<p>3 Questions regarding 9th grade grades:</p>
<p>1) How much do freshman grades count (on your transcript- I know it affects GPA/rank, but the actual grade it itself)?</p>
<p>2) Which prestigious colleges do not calculate freshman grades into the GPA? I know the UCs, Princeton, and Stanford don't...do you guys know any others?</p>
<p>3) Okay, so I am a freshman in high school and screwed up my GPA already! Dandy. Haha I received two B+s, (missed the A- cutoff by .4) which lowered my GPA to a 3.87, which isn't bad. I still have one trimester left and am confident in getting a 4.0 that tri. My weakest subject is science and both Bs were in science. However, I am taking an online science course for Chem (WAY easier than schools') so I won't have to worry about it. Thing is, besides science, I held a 99.5 avg so I am also pretty ensured about getting a 4.0 all throughout sophomore year. Although I am merely a freshman, I have a few colleges in mind (UChicago and Columbia) because I went there for summer programs and fell in love with the campus'! Of course I'm not 100% sure about college decisions yet, but if my stats stack up I know that I'll apply to elite schools such as those. Will the 2 B+s kill me, even if I can get my overall GPA higher?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)
PS I know I may be overthinking it cause I have 3 years left, but seeing all the college RD stats roll in on CC made me anxious and a little worried about those two hiccups. Sorry about the ridiculously long post :P</p>