<p>Okay well in my freshman year i did really good
4.0 GPA and 3.8 in 2nd term.</p>
<p>After that i moved to a new city, which is more competitive school.</p>
<p>I started to fooling around and this year i really messed up.</p>
<p>First semester i got like 3.3? and 2nd semester ig ot like 3.3 again i think.</p>
<p>But i did manage to pass AP EXAM.</p>
<p>So if i do extremely well maybe 4.1 GPA next year, do i still have chances for like Cal, UCLA, U of Rochester, UCSD?</p>
<p>THANX CC</p>
<p>Yeah, they matter. But some schools will forgive you because you moved and they know that's hard. The UC schools are EXTREMELY numbers-based. Would you be instate or OOS? </p>
<p>The honest answer is, do the best you can in both grades and ACT/SAT and then you'll know whether or not you have a chance.</p>
<p>They matter. But if you improve next year, colleges might overlook it.</p>
<p>Im instate.. so yeah</p>
<p>Of course they matter.</p>
<p>not as much as your inability to use grammar correctly. </p>
<p>harsh, but true</p>
<p>Yes, they matter. But if you do well junior and senior year, colleges tend to acknowledge that it's possible to grow as a student and a person in that time--as well the fact that they are not admitting the less mature "you," but that more developed student.</p>
<p>Definite reach ... lol the "do sophomore grades matter" made me chuckle</p>
<p>Jeez, it just internet.
If i really want to type every phrase with perfect grammar, i will.</p>
<p>" Hey, do the sophmore grades matter?"</p>
<p>Lol, I could not resist. Anyways, they matter...a lot. The Junior year might be a bit more important, but the Sophmore year is nothing to overlook. I say, work your butt off your Junior year!</p>
<p>yellowsnow, I really don't think his sophomore year makes those schools that much of a reach.</p>
<p>Um you're not a reach for Cal/UCLA /other UC's...a 3.3 isn't that bad for the UC's. hope your SAT's are up and EC's are good, write good essays and you have a pretty good chance.</p>
<p>EDIT: you're instate too. definitely apply.</p>
<p>um 3.3 for top-tier UC's isnt what id call a match.</p>
<p>you need to kick it up a notch if u want a shot at the top-tiers. i dont know anything about ur SAT/ACT/EC's or any other hardships you might have had, but you need to make sure you give the schools you're applying to the WHOLE package in order to get accepted, especially if ur applying to impacted majors like engineering, etc.</p>
<p>Both sophomore and junior year are important.</p>
<p>It's actually quite the opposite for the UCs; they will count your sophomore and junior year grades, but NOT your freshman grades. They may recognize your move to a new city, but I don't think it'd make a huge difference. Regardless, a 3.3 is not terrible and you still have your whole junior year ahead of you. UCSD is in reach, but just remember that UCLA and Cal emphasize more on GPA than SAT scores, and the average GPA of admits is 3.9+.</p>
<p>For the UCs, they figure your GPA on your sophomore and Junior (10th and 11th) grades ONLY. So, a low GPA in the sophomore year is hard to overcome. Both UCB and UCLA admits have average GPA's of around 4.2, so it is going to be tough. Unfortunately, your good grades as a freshman won't help you much with the UCs.</p>
<p>If your SATs are high, that will make a big difference, and, you can bring your averages up a lot by taking a community college class or two over the summer between sophomore and Junior or Junior and senior years.</p>