<p>I think having a 1.8 GPA is a big toss up, but if you are making noticeable improvement then colleges will take notice. If you have time, consider retaking some of the social studies classes you didn’t do well in, and in the mean time bring up the grades in your other classes. Make sure you mail in mid-year grades as well as keep your grades in the A’s and B’s range. Colleges look well on improvement and if they see you making a drastic effort they may let you in, but since your gpa is so low it could really mess up your chances. Hopefully you have an excellent extra curricular list, or some job experience. Colleges look upon both of those as favorable! Good luck ~</p>