Which Colleges DONT include Freshman grades in their GPA recalcuations?

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<p>help out if you know any!</p>

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<p>all of the universities of california (UC's)</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^ helped me tonnes, got 4 B's both semesters freshman year, then 4.0'd 10-11. :D</p>

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<p>do all ivy leagues care? i heard princeton doesnt, idk if its true tho i got a 3.5 gpa freshman yr but 4.06 (unweighted) since this is important!</p>

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<p>How do you get a 4.6 unweighted??</p>

<p>Princeton and Stanford both don't calculate freshman grades in the GPA.</p>

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<p>Are they going to? Like in the future, when things get more competitive.</p>

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<p>even at the schools where they do use freshman gpa, is your freshman year weighted just as much as 10th and 11th. I have a 3.7 gpa freshman year, and 4.0 10th and 11th grades.</p>

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<p>Why do some colleges not use freshman year? 9th is a part of high school. If I won some awards in 9th grade, I'm definitely putting it down on my application. So why not same with grades?</p>

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<p>9th grade isnt part of HS in some towns, that may be one reason</p>

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<p>university of michigan doesn't count them</p>

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<p>i think its like this:</p>

<p>they look at your average and if it isn't a 4.0, they look at where the lower marks are.</p>

<p>Applicant One
3 B's Freshman Year
1 B Sophomore Year
A's all the way out</p>

<p>Applicant Two
A's Fresh and Soph
4 B's Junior</p>

<p>Applicant ONe will be looked at more favorably, but alot of consideration would be put on the first semester senior grades in both situations.</p>

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<p>Princeton and Stanford don't recalculate GPA's...</p>

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<p>theoneo- how do you know that?</p>

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Princeton and Stanford don't recalculate GPA's...

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<p>I know Stanford does. I just read it in their website today!</p>

<p>I've also heard of Princeton recalculating the GPA.</p>

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<p>A few Bs aren't going to hurt you anywhere...</p>

<p>And when they calculate GPAs, do colleges throw out sh$t like woodshop? Because that class tanked my GPA...</p>

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<p>I don't think it would matter that much. Colleges like to see upward trends, that's all.</p>

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<p>Every college has some sort of recalculation due to blown up GPA's and the rigor of courses at varying highschools. Colleges need to sort and measure everyone's GPA to a single standard.</p>

<p>So far:</p>

<p>Umich
Stanford
Princeton
UC's</p>