Will colleges take this into consideration?

Applying to College
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<p>In my freshman year of high school i did okay, got all B's and two A's.
In my sophomore year i got all A's and 2 B's.
On Christmas Eve of my junior year in high school my dad died :( so I had a crappy school year and ended up getting no A's, mostly B's & C's and I even failed a class :S</p>

<p>My father's death really affected my academic performance for that year and I was just wondering if colleges would take that into consideration when evaluating my transcript.</p>

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<p>The common app has an “additional information” space where you could explain, or the essay section. Whether or not colleges take the extra information into consideration probably depends: large state school with admission based more on GPA/SAT vs. smaller private school. Good luck!</p>