<p>Freshman year was not a good year for me. My unweighted gpa was a 3.2 on the 4.0. The percentile was 87. Weighted it was 3.5. 90 percentile. However next year( sophmore year) I'm really going to try and I'm taking the hardedst classes possible. I can easily have a high A (above 95) in each class if I do my work and I will.I'm also in my schools College Mentorship Program with chooses the top 10 students with the highest PSAT scores. So did I miss up my HYP dreams by being a dumb 14 year old or do I still have a chance. Thanks :)</p>
<p>You still have a chance of course but it’s a lower chance than it would have been if you had done well your first year. The majority of Harvard applicants have near-perfect grades all 4 years and most of them still get rejected.</p>
<p>Your freshmen year might have impacted your chances but I wouldn’t say that it’s impossible. You still have a couple years ahead of you, make sure you use it well and perhaps you might even wind up going to an Ivy in the future. </p>
<p>You might also want to get some extracurriculars among your general academics - they look at that as well.</p>