@ConcernedRabbit where did you read or hear Princeton ignores Freshman year grades?
Unless you have an updated source, I believe they care. We know they care about class rank (which is comprised of all four years) and a Princeton rep told my son and I that they did evaluate all four years. In years past (prior to 2011?) they did state that they didn’t factor in Freshman year, but that language has been removed. Or at least it was for my son’s year (Class of 2020).