<p>I was wondering how colleges, specifically FSU, would look at hs freshman year grades. I think I messed around too much and didn’t really understand the importance that every year of hs held. I also had some problems including both grandparents dying within a few months and a divorce so I didn’t really care much about school. I had around an 85 avg in 9th, 93/94 or so in 10th, and 96 in the 1st two marking periods of 11th. Would they look at that increase as being a good thing?</p>
<p>Always good to talk to a fellow Yankees fan. I have followed the team for almost 50 years, our whole family are rabid fans and I’ve seen them play many times at the Stadium, Toronto, Cleveland, Chicago ect.</p>
<p>The people who are in the know always put high emphasis on upward trends in marks and closing your HS phase with good solid performance in your Junior and Senior year. I’ve seen the comment that they are very interested in the student you are now and not as interested in the student you were 5 years ago. They also focus on the core courses, math, science, history, language and social science. These are the ones you want to make sure that you do well in and keep taking challenging courses. I’d say the impact to your GPA from your freshman year is probably minimal, but if you do feel there was a circumstance (not messing around) that caused you to do poorly I’d discuss it with the guidance person at your school.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help. Yeah we usually go to a few games a year, mostly to Toronto because its closer and easy to get tickets. I’d like to go to the stadium again before it closes. Oh what I would give for some All-Star game tickets for next year.</p>
<p>As for the challenging courses, I have the option of taking dual-enrollment classes through a local college and have taken several so far and have a 4.0 gpa for those courses. Upon graduation I will have 27 credits (including the ones I will be taking the rest of this year and my senior year). These will also help my chances right?</p>
<p>Junior and senior year are especially important.</p>
<p>They’re all important, but freshman year probably the least - IF you show improvement from year to year. Take as many APs as you can…</p>
<p>My school has like 2 APs which I have no interest in. Ive taken honors courses though. </p>
<p>Also, you’re lookin at METS fan right here. This could be the year! I go to a bunch of mets games each year. I havnt been to mets v yankees game in awhile though. Those are my fav.</p>
<p>Fsu-Ru…do you go to FSU or did you apply? If so, what is your GPA/SAT scores, etc., if you don’t mind me asking. I know what you mean about the APs. I haven’t taken any, but am in some honors courses, as well as dual-enrollment college courses as I mentioned before.</p>
<p>Yeah the Mets are lookin good. I don’t like them, but out of the NL teams I root for them just because they are from NY too. Afterall, I’m hoping for another Subway World Series! :)</p>
<p>I am also a junior. I believe you are too? I’ll be applying this august for fall 2008.</p>
<p>Yeah same here for both.</p>
<p>Same here.</p>
<p>My daughter’s applying this summer for Summer '08.</p>
<p>Just wondering…What are your GPAs and SAT scores?</p>
<p>3.6 FSU Weighted and a 1220 SAT so far…but I’m retaking the SAT in May, taking the ACT in April, and my GPA will be rising after this semester. I posted my own admission chances thread earlier…</p>