<p>Hi I am a high school student living in N. Cali…just wanted to ask a question to stanford admits about my chances…
So far in terms of grades I had managed fairly well, but what worries me are two things: a C in english elective class in first semester freshman year and a B in honors chemistry for first semester in sophmore year. Except for these two horrible mistakes, other classes are all As’. I managed to replace the C with an A from a comm. college course, but the C still shows in my transcript, although my high school cumulative GPA is raised. Would this C in freshman year, combined with the B in my sophomore year totally destory my chances to UCB? I am pretty strong in terms of test scores and ECs…but still, would these two bad letter grades kill my chances entirely…? Does UCB admissions take high school freshman grades seriously or just disregard them entirely? Any comment or feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>UCB only uses your sophomore and junior year grades to calculate the gpa, dont worry about one grade its not gonna destroy your chances, the only thing that shows up is 1 B and i dont think its gonna "kill" your chances. If your SATs are 1400+ youre 100% in. All colleges want to see is that you have improved and matured, especially for males, they understand freshman year wasn't driven by college ambition, if they see improvement and maturity it's a plus.</p>