<p>Okay i have to admit i got one C (only first semester on my H English Class) on my freshman year.</p>
<p>Im going to be a Sophomore now, so if say i got almost perfect grades throughout the rest of my years in high school + community service, etc.. Is there still a chance? I mean i have a FREAKKIN "C!" THATS REAAALLLLYYY BAD :(</p>
<p>C is like, 2.5 on the GPA scale? You’re screwed.</p>
<p>Dude ! u dnt get it! i have one subject that i got a C on my 1st semester which is H English the rest are A’s and B’s</p>
<p>A letter grade is not a gpa</p>
<p>Oh, you have B’s too? More screwed!</p>
<p>And of course I’m aware that your overall GPA is not ~2.5. But that C will hurt your average a lot.</p>
<p>I’m sure highly selective schools will look at everything. But there’s nothing you can do about that C, so look towards the future and make sure you maintain straight A’s.</p>
<p>Any courses that are taken for credit (even if taken in 8th grade) are included on your transcript.</p>
<p>Yes, most Ivy League schools do look at your freshman year, and in many cases, 8th grade if you took classes for high school credit. That being said, if from here on out you manage to get straight A’s, most schools will be able to overlook that one “C” especially since it came so early on in your high-school career. Don’t worry, your chances aren’t completely ruined. Just focus on your future grades.</p>
<p>Yeah man its fine. Colleges love upward trends so If you want to go to the top schools, you really have to get All As from now on</p>
<p>They’ll look at it, but if soph/junior years are good they won’t care.</p>
<p>It’s not worth worrying about. Unless you have a really good excuse for a C in Frosh English, the chances of you earning A’s in the next three years of English courses are slim.</p>
<p>The Ivies consider class rank so yes, Frosh grades count. Look at it this way: without a hook, why should a selective college pick you over (dozens?) ranked higher in your high school?</p>
<p>Hey, during my freshmen year…I had one C and all the rest all A’s and i have all A’s in sophomore, junior…and I got a C in math but i got perfect score in American math competition</p>
<p>“Doomed” no. Ivy-material? Also no (without a hook).</p>
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