Horrible sophomore year, will that affect me getting into this college with these junior/freshman grades?

It is not too late to turn it around. College entrance representatives look for trends. A guy who got Bs and Cs freshman year, but ended up with straight As Senior years is a good thing.

Besides, they also put a lot of weight on your SAT or ACT scores. One suggestion: Drop the Honors and Advanced classes if you can not get an A or B in those. If you take the regular ones, you will have a better chance of acing the course.

A "B" in regular Geometry or regular English looks a lot better than a "D" in advanced or Honors classes. Also make sure that your academic record shows a challenge. Admissions reps look for seniors that took all easy courses and look less favorably on those.

If you take even regular math all four years and get a B or better, that is superior to a guy who only too two years of math and got one A and one B.

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