Bad AS grades (hopefully improving in November)

<p>So I got CDD in AS Level exams. My subjects were Chemistry, Physics and Biology. I’m retaking in October/November, and will hopefully improve, but the results come out in January. The common app and everything has to be sent out by December, so how badly will this affect my college applications? I’m also giving the SAT 1 and 2 in October. Are there any US universities that don’t care much about the grades, especially if I have a REALLY good SAT score?? Help.</p>