<p>My younger brother had a hard time adjusting to freshman year in high school. He continuously brought home C's and sometimes D's. Well, luckily, he ended the 1st semester in freshman year with a 3.4 weighted. I know a 3.4 weighted is not a spectacular grade but in the second semester, i helped him adjust and he had straight A's with a 4.2 weighted GPA. i realized he loves history and math and he has his heart set out for Stanford. Will his low 1st semester GPA be covered up if he shows improvements like he did in the 2nd semster in his freshman year and continuous improvement throughout his high school years?</p>
<p>Good of you to help your brother! Many students have a hard time adjusting to high school, so your brother's experience is by no means unique. It is great that, with your help, he has been able to do so well in the second semester. Many colleges realize that students do often experience transition difficultues and will discount freshman grades (Princeton does not even ask for them), so if he continues to do as well as he has had in his second semester, he should be fine!</p>
<p>Stanford discounts the freshman year. When they ask the counselors for GPA and class rank, they specifically say that they prefer them to be from grade 10 on.</p>
<p>thank you..you guys are the best! =D!!!</p>
<p>Most colleges are quite happy to see a history of improvement, growth and maturation. Of course they know that at 14/15, most H.S. freshman are just making a lot of adjustments. As long as he keeps doing better, no 'C' should hurt him. Also, it depends on whether your school transcripts show every marking period grade, or just year end...........though I may completely off-base on that.</p>
<p>Some private prep schools do not factor the freshman year into the GPA.</p>
<p>The UC's and Princeton do not count Frosh grades, either.</p>
<p>i find it weird that some colleges count grades from freshman year.. I mean, I don't even count freshman year as a part of high school.. as my high school is grades 10-12... so it's weird for me to think about colleges counting grades from jr. high...</p>
<p>Fendergirl, HS is grade 9-12 in some areas and grade 10-12 in others.</p>
<p>Here in Silicon Valley, a high school transcript may list a different GPA for Grade 9-12 w/no PE, Total GPA (9-12), College Prep GPA (10-12) and
Cal Grant GPA (special statewide grant program here in California).
That way, a college can choose any of four GPA calculations.</p>
<p>Fendergirl: most HS in Cal are of the 9-12 variety, so grades are viewed as part of the HS transcript. I realize that other states have a jr high, which is 7-9, with a senior high of 10-12. Question for those in this category: do colleges even ask for grade nine transcripts?</p>
<p>Yeah i know it's different in different areas, i just went to a 7-9, 10-12 school district (one of the only ones around here), so it just seems odd to me. we did count our 9th grade courses in with our graduation requirements and whatnot though.</p>
<p>well my brother had only ONE C in freshman year..however went on a rampage anad got straight A's in 2nd semster...in our school...thye show the whole shabang..9th grade till 10th grade so....i am worried that Stanford and UC's or any elite colleges will reject him autmatically for having a C in freshman year.</p>
<p>I also tip my hat to you for helping your younger brother. Another thing you could do to help is to talk with him about the wide variety of great schools he could go to, rather than reinforce the "one school is my dream school" line of thought.</p>
<p>Oh..you make a point. Wow..should of thought of that.</p>