hs freshman year gpa..

Applying to College
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<p>i am just finishing up my freshman year in high school, but being myself, I enjoy planning my life far into the future. But, this past school year my grades took a tremendous plunge in the third quarter of schooling. I now will probably come out of my first year of high school, with a 3.0-3.1 gpa. I have always aspired to end up at a college such as the following:</p>

<p>Harvard
Cornell
Columbia
Stanford</p>

<p>Anyway, the question I ask today is as follows:</p>

<pre><code> Because of the GPA I will recieve this year, will my dreams for Ivy League and well recognized colleges, never come true? Or do I still have a chance if I get relatively high GPA's the rest of my high school career (4.0+)?
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<p>Thanks So Much!
+chris[topher]//</p>

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<p>well Stanford doesn't even look at freshman grades so you still most definitely have a shot there if you do really well (4.0+ in the toughest classes) for your soph, junior, and beginning of senior years</p>

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<p>Freshmen year hurt me like hell.</p>

<p>My GPA 9th grade: 3.87 (W), 3.5(UW)</p>

<p>Now look at the rest of my years:</p>

<p>10th: 4.05(W), 3.8 (UW)
11th: 4.45(W), 3.85(Uw)
12th: 4.7(W), 3.95(uw) </p>

<p>Total: 4.3(W) which put me 25/1300 in my class and top 2%.</p>

<p>Got rejected from UPenn</p>

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<p>hmmm.okk.thankss for the info.hahaha.what if i write one heck-of-an-essay, explaining why my grades were sooo low in freshman year? hahahaha.thanks again!</p>

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<p>if you're excuse for your freshman grades are "i was just lazy" or "i didn't understand the importance of school" then forget about it... if your excuse isn't something really important the schools wont care</p>

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<p>I wrote a small note that my father was unemployed during that time but it didn't seem to have much of an effect.</p>

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<p>Nearly every student's capable of raising his/her GPA, depending on their study habits, strategy, and discipline. There are students at my school who had 4.0s all throughout high school and were either rejected or wait-listed at the schools you mentioned, save Cornell. While it's commendable that you're aiming for the Ivy League, be open-minded and keep in mind that there are many other good schools out there.</p>

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<p>grandpabuzz- where did you get in?</p>

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<p>I wonder if they'll accept my explanation of suddenly switching to a different state in the middle of the school year and how being a recent immigrant hurt me.</p>

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<p>Just move on. Do what you can and don't look back.</p>

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<p>yeaa-casue i moved to idaho-ickkyyy-and so i didn't know anyone so it was hard-and then my mom died in January-which made me stumble like heck in 3rd and beginning of 4th quarter which is what is bringing my gpa down...i wasn't lazy-haha.i can't be lazy.academic decathlon doesn't let me be lazy.hahaha.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to hear about your Mom's passing. That's an understandable reason to college admissions officers.</p>

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<p>I got into UT-Austin (McCombs). The only other school I applied too was SMU and that was probably a mistake on my part.</p>

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<p>I got a 3.0 freshman year too. Dont worry about it.</p>

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<p>really GPA is not all that matters - first of all it depends on the school you go to!! in my school education is so competitive! and we use a 4.0 scale so hardly neone gets over a 3.8. But does that mean we're stupid? def not! our classes are very challenging (private school) and we can see it because our SAT/ACT scores are comparably high...</p>

<p>so don worry about it...</p>

<p>GRADES are not all that matters!</p>

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<p>Many schools don't look at freshman year and those who do don't weight it with the same regard as the other years. Some people are still immature (I still am) and won't get together before entering high school. That's okay, but just work hard.</p>