<p>And lots of other applicants will have gotten Bs in courses that the OP got an A in. One C in freshman year is not going to matter one single bit. Heck, a goodly number of programs don’t even look at coursework completed before junior year</p>
<p>I had a 3.1 CGPA and a number of Fs and Ws on my transcript - and was accepted and funded at one of the top programs in my field anyway. Do not sweat one freshman-year grade.</p>