<p>This is my first year at a very rigorous high school as a freshman. my GPA for the first semester of my freshman year is 3.63. Its miserably low, I know. It was only when the grades were finalized when I realized that the teachers had a good amount of opportunities to raise my grade up, but I never know these opportunities was available. I had all A's except in Geometry i have a B- and writing is a B. I've really fixed myself up and am trying to get all a's this 2nd semester and it seems that i am on the right track . But will my freshman grade decrease my chances of getting into my dream ivy league school, Harvard? What do you think? And if i DO manage to get all A's every semester for the rest of my high school years, would my cumulative grade be high enough for harvard?</p>
<p>It wouldn’t be that big of a deal, providing you got straight A’s for the rest of high school. Some colleges don’t even look at freshman grades (SOME. most do) If you are not getting A’s in your freshman year of high school, I don’t know if you are going to get a perfect GPA during your junior and senior years though. And remember that AP classes will be even harder! </p>
<p>Summary: Freshman grades do not count much if you do better.</p>
<p>The short, quick answer is YES – your freshman grades matter for Harvard, as they will be averaged into your overall GPA. Best of luck to you in your sophomore and junior years!</p>