How important are your grades from freshman year?

<p>If your school does not calculate class rank or GPA, will mediocre grades from 9th really hurt you in the college admissions process to the Ivies? (Mediocre meaning 4s and 5s from Andover)</p>

<p>Depends on specific Ivies, I know Stanford discounts Freshmen grades but Im not sure about the rest</p>

<p>^ Stanford isn't an Ivy. I don't think Princeton counts Freshmen Grades.</p>