Trouble with Freshman GPA??!!

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<p>Freshman Year - 4.1666667
Sophomore Year - 4.6
Junior Year - 5.0
Senior Year (1st Semester) - 4.8</p>

<p>*Schools i applied to were Stanford,UCLA,UC Berkeley and Columbia </p>

<p>My worry is that my Freshman Year GPA was terrible (4.1666667) </p>

<p>Do you think Universities will weigh that year heavily and punish me for it? </p>

<p>The upward trend in grades is a positive factor but i'm still worried that they'll look at my Freshman Year in a negative light.</p>

<p>P.S. I'm not being arrogant, its just that i go to a VERY competitive school and i'm one of the few in my class to screw up Freshman Year.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your freshman year shouldn’t be too big a deal. After all, colleges take work that you’ve done as a 16 or 17 year old as a better indicator of success than work done as a 14 year old. Besides, Stanford in particular is known for discounting freshman grades completely.</p>

<p>But I’m also wondering - what is the GPA scale that your school uses? Is your 5.0 during junior year weighted?</p>

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<p>Yes, it was weighted. I took all AP’s and Honors.</p>

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<p>To my knowledge, most colleges don’t even bother looking at freshman grades, unless its a HUGE improvement, ie: 2.9 to a 3.7 +.</p>