Do grades your freshmen year matter?

Question

I am about to be a sophmore in high school, and my freshmen year i failed a semester for 2 classes but ended up passing for the year for the classes, but i did not get credit for a semester in the two classes.Will this affect me in the long run? i HAVE 3 YEARS of high school left.

Answer 1

If you are college-bound, you will probably need to retake the classes you failed. If you get a better grade in the class, then you may be able to get those failures removed from your GPA calculations- it's worth asking.

If you are anything like I was, you may be putting off your studying until the last minute. This was not a good idea, and led me to do worse than I should have. You have to actually read and study AHEAD of the teacher- keep up on your homework and then you will know when you need to ask a question. And don't be afraid to pester the teacher to death with questions: before, during, and after class.

Another thing that may be hurting you is if your teacher isn't teaching in a way that you can easily understand. You have a right to learn, and sometimes you have to work extra hard to claim that right, if you and your teacher just don't connect. Everyone finds a handful of classes like that in their career.

So find a quiet place to study, and turn off the TV; read the book, look up extra material, get extra practice when you're not understanding. Don't put off homework or asking questions: If you don't understand yesterday's lesson, today's lesson will be a lot harder. Ask your friends who have taken the class or are in the class with you to help you to get it. Don't compare yourself with others who may not seem to be studying as much as you- you are working to improve your own life.

Answer 2

When I called Johns Hopkins U to ask, they said they "look" at the 9th grade scores, but they don't calculate those scores when they figure out your GPA. They look at your grades in only CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES (sciences, English, social studies, math, maybe foreign language, I'm not sure) for grades 10 and 11 and half of 12th grade when they decide who to admit. They add up all the grades for the core classes, take the average and that is your GPA that they work with. 90-100 is an A, 80-90 is a B, etc.


Want to know what else they said?
Only 21% of the applicants are accepted.
They look to see if you took the hardest courses offered at your school.
Did you have leadership roles in all of your after school activities?

75% of the kids admitted to JHU have a GPA between 3.7 and 3.8

They like to see volunteer work and good letters of recommendation from your teachers, but the high school transcript is the most important thing. If that doesn't look good, nothing else matters. They don't want to hear about potential, they want to see what you have done.

Typical ACT score of those students who are admitted: 30-34 composite (top score is 36)
Typical SAT score of admitted students: 1350-1500 in the old SAT (top score was 1600 then)(800 in math and 800 in English is top score on old SAT)

The lady in Admissions said that they don't really care much if you made National Merit semi-finalist. They care about how hard your classes are and what grades you got in them.

Answer 3

Cant you make them up for summer school?I'm going to be a sophmore too & i failed 2 classes, but i'm making them up to get the credits. It most likely wont affect you when colleges look at your grades they'll just think you didn't get it right the first time.

Answer 4

They matter, but you have lots of time left to overcome them. I'm not sure I understand your comment about not getting credit, but passing them for the year, so you should probably check with your guidance counselor to make sure you have what you will need for college.

Answer 5

YES YES YES a B my freshman year kept me from being valedictorian.

Answer 6

It will somewhat. Make sure you are showing continual improvement and learning as mush as you can!!

You can do it!

Answer 7

no