Going into Junior year, had bad grades freshman year, how screwed am I?

[psywar]

@ConcernedRabbit

She is only concerned that the B’s that she got Freshman year will hold her back from these top schools, which is not the case since these grades do not factor into her GPA at Princeton. She also does not have any grade that is alarmingly low.

I agree she shouldn’t be worried about a B or two freshman year, but where did you see Princeton does NOT factor in freshman year grades? I don’t see that anywhere in their admissions site.

According to Princeton’s admission FAQ (https://admission.princeton.edu/faqs#academic-preparation) they say:

Do weighted grades or class rank matter in the evaluation of applicants?

In trying to get a sense of the strength of the academic program you have pursued in high school, we look at your transcript course by course and consider all the information your school provides about your academic performance. We also ask the school official completing your School Report to comment on the rigor of your academic program in the context of what is available at your school. Weighted grades or class rank can be another measure of the strength of your academic program as compared with other students who also have many As, but we give equal consideration to applicants from schools that don’t weight grades or rank.

In the above text, it seems to me they consider ALL information, e,g. freshman grades. The above and my conversation with a Princeton admissions rep (at the school) gives me the belief that they DO consider freshman year grades.

I’m willing to be corrected, if you have a source for them NOT looking at freshman year grades…

Thanks!