<p>Applying to top colleges in the US. Have SAT scores that are in the top 60 to 75 percentile of most of the colleges that I am applying to, including some ivies.
Perfect SAT IIs, very very good results in sophomore year and excellent results in junior year.
Rank is 1.
ECAs are both stereotypical, and unique(in some aspects).</p>
<p>My freshman grades consist of only 3 As, 5 Bs and 2 Cs.</p>
<p>After that, I have grades that are very close to 95% throughout the high school.</p>
<p>Essays are ...ok i guess.</p>
<p>I am not changing my college list, but I just wanted ot know how far back my freshman grades hold me back.</p>
<p>None of us can tell you this, because none of us are on the admissions committees. Make your list, send your applications, and see how things sort out.</p>
<p>Like everyone else, make sure that you have some match and safety institutions on your list. As an international applicant, those are in your own country. If you are a full-pay applicant, and your family can afford more than USD 30,000 each year, chances are that there are matches in the US as well.</p>
<p>If you had bad freshman grades and still ended up as the valedictorian, I don’t think they’ll hold it against you. Freshman grades are definitely the easiest to overlook if you’ve improved since then, and many colleges don’t consider freshman grades at all.</p>
<p>UC, CSU, and Stanford recalculate GPA without freshman year grades, although any holistic review at some of these schools will certainly see them.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Most colleges understand that freshman year is a time of transition, and since you have a very, very strong upward trend and a rank of 1, you should be fine in that regard.</p>
<p>Arrrrrggggghhhhh.</p>
<p>Sorry i freak out. oops.
Well I did my best…that’s probably all I can say.</p>
<p>It sounds like your school has grade deflation if you still rank #1 with Cs.</p>