Screwed Up Freshman Year... Will Anyone Take Me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Basic Inforamtion:
Female
African-American</p>

<p>Looking At:
-USC
-UCLA
-Harvard (dad graduated)
-UPenn (mom graduated)
-NYU
-University of Chicago
-Brown
-Berkeley
-Dartmouth
-Cornell
-Georgetown
-Princeton
-Lehigh
-WUSTL</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Semester 1:
Spanish 3 Honors C
Algebra 2 Honors C
Earth Science B
English 9 Honors C
Modern World History C
Graphics B</p>

<p>Semester 2:
Spanish 3 Honors C
Algebra 2 Honors D
Earth Science C
English 9 Honors C
Modern World History D
Graphics B</p>

<p>So I know freshman year sucked.</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Semester 1 & 2
Spanish 4 Honors A
Pre-Calc A
Honors Biology A
English 10 Honors A
A.P European History A
Government (no honors available) A</p>

<p>11th Grade
Semester 1 & 2
Spanish 5 Honors A
AP Calc AB A
A.P Chem A
A.P English A
A.P U.S History A</p>

<p>12th Grade (prospective)
Semester 1 & 2
A.P Spanish A
AP Calc BC A
A.P Physics A
A.P English (12th grade) A
A.P Psychology A</p>

<p>PSAT:
78 CR 80 M 76 W </p>

<p>SAT Scores:
Total: 2300
Reading: 750
Math: 800
Writing: 750</p>

<p>My UC G.P.A for grades 10 and 11 is a 4.38</p>

<p>EC's:
-Varsity Field Hockey (2 years)
-Varsity Tennis (4 years) Top 50 National Ranking
-Golf (8 years, seperate from school)
-Hospital Volunteering (about 200-250 hours)
-Math and Spanish Tutor (grades 10, 11)</p>

<p>Thanks for reading</p>

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<p>Look, I have no clue about Ivy admissions, but I don’t think your freshman year grades will be much of a problem, as long as you explain why you made crappy grades. You could talk about your growth as a student in your essay, and what triggered you to care about schoolwork (which you obviously do now). The reason I’m even replying is bc I screwed up freshman year also, but I’ve improved so much since then (this is my CommonApp essay topic). It shouldn’t matter as long as the AdCom sees your improvement (but again, idk about Ivies).</p>

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<p>Same as above, Ivies will be a bit tough… but if you just explain… then it’ll be okay… I guess? You have the advantages of your race and legacy which are very good. Your ECs and standardized test scores are very good as well. Write good essays and have good teacher recs. Other than that, don’t worry! I see you getting into most of those colleges. Best of luck and chance me back!</p>

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<p>the fact that ur black, a top 50 tennis player, have superb test scores, and did well in 10th and 11th make u a competitive student for the ivies as well as other schools of that caliber
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<p>thanks guys</p>

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<p>You can use that to your advantage. Write a paragraph in an additional information document about how you screwed up freshman year, but then you had such and such revelation because of such and such, and you’re a really hard worker, you’re determined to always improve, etc.</p>

<p>It explains the grades and makes you look even better than you already are.</p>

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<p>I think there’s an excellent chance at all.</p>

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<p>You will get into dartmouth for sure… I got accepted with worst grades than you, though I had more clubs and hours. You got something!</p>

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<p>thanks again</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>