<p>So freshman year of high school was not as great as I hoped it'd be. I got really involved in extracurriculars, but my grades weren't Harvard-worthy:</p>
<p>English (honors)- A
History - A-
Geometry - B+
Spanish - A
Biology (honors) - B+</p>
<p>Does anyone get admitted if they get grades like this freshman year but then improve drastically starting sophomore year? Just wondering.</p>
<p>How have you done since? Generally, if you are in the top 5% of your class, your grades are fine regardless of your freshman year grades. If you are in the top 10%, you are probably OK.</p>
<p>So far, I’m doing really well. Taking the more AP classes than anyone in my grade and getting straight As (so far…fingers crossed!)</p>
<p>A positive trend in your GPA will most likely negate earlier mistakes</p>
<p>What if freshman year grades are full of Cs and Bs?
And later in the next two years one has straight high As, ranks 1/200?</p>
<p>And to answer your question, I have seen people with a few Bs in their freshman year get in Harvard. So, yes, you have a chance.</p>