Bad Freshman Year

ryanmass
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:16:56 +0000

My Freshman year was very bad. I had a 2.35 GPA going into Sophomore year. That Freshman year I had only 3 B’s, 2 C’s and a D. I regret this totally, it was a bad all-around year.

Will colleges look past this? Let’s say I get only A’s and B’s from Sophomore year on, and bring my GPA up to 3.25, do very well on my SAT’s and participate in extra-curricular and sports very actively, 500+ hours of community service, etc… Do I have a chance at getting into, for example, a school like Fordham? What is a legitimate choice for me?

Has my Freshman year tainted my r