So there seems to be a lot of warranted confusion and scrutiny to my grades. And sorry for the late response, but I honestly forgot I posted this.
Anyways, what I posted was my cumulative gpa throughout high school, not what I got that said year. My sophomore year I had a 3.8 and as a junior I earned straight As, a 4.5.
I was hoping that schools would overlook my terrible freshman year grades because of my circumstances and how I was able to rise up from that situation by using it to give a voice to others in a way that correlated with my intended major. That, coupled with a strong upward trend in grades and a high sat score would hopefully excuse any below average grades.
I know that Stanford recalculates your gpa so it doesn’t have your freshman year grades, meaning I would be well above Stanford’s 4.12 average. Stanford is also know to choose the more “compelling” applicants rather than those with perfect academics.