<p>I really screwed up freshman year. I got a D, 3 C's, 2 B's and just 1 A. I am currently a sophomore. I also got a 2.83 first semester of this year. Right now, I have straight A's in this semester. Next year I am taking AP English, AP Chem, and APUSH. If i continue to get straight A's for the rest of high school, will I still have a good chance at getting into one of the better UC's or are my chances over due to my Freshman and half of Sophomore year?</p>
<p>Also, the D was in an elective class thats not a-g</p>
<p>I can tell you one thing right off the bat. You better work your ass off from now on and get an A+ in every single class you have if you want a decent shot at any good school.</p>
<p>Like you, I screwed around in freshman year and didn’t care at all. Sophomore year I picked up a bit and did a lot more work. This year I’ve gotten an A in almost every class and have worked really hard. To my dismay, I found out my GPA throughout high school has only been a 3.88 weighted, while all my friends have GPAs above 4.5+ just because they actually tried in freshman and sophomore year.</p>
<p>I wish I could re-do high school over just for that. You don’t hear people say that very often… </p>
<p>Do your work.</p>
<p>Schools look at everything . Why shouldn’t they ?</p>
<p>They weigh freshman year the least, but if you can’t pull off Straight As from now onward and GREAT SAT scores, then you probably won’t get into a more selective type school.</p>
<p>me too. i got like straight D’S last year. Now my gpa is like 4.2 w 3.8 uw. I heard that they dont care much bout freshie gpa as lng as you improve.</p>
<p>UCs look at only your 10-11 UC GPA. You can google a UC GPA calculator and figure out yours. </p>
<p>While 9th grade isn’t part of your UC GPA, they do look at class rank, which is affected by your 9th grade GPA.</p>
<p>^^^^
they dont look at senior year?</p>
<p>No. You will have to send your transcripts at the end of senior year to ensure that you’ve passed all your classes with a 3.0 or greater, but they don’t evaluate your senior year gpa as part of the application process. But they will take senior year course rigor into account somewhat.</p>