Messed Up Freshmen Year

barberconcerto
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:22:44 +0000

I’m in this same situation. Don’t let anyone get you down. I know how hard you had to work to make your 180 turn, and it is impressive, shows initiative, and will get you places. Apply to a few places other than Harvard, but don’t think that anywhere is too much of a reach just because of your freshman year grades. As a previous poster said, they want the person you are now; it doesn’t matter who you were in the 9th grade.

Good luck, and I’m rooting for you.