<p>I am curious to know how important a high schooler's freshman year grades are to Ivies and other top schools. Are they on the same par as sophomore and senior year grades (junior obviously being the most important)? Or do top schools only look at the cumulative GPA and not individual grade sections?</p>
<p>The reason being is that I had a rough freshman year, with mostly B's due to my father's coping with cancer and his eventual death midway through. I've been able to go through sophomore year fine with all A's and hopefully all A's throughout senior/junior year. So i'm curious as to what extent my chances with some Ivies (Cornell, UPENN, Brown, Dartmouth) and other top schools will be affected by my freshman year, and if I will be able to offer an explanation as to why my freshman year turned out the way it did.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>