also heard that they like to see improvement. I really hope they do because I really want to go to Cornell but my frosh grades were pretty bad, but I greatly improved my sophomore grades. So hopefully we can both get in.</p>
<p>^The main problem that arises with this is class rank–or, if your school doesn’t rank, Cornell can contact your school to see generally where you stand. </p>
<p>If you are unhooked and not in the top 5%, unless you go to a very competitive and well known high school, your chances are slim. </p>
<p>Who knows, most other people in your class may also not have done well freshmen year, and you could still be near the top.</p>
<p>^ When I say pretty bad, I mean 91 to 92 unweighted (I’m too lazy to convert that into a 4.0 scale, but you can generally see how I did frosh year). Whereas soph year, my overall average was a 97 unweighted. At this point, I think I’m in the top 10% of my school, but no less than top 15%. I also understand that junior year is the most crucial year when it comes to college applications, and I really am dead set on Cornell, so I will definitely up my game. And I’m also URM so maybe???</p>
<p>Yes, being a URM would qualify as a significant hook, so you have a decent chance even if you aren’t in the top 5% or so (hopefully, your high school is fairly well-known to Cornell though).</p>
<p>IMO freshmen year grades dont really matter, try your best on your application and you’ll be fine</p>
<p>Stop posting this thread</p>