Do I have chance at t20s with terrible first semester

DadTwoGirls
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:56:31 +0000

It is hard to say whether you will get into a university that is ranked in the top 20 in the USA. This would be difficult to predict even if you have always had A’s in everything for your entire life.

However, one bad semester, particularly if it is your first semester of high school, will not stop you from getting accepted to multiple very good universities. This also will not stop you from getting into universities that will help you to do very well in life.

You did not say which state you are in. If you are in California, the the various universities of California will not even care about your freshman year of high school. Unfortunately if you are not from California then they will be expensive. Similarly, if you apply to universities in Canada, they also will not care at all about your freshman year.

But regardless of where you live, having done well for the last 7 semesters of high school will allow you to get accepted to many very good universities.

Also congratulations on turning this around and doing well. This really is going to help you a lot.