Screwed up freshman and sophomore years. Am I doomed?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I didn't really try for freshman and sophomore years, and got tons of Bs (although I challenged myself and took 1 of the 2 APs available for sophomores and the rest were honors courses). For junior year, I stepped it up a bit, and managed to end up with a 94 average with mostly AP classes in my schedule. Even though I improved a lot, am I still screwed for top schools? If I mention my growth and improvement in my essay will it help to alleviate my craptacular freshman and sophomore years? Thanks in advance. </p>

<p>PS. My dream school is NYU at the moment. I'm aware that I probably have zero chance for any ivies :(</p>

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<p>GANMAN</p>

<p>You’ll be fine</p>

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<p>Improving as you go through high school certainly helps your cause. I suggest going to</p>

<p><a href=“http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com%5B/url%5D”>http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com</a> </p>

<p>Search for NYU in the box on the left hand side. Then click on the “How Do I Stack Up?” link. The stats don’t tell the whole story of an application but it will give you a very good idea of where you stand versus the average attending freshman.</p>

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<p>No chance at all unless ur smug</p>